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State of Media Freedom in PH -- World Press Freedom Day Report

Joint report by FMFA, CMFR, NUJP, MindaNews, PPI, PCIJ
Posted at May 04 02:13 PM

Freedom for Media, Freedom for All (FMFA) Network's report on the state of press freedom in the Philippines. The FMFA Network is a national coalition composed of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, MindaNews, Philippine Press Institute, and PCIJ. Read more »

OPINION: Duterte, Sudan’s al-Bashir, and China

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Feb 17 02:17 PM

President Duterte and his accomplices may delay the inevitable by seeking refuge to a place out of reach of the International Criminal Court. There’s one that we can think of: China. Read more »

Congress urged to decide on ABS-CBN franchise renewal bills on merits

Christian Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 08:58 PM

Journalists on Friday gathered in front of the ABS-CBN office in Quezon City to drum up public support behind a petition urging Congress to extend the news network’s franchise, which President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to block. Read more »

UP student designer weaves activism into fashion show

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 23 08:40 AM

For Joanna Rizza David, her "Maria Justicia" protest collection was more about "disrupting the audience" than pleasing them. Read more »

UN welcoming reports detailing status of human rights in PH

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 02:27 AM

A lawyers group and an organization made up of non-Roman Catholic churches have responded to the invitation by the UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights. Read more »

Afghan war caused 100,000 civilian casualties in last decade: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 26 11:03 PM

Earlier this year, the UN reported that an "unprecedented" number of civilians had been killed or wounded in Afghanistan from July 1 to September 30 this year, saying there had been 1,174 deaths and 3,139 injuries in that period. Read more »

49 journalists murdered in 2019: media watchdog

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 17 02:56 PM

Forty-nine journalists were killed across the world in 2019, Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday, the lowest death toll in 16 years. Read more »

'Meron ako tsismis': Dela Rosa says no confirmation yet on US visa cancellation

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 06:31 PM

Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa on Monday said he has yet to verify reports that the US government has revoked his visa due to his alleged involvement in human rights violations. Read more »

Gov’t employees among rising number of environment defenders killed this year, group says

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 09:43 PM

A total of 46 individuals were killed this year because of environment-related issues, according to Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment’s (Kalikasan PNE) year-end report on the situation of Filipino environmental defenders.  Read more »

Study: PH deadliest nation for farmers, indigenous people over land disputes

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Dec 11 06:38 PM

The Philippines was also ranked the deadliest nation for land rights activists last year by another human rights group, Britain-based Global Witness, which recorded 164 killings worldwide. Read more »

Call to respect human rights

Gerard Carreon, AP
Posted at Dec 10 11:51 PM

Protesters call for end to alleged extra-judicial killings and respect human rights as they mark International Human Rights Day. Read more »

Bacolod diocese joins Int'l Rights Day with masses, pealing bells

Yasmin Pascual-Dormido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 10 08:51 PM

BACOLOD, Negros Occidental — Catholic churches here marked International Human Rights Day by tolling their bells and celebrating Masses.    Read more »

Free Leila: Robredo, et al seek De Lima's release after 1,000th day in detention

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 06:48 AM

MANILA—Leaders, activists and organizations from around the world is urging the Philippine government to free Sen. Leila de Lima, who is spending her 1,000th day in jail over what they called trumped-up and politically-motivated illegal drug charges. Read more »

Kin of victims mark upcoming 10th anniversary of Maguindanao massacre

Lore Mae Andong, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 08:27 PM

The relatives of the victims of the Maguindanao massacre visited on Sunday the site where the bodies of their slain loved ones were found almost ten years ago. Read more »

Court administrator visits wake of slain Ilocos Sur judge

Michelle Soriano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 03:05 PM

Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez paid a visit to the wake of slain Ilocos Sur Regional Trial Court Judge Mario Bañez on Sunday morning. Read more »

No ‘wanton killings’ in Leni-led drug war: spokesman

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 08:54 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo is back in President Rodrigo Duterte’s Cabinet, under pressure to lead his anti-narcotics campaign, which she has repeatedly criticized over the deaths of thousands of alleged suspects while supposedly leaving many big-time drug traffickers untouched. Read more »

In Venezuela, special police force wreaks havoc in slums

AFP reporters in Caracas
Posted at Nov 07 12:29 PM

EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS: Special Action Forces in Venezuela are accused of shooting young men at point-blank range, inventing gun battles to cover their tracks, hiding autopsy reports and preventing relatives from seeing any official files. An NGO has recorded 831 "executions" carried out by FAES members since 2018.  Read more »

In the wake of judge’s killing, Congress urged to pass law ensuring judges’ security

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 07:59 PM

The death of a trial court judge in San Fernando, La Union Tuesday afternoon has renewed calls for Congress to pass a law creating a Philippine marshals system meant to safeguard the security of judges all over the country. Read more »

PH 5th worst country on justice for slain journalists in 2019: US-based media watchdog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 05:38 PM

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday said "the Philippines has been among the worst five countries nearly every year" since their study, the Global Impunity Index, was first published in 2008. Read more »

'Justice for Kim'

Gigie Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 10:24 AM

Family members console each other during the interment of Kim Ramos at the Cainta Public Cemetery on Sunday. Read more »