media killings Archives | CMFR
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Broadcaster Noel Bellen Samar shot dead in Albay
CMFR/PHILIPPINES — Bicolano broadcaster Noel Bellen Samar, 54, was shot by two unidentified gunmen on October 20 in Guinobatan, Albay. A radio reporter for Kadunong Internet TV and DWIZ... Read more
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The Percy Lapid Case: ‘On the Job’s’ Macabre Premise Realized
THE INVOLVEMENT of several inmates and some still unnamed prison officials in the killing of journalist Percy Lapid recalls what was presented as fiction in the film franchise “On... Read more
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Radio commentator shot dead in Las Piñas
CMFR/PHILIPPINES — Two unidentified men shot and killed a veteran radio commentator on 3 October 2022 in Las Piñas, Metro Manila. Read more
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Online news commentator shot dead in Sorsogon
CMFR/PHILIPPINES — Two men on a motorcycle shot dead an online news commentator in Sorsogon City on 14 September 2020. Sorsogon is 529 kilometers south of Manila. Jobert “Polpog”... Read more
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Radio Blocktimer Shot in Negros Oriental
CMFR/PHILIPPINES — Unidentified men on a motorcycle shot and killed a radio blocktimer, who was running for councilor in 2019, in La Libertad, Negros Oriental on 28 December 2018.... Read more
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A Step Backward in the Campaign to End Impunity
AS THE world observes International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on November 2, the press community in the Philippines carves out a more extended period... Read more
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In the Know: Providing Background Information
CHEERS to the Philippine Daily Inquirer for providing background information on past government bodies tasked to look into the killing of journalists. The Inquirer published the banner story... Read more
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In the Philippines: Three Journalists Were Killed for Their Work in 2015
THE CENTER for Media Freedom and Responsibility takes exception to the statement in the 2015 Committee to Protect Journalists’ (CPJ) report on the killing of journalists worldwide that... Read more
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Ending the Killing of Journalists: State Action Urgently Needed
Statement of the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists The United Nations declared November 2 as International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. However, press freedom advocates in the... Read more
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STATEMENT: Toward Resolving the Ortega Case
The deportation to the Philippines and subsequent arrest of the alleged masterminds in the 2011 killing of broadcaster and environmental advocate Gerardo Ortega have awakened hopes that... Read more