NUJP seeks probe on threats vs. journalists

In a statement on Monday, September 19, the NUJP said the attacks against freelance journalist Gretchen Malalad and Al-Jazeera correspondent Jamela Alindogan-Caudron "have gone beyond legitimate criticism of their professional output to outright threats on their persons."

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CORRUPT MEDIA.President-elect Rodrigo Duterte says most of the media who were killed in the country are corrupt. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Media groups fear Duterte’s statement is ‘license to kill’

Journalists are not taking easy the statement of incoming President Rodrigo Duterte on the continuing media killings.

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World Press Freedom Day: No conviction for Ampatuan massacre perpetrators

During the commemoration of the World Press Freedom Day, May 3, families of the victims of Ampatuan massacre slammed Pres. Benigno Aquino III for failing to convict the perpetrators of the crime before his term ends.

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Media groups denounce police intimidation, harassment in Kidapawan coverage

A nationwide network of independent media organizations, AlterMidya denounced today, April 4 "police intimidation and attempts to suppress information" by preventing journalists from covering the violent dispersal of the farmers' rally in Kidapawan City on April 1.

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