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Cagayan de Oro Journalist “Red” tagged

CMFR/PHILIPPINES- A Mindanao-based journalist was accused of being a member of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) on 22 February 2019. Although the CPP is not illegal, mere... Read more

Egco and “Irresponsible Journalism”

PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS Operations Office (PCOO) Undersecretary Joel Egco, who is also Executive Director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security, said during a meeting with the Filipino community... Read more

Rappler’s Maria Ressa Posts Bail on Cyber Libel

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa posted bail today, 14 February 2019, at Branch 46 of the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) in connection with a... Read more

After Alternative News Sites, NUJP Website Also Attacked

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) website has been subjected to distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) since 8 February 2019. The attack made... Read more

Against “Red-tagging”: Media Provide Needed Context

LAST JANUARY 7, the Philippine National Police (PNP) confirmed that they were gathering intelligence on members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), a progressive organization of teachers and... Read more

Tabloids link NUJP to CPP-NPA-NDF

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — Three Manila-based tabloids published similar banner stories on 7 January 2019 linking the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) to the Communist Party of the... Read more

Alternative News Sites Down in Cyber-attack

CMFR/PHILIPPINES - Three alternative media websites have been inaccessible since 26 December 2018 after they posted stories on the 50th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines... Read more

Police Ask Media for “Favorable Coverage”

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) and the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) visited some local news offices last week to ask for “favorable coverage”... Read more

Journalists Attacked, Arrested in Picket Line

CMFR/ PHILIPPINES — In one of the worst incidents of its kind, journalists covering a workers’ picket line near a condiments factory in Marilao, Bulacan province were attacked,... Read more

‘Rectify, if not delete’ article: PTFoMS accuses reporter of “misinformation,” but recording says otherwise

CMFR/ PHILIPPINES — A Palace media officer has asked SunStar Baguio to take down a report on a proposed Magna Carta for Media Workers, after the idea drew... Read more