Media orgs unite, ask SC for live coverage of Ampatuan judgment

'Allowing live coverage would allow families unable to travel to Manila to immediately hear the decision of the 58 counts of murder of Judge Jocelyn Solis Reyes,' says the petition signed by media organizations

CMFR calls out Duterte gov't on attacks vs press

CMFR Executive Director Melinda Quintos de Jesus says it is necessary to 'clear the air' in order for plans on the safety of journalists to be properly implemented

St Scholastica's Sister Mary John calls journalists an 'endangered species'

'I think they are inspiring so many people to also have courage, and to stand out and speak out against corruption, against all the injustices that we are experiencing in our times,' says Sister Mary John Mananzan

Media groups record 85 attacks on press freedom under Duterte

'Separately and together, these 85 cases have made the practice of journalism an even more dangerous endeavor under Duterte,' says Malou Mangahas, executive director of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism

[OPINION] Speak truth to power, keep power in check

Whoever is president, the paramount duty of a free press in a democracy is to defend and uphold the people's right to know, with unqualified courage and unity

Media watchdogs slam Malacañang ban on Rappler reporter

Reporters Without Borders and the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility both speak out days after a Rappler reporter was banned from entering the Malacañang complex

Duterte's ace against ABS-CBN, the Philippines' biggest network

President Rodrigo Duterte's plan to block ABS-CBN's franchise is a threat to press freedom, experts tell Rappler

PH media groups release Facebook fake news blocker

Now available at the Chrome Web Store Fakeblok is the result of a collaboration between the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines and the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility

Rappler's Michael Bueza among JVO Journalism Seminar 2016 panelists

ABS CBN s Gigi Grande is 2016 s Marshall McLuhan Fellow while TV5 s Ed Lingao receives the Award of Distinction

Journalists light candles for Maguindanao massacre victims

At the EDSA Shrine local and foreign journalists call for an end to impunity as they pay tribute to their 32 colleagues who were among those killed in the 2009 Maguindanao massacre

Mindoro broadcaster killed; 33rd slain under Aquino

Nilo Baculo Sr is gunned down Monday noon says NUJP He earlier asked the court for protection following threats to his life

Can bets control news using Comelec rule?

Journalists blast the Comelec s right to reply rule which candidates may abuse; poll body says safeguards are in place

Groups hit Aquino for slow Maguindanao trial

Hundreds take to the streets on the third anniversary of the Maguindanao massacre to demand justice for the victims and for the government to end impunity

'Pro-media' bills in Congress attack press freedom - CMFR

The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility urges Congress to pass the Malacañang version of the FOI bill and at the same time criticizes several Right of Reply bills in Congress

PNoy’s Top Love Life Quips

Malacañang discourages journalists from reporting about President Aquino’s love life But when it comes to romance Aquino is his own Wikileaks

Arroyo's Fortress and the Nosy Press