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Radio reporter still under threat years after surviving slay attempt

CMFR/Philippines – A radio reporter in Bukidnon province has been receiving threatening text messages and said a suspicious man on an unregistered motorbike came looking for him at his... 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

Online news website blocked on Facebook

CMFR/Philippines – The online social networking site Facebook has disallowed the sharing of links of a news website in the Philippines since December 2013 for allegedly being “abusive” and... Read more

Reporter barred from covering city council meeting

CMFR/Philippines – A reporter in Lipa City in the province of Batangas was barred from covering a city council meeting on 13 January 2014. His stories on the city... Read more

Foreign nationals assault news crew in southern Philippines

CMFR/Philippines –Three foreign nationals running an allegedly illegal roadside eatery and karaoke house in Zamboanga City assaulted a member of TV news crew on 11 December 2013. The news... 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

Human waste thrown at radio station after shooting of broadcaster

CMFR/Philippines – Two days after a reporter of a radio station in Iloilo City was shot and wounded outside his house, four men riding in tandem threw human waste... 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

Radio reporter survives shooting incident

CMFR/Philippines – Two men riding in tandem on a motorcycle ambushed and wounded a broadcaster of a radio station in Iloilo City on 10 December 2013. Iloilo City in... Read more

Three broadcasters killed in eleven days

CMFR/Philippines – A radio blocktimer was shot dead in Tagum City, Davao del Norte province, on 11 December 2013. He was the third broadcaster killed in the last eleven... Read more