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The Philippine Press celebrates Press Freedom Day with
some gains to savor: the House of Representatives just
passed on second reading the Freedom to Information Act;
Congress is also studying the decriminalization of libel;
and the number of slain journalists is not as high as the
previous years. As we celebrate, however, let us be reminded
that the tenuous gains attained are not gifts from government.
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Wreath-laying
at the Marcelo H. Del Pilar National Shrine in
Bulacan, Bulacan
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"Wreaths
of Freedom" were
offered by representatives of the National Union of Journalists
of the Philippines, PHilippine Press Institute, Center
for Media Freedom and Responsibility, ABS-CBN, ABC 5,
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Punto, Newscore and the National
Historical Institute. Inquirer publisher Isaagani Yambot,
PPI Executive Director Joe PAvia, NHI curator Alex Balagtas
and NUJP chair Joe Torres spoke on the need to remember
the heroism of del Pilar in face of the challenges that
Philippine media have to contend with today. (NUJP
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Adonis, other journalists challenge Philippine libel laws before UN
DAVAO CITY — Backing up the case of jailed Davao broadcaster Alexander Adonis, journalist groups questioned the country’s libel laws before the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, saying that jailing a journalist for libel is a violation of the country’s treaty obligation to promote freedom of expression.
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IFJ: NUJP Grieves Murdered Journalist in the Philippines
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), in mourning the murder of newspaper publisher and columnist Benefredo Acabal on April 7.
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Grieving for press freedom
Today, we lay to rest the first journalist slain in 2008 and the 56th under the Arroyo administration. The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines joins the family, friends and colleagues of newspaper publisher and columnist Benefredo Acabal in mourning the murder of another member of the Philippine media.
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Gunman in shooting of Cebu radioman gets 12 years in prison
CEBU CITY, Philippines - The Cebu Regional Trial Court (RTC) convicted on Monday the accused in the shooting and wounding of a broadcaster in 2004.Cebu RTC Branch 12 Judge Estela Alma Singco, in a 29-page decision, found John Lloyd Ortiz, 24, guilty of the crime of frustrated murder in connection with the shooting and wounding of Cirse "Choy" Torralba on June 8, 2004.[ Read
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SC transfers cases of slain broadcasters
ILOILO CITY (The Visayan Daily Star) – The Supreme Court has ordered the transfer of the trials of the murder of broadcasters Herson Hinolan and Rolando Ureta from Aklan to Cebu City in an en banc resolution dated March 18, as requested by media organizations citing security reasons.[ Read more] |
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Confronting the Perils of Journalism in the Philippines
By Rowena Carranza-Paraan Executive Coordinator, IFJ-NUJP Media Safety Office
Secretary-General, National Union of Journalists of the Philippines Speech given during the conference on Impunity and Press Freedom organized by the Southeast Asian Press Alliance,.… held on February 27-29, 2008 at the Manila Peninsula Hotel in Makati.)[ Read
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