Archive for February, 2012
AMPATUAN CASE UPDATE : Prosecutor Nestor Lazaro passes away
Assistant Prosecutor Nestor Lazaro, one of the government lawyers handling the Ampatuan massacre case, passed away this morning (Feb. 29), a colleague announced before the hearing for the trial began. He was 56. Regional State Prosecutor Peter Medalle, head of the prosecution panel handling the case, told the court that Lazaro died of [...]
ALERT: Campus journalists report being monitored by men suspected of being military elements
Four members of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) reported unidentified men whom they believe to be military elements were tailing them while in a convention in Samar province last week. In an email report forwarded to NUJP yesterday (Feb. 27), Pauline Gidget Estella, CEGP deputy secretary general and former editor-in-chief of [...]
ALERT: (with Update at 6:03 p.m.) : Zamboanga journalists leave mining area hours after being “blocked”
The members of media who were prevented by militiamen from leaving a mining area in Sitio Balabag, Brgy. Depore, Bayog town, Zamboanga del Sur left the area at around 4pm and are now en route to Pagadian City. Jong Cadion, one of the journalists, said they were on their way home after covering the demolition [...]
ALERT: TV Crew Harrased while Investigating Mining Activities in Iponan River
A TV crew of GMA Network based in Cagayan de Oro City has reported being threatened by an official of Tuburan, a rural barangay (village) of Cagayan de Oro City near the Iponan River. Reporter Nef Luczon said he had gone to the barangay with cameramen Micheal Tolang and Micheal Cabulay at about 9:00 a.m. [...]
ALERT: TV Crew Harrased while Investigating Mining Activities in Iponan River
A TV crew of GMA Network based in Cagayan de Oro City has reported being threatened by an official of Tuburan, a rural barangay (village) of Cagayan de Oro City near the Iponan River. Reporter Nef Luczon said he had gone to the barangay with cameramen Micheal Tolang and Micheal Cabulay at about 9:00 a.m. [...]
