Articles by Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR)
New arrest warrant out for suspects in journalist’s murder
(CMFR/IFEX) – A Philippine local court issued a new arrest warrant for the suspects, one of them a police officer, in the 2008 killing of a radio broadcaster in General Santos City. General Santos City is a province approximately 1, 049 km southeast of Manila. On 7 April 2009, Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 37 […]
Court denies motion to dismiss charges against suspected masterminds in Esperat murder
On 7 April 2009, a local Philippine court denied a motion to dismiss murder charges against the alleged masterminds in the 2005 killing of journalist Marlene Esperat.
Six journalists killed in 2008 according to CMFR’s annual Press Freedom Report
(CMFR/IFEX) – The following is a 24 March 2009 CMFR press release: Another Bad Year for the Press: MEDIA GROUP RELEASES 2008 PRESS FREEDOM REPORT As the year 2008 ended, another radio broadcaster in Northern Samar was killed by unknown assailants. The killing of Leo Mila of dxSY brought the number of journalists and media […]
Reporter Dexter Joie Ganibe, cameraman Benedicto Ganelo detained after altercation at police station
(CMFR/IFEX) – A radio reporter and a television cameraman were released on 16 March 2009 after nearly 12 hours of detention in a police station in Batasan Hills, Quezon City. Quezon City is the largest of Metro Manila’s cities in population and land area. DzMM reporter Dexter Joie Ganibe and ABS-CBN 2 cameraman Benedicto Ganelo […]
Radio broadcaster Elgin Damasco receives threatening phone messages
(CMFR/IFEX) – Radio broadcaster Elgin Damasco of dxDC-Radio Mindanao Network in Davao City received messages on his mobile phone on 16 March 2009, threatening him for his “biased” reporting. The radio broadcaster believes the threat came from the military since most of his exposés are about military abuses in Davao City. A spokesman of the […]
Radio broadcaster Nilo Labares seriously injured in murder attempt after reporting on illegal gambling, two suspects surrender to police but deny involvement
(CMFR/IFEX) – On 9 March 2009, two individuals suspected of being involved in an attempt to murder a Cagayan de Oro-City based radio broadcaster surrendered to the local police. Both suspects, however, denied involvement in the murder attempt. On 5 March, a gunman riding tandem on a motorcycle shot radio broadcaster Nilo Labares in the […]
Court of Appeals turns down bid by president’s spouse to stop class suit against him
(CMFR/IFEX) – The Court of Appeals (CA) in Manila turned down a reconsideration motion filed by presidential spouse Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo to stop the hearing of the class suit filed against him by 36 journalists and three media organizations. On 24 February 2009, the CA’s former Seventh Division affirmed its 22 September 2008 ruling […]
CMFR expresses concern over Right of Reply bills
(CMFR/IFEX) – The following is a CMFR press release: PRESENCE OF MALICE Statement of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) on the Right of Reply Bills SENATOR Aquilino Pimentel Jr.’s sponsorship of the Senate version of the right of reply bill has moved some media colleagues to assume absence of malice in its […]