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Suspect turned state witness testifies; another arraigned

CMFR/Philippines – One of the 196 accused in the Ampatuan Massacre was arraigned on 27 March 2014, more than four years after the trial of the other accused perpetrators... Read more

Suspect’s bid for exclusion from trial denied; another suspect arrested

CMFR/Philippines – The Court of Appeals denied on 14 March 2013 the motion for reconsideration of Sajid Islam U. Ampatuan, primary suspect in the 2009 Ampatuan Massacre and son... Read more

Updated: Government prosecutors rest case against 28 accused; Court accepts embalmer’s testimony

CMFR/Philippines – Government prosecutors expressed their intention to rest their case against 28 accused of masterminding and carrying out the Ampatuan Massacre of 2009 on 28 February 2014, more than... Read more

Victims’ kin appear in court; suspect arraigned

CMFR/Philippines – The kin of three Ampatuan Massacre victims—Alejandro Reblando, Jr., Femy Momay, and Cielo Birzuela—took the witness stand during the ongoing trial of the accused masterminds and killers... Read more

A relic of colonial rule (Updated)

LIBEL AS a means of repression has been problematic in the Philippines even before the Revised Penal Code (RPC) went into effect in January, 1932. A libel law can be... Read more

Philippine ranking drops in World Press Freedom Index

CMFR/Philippines – The Philippines dropped from 147th place in 2013 to 149th in the 2014 World Press Freedom Index released on 12 February 2014 by the Paris-based organization Reporters Without... Read more

Court orders release of man mistaken for Ampatuan Massacre suspect

CMFR/Philippines – The court hearing the Ampatuan Massacre trial ordered on 23 January 2014 the release of a man who was mistakenly identified as one of the accused. Presiding... Read more

Backhoe operator identifies Ampatuan Massacre suspect

CMFR/Philippines – One of the three backhoe operators in the Ampatuan Massacre took the stand for the prosecution during a petition for bail hearing on 22 January 2013. He... Read more

Word War on Impunity

The exchange between press freedom advocates and Aquino officials reflects the underlying adversarity inherent in media’s relationship with government. But the talk on the issue of impunity has become a... Read more

Estranged wife and police officer accused of murdering radio broadcaster

CMFR/Philippines – Eight suspects including the radio broadcaster’s wife and a police officer have been charged with the murder of a radio broadcaster last 06 December 2013 in Tandag... Read more