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Resting of case premature, massacre fund misused

CMFR/Philippines – The private prosecutors in the Ampatuan Massacre trial have asked Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to reconsider the state prosecutors’ move to rest their case. They also... Read more

Denied protection in 2008, radio blocktimer shot dead

CMFR/Philippines – A journalist whose request for a writ of amparo in 2008 was denied by the Court of the Appeals was shot dead in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro... Read more

Radio anchor acquitted of libel

CMFR/Philippines – A court in San Jose town, Occidental Mindoro province, acquitted a radio anchor of a libel charge on 2 June 2014. San Jose is about 400 kilometers south of... Read more

Lives’ labors lost

By Luis V. Teodoro “SOME SECTORS of media’s irresponsibility” is “killing the credibility of the media,” ABS-CBN TV’s Anthony Taberna claimed in a recent discussion with Philippine Daily Inquirer publisher... Read more

Ampatuan lawyer withdraws, suspect arraigned

CMFR/Philippines – One of the lawyers of one of the primary accused persons in the Ampatuan Massacre has withdrawn as his counsel. Lawyer Sigfried Fortun filed a manifestation on... Read more

City prosecutor reverses dismissal of libel charges against newspaper

CMFR/Philippines – The city prosecutor’s office of Pasig City, Metro Manila, has reversed the dismissal of libel charges against a weekly newspaper based in Dagupan City, Pangasinan. Dagupan is... Read more

Radio blocktimer survives shooting

CMFR/Philippines – A retired police officer shot at a radio blocktimer last 28 March 2014 in San Jose town, Occidental Mindoro province, according to town police sources. The suspect... Read more

Radio blocktimer killed; 28th since 2009 Ampatuan Massacre

CMFR/Philippines – A radio blocktimer was shot dead by an unidentified shooter in Digos City, Davao del Sur province, on 23 May 2013. The incident occurred on the 54th... Read more

Senate committee looks into killing of journalists

CMFR/Philippines – A senate committee held a hearing on 20 May 2014 to discuss with stake holders the continuing killing of journalists and media workers in the country. Sen.... Read more

Death squad responsible for killing of radio blocktimer — Human Rights Watch

CMFR/Philippines – A report from the Human Rights Watch (HRW) released on 21 May 2014 said members of the “Tagum Death Squad” (TDS) were responsible for the killing of... Read more