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Free expression under siege

PRESUMABLY SPEAKING for President Benigno Aquino III, Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma described martial rule — which Ferdinand Marcos imposed throughout the country 43 years ago through Presidential Proclamation... Read more

Alternative press reporter harassed, tagged as “leftist”

The lawyer of an Army sergeant accused of serious illegal detention and kidnapping allegedly harassed and tagged as “leftist” a journalist from the alternative media organization Bulatlat.com ... Read more

Columnist shot dead in Ilocos Norte

CMFR/ Philippines – A columnist for a local weekly newspaper was shot dead in a public market in Ilocos Norte on 4 September 2015. Ilocos Norte is 397 kilometers... Read more

Religious sect members harass, assault media workers

CMFR/ Philippines – Members of the Philippine religious sect Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) allegedly harassed and assaulted media workers covering the sect's August 27- 31 protest against the... Read more

Radio broadcaster shot dead in Misamis Occidental four years after assassination attempt

CMFR/Philippines – Four years after surviving an assassination attempt, a radio broadcaster was shot dead in front of a shopping center in Ozamis City, Misamis Occidental province on 27... Read more

Broadcaster files for leave of absence following church controversy, attacks on café (UPDATED)

CMFR/Philippines – Citing “conflict of interest” due to the on-going controversy surrounding the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), ABS-CBN 2 broadcaster Anthony Taberna filed for a leave of absence and... Read more

Suspect in killing of radio broadcaster in Surigao del Sur arrested after six years

MEMBERS OF the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested on 18 August 2015 the suspect in the killing of a provincial radio broadcaster in Caloocan City, Metro Manila. Read more

Second journalist killed in a week

Another media practitioner was shot dead in the province of Sorsogon on 19 August 2015, a day after the killing of a newspaper publisher in the southern Philippine city... Read more

Press club president killed in Tagum City; 148th murder since 1986 if work-related (UPDATED)

CMFR/Philippines – The president of the Davao del Norte Press and Radio-TV Club (DNPRC) was shot by an unidentified man and later died in hospital in Tagum City, Davao... Read more

Freelance journo harassed, threatened (UPDATED)

CMFR/ PHILIPPINES – A freelance journalist told CMFR that she has been threatened and harassed for over a year for reasons that she suspects are work-related. Read more