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Journalists barred from covering Ampatuan Massacre trial

CMFR/Philippines – Policemen barred journalists from covering the Ampatuan (Maguindanao) Massacre trialproceedings on 17 September 2014. No immediate reason was given. Neither were the journalists told whether the directive was... Read more

The media and the martial law period

TO THEIR credit, some radio and TV stations as well as broadsheets have been commemorating the declaration of martial rule in 1972 by airing and presenting special reports every... Read more

Ampatuan daughter is first defense witness

CMFR/Philippines – Former governor Zaldy Ampatuan, accused in the Ampatuan (Maguindanao) Massacre trial, presented on 17 September 2014 his 17-year old daughter as his first witness in support of... Read more

Missing the point: the media focus on bribery allegations in the Ampatuan Massacre trial

The media dropped the ball in reporting the controversial motion of the state prosecutors to rest in the presentation of “evidence-in-chief” (evidence to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt) in... Read more

The Aquino assassination: The challenge to media

As the crowd cleared, we went into the lobby, by now fully informed that indeed the returning politician had been shot upon arrival. Members of the press who had... Read more

Ampatuans ask for more time to find new lawyers

CMFR/Philippines – The primary accused in the Ampatuan (Maguindanao) Massacre Trial asked the Court on 14 August 2014 to extend the seven days they have been given to find... Read more

Victims’ families support opposition to resting in ‘evidence-in-chief’, call for investigation on bribery claims

CMFR/Philippines – The families of some victims of the Ampatuan (Maguindanao) Massacre held a press conference on 6 August 2013 to express their support for the opposition to rest... Read more

City in gridlock

Everyone knew how traffic held the city in a standstill on Monday, August 4. If one did not suffer the long hours going nowhere, everyone knew someone who did. It... Read more

Private prosecutor: resting in ‘evidence-in-chief’ does not reflect ‘first in, first out’ principle

CMFR/Philippines – On Thursday, 31 July 2014, the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists Inc. (FFFJ) held a press briefing for two private prosecutors representing victims’ families in the trial... Read more

Private prosecutors oppose resting case

State prosecutors handling the Ampatuan Massacre Trial are pushing through with their decision to rest in presenting evidence-in-chief, despite opposition from three private prosecutors who say the move is... Read more