Articles by Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR)
Radio station bombed
(CMFR/IFEX) – The DXWO radio station was bombed on the night of Wednesday 13 September 2000, in Pagadian City, in North Cotabato, a province in Southern Philippines. Pagadian Police Chief Maj. Dionisio Perdiguez and three witnesses said they saw two men leaving a black bag, presumably containing the improvised bomb, shortly before the explosion. The […]
Two Filipino journalists released
(CMFR/IFEX) – Two Filipino journalists from ABS-CBN, one of the largest radio-TV companies in the Philippines, were released on Sunday 30 July 2000, five days after being abducted in Patikul town in Jolo, Sulu, southern Philippines. Cameraman Val Cuenca and his wife, researcher Maan Macapagal, were released to the custody of the vice governor of […]
Radio commentator’s car ambushed; another journalist receives death threats
(CMFR/IFEX) – An armed group ambushed the car of a radio commentator with the GV-FM radio station in Angeles City (about 100 kilometers from Manila), Pampanga province, on the morning of 26 June 2000. Three people were killed and two others were injured in the attack. Roy David, a former mayor of the town of […]
Pampanga correspondent killed
(CMFR/IFEX) – On 23 May 2000, Vincent Rodriguez, a Pampanga correspondent with the Manila-based DZMM radio station, was killed during an ambush on Mayor Catalina Bagasina. He is the first Pampanga-based journalist to be killed during coverage. Rodriguez was part of a seven-boat convoy escorting President Joseph Estrada’s son Jojo Osorio Ejercito on a tour […]
Mindanao publisher’s death not linked to his newspaper business
(CMFR/IFEX) – According to a police investigation, the 14 May 2000 murder of William Yap Yu was not related to his being the publisher of the “Pagadian City Star”. Police suspect that Yu, a successful businessman, was killed because of a real estate business deal. Yu was also involved in other business ventures apart from […]
Publisher killed
(CMFR/IFEX) – In the morning of Sunday 14 May 2000, the publisher of the “Pagadian City Star”, William “Billy” Yap Yu was shot dead by an assassin in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur in Mindanao. Acting City Police Director Paisal Umpa told reporters that they are looking at several angles of the incident, including rifts […]
Mindanao radio correspondent target of MILF ambush
On the night of Monday 27 March 2000, radio commentator Zamsamin Amputuan was the target of an ambush attempt. Amputuan was on his way home from Cotabato City, Maguindao, in the southern island of Mindanao, when rebels from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) opened fire at his vehicle, killing two people and injuring several […]