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Legal actions recommended to deal with vice president’s “meltdown”

THE HOUSE order to transfer Zuleika Lopez, Vice President Sara Duterte’s chief of staff, to the Women’s Correctional Facility provoked Duterte to hold her furious virtual press conference at... Read more

CMFR Statement on Libel Suits filed by Cusi and Uy

THE LIBEL suits brought by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi and businessman Dennis Uy against 21 journalists and seven news organizations is a case all too familiar in this presidency:... Read more

Inquirer apologizes to libel plaintiff for 2014 PDAF stories; Former editor hits management for apology

THE PHILIPPINE Daily Inquirer on 30 July 2021 issued an apology to dzBB news anchor Carmelo del Prado for its 2014 investigative reports linking the broadcaster to the 10-billion... Read more

2 Broadcasters Convicted of Online Libel in Cotabato

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Two radio broadcasters in Kidapawan City were convicted of online libel Friday, 22 March 2019 on charges filed by North Cotabato Governor Emmylou “Lala” Taliño-Mendoza. Kidapawan City... Read more

Court Resets Arraignment of Rappler CEO, Former Researcher

CMFR/PHILIPPINES — The arraignment of online news site Rappler CEO and editor Maria Ressa and former researcher Reynaldo Santos has been reset to 12 April 2019 to give Manila... Read more

Inquirer.net Removes Columnist’s Opinion Pieces (UPDATED)

CMFR/ PHILIPPINES – Online news site Inquirer.net has taken down the 2014 articles of its US-based columnist Rodel Rodis implicating Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III in the alleged cover-up... Read more

Speak Truth to Power, Keep Power in Check

RODRIGO R. Duterte’s presidency has altered and controlled the public discourse so radically in its favor in ways rude and bold. One tragic result: it has restricted and narrowed... Read more

SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER, KEEP POWER IN CHECK!

World Press Freedom Day, May 3, 2018 Manila, Philippines A Report by the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR), National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), Philippine... Read more

LIBEL WATCH: Journalist Held by Police, Another Charged, One Case Dismissed

CMFR/Philippines – Several journalists faced libel challenges in November. One broadcaster accused of libel was held by the police, while a libel complaint was filed against another, an... Read more

Libel Cases: Three Journalists Charged, One Case Dismissed, News Team Posts Bail

LEGAL TUSSLES in one week involved several journalists. Three newsmen were charged with libel. A libel case was dismissed. And a news team posted bail to avoid arrest... Read more

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