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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Read more about the article Peasant group hit Roxas for ‘insensitive’ remark over Kidapawan massacre
DILG Secretary Mar Roxas said the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Office of the Ombudsman will start the lifestyle check on all PNP officials with no exemption.

Peasant group hit Roxas for ‘insensitive’ remark over Kidapawan massacre

A peasant group on Friday scored the “insensitive and unsympathetic” remark of administration bet Manuel “Mar” Roxas over the brutal and bloody Kidapawan massacre.

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‘KIDAPAWAN MASSACRE’: Police searches church compound-turned evacuation center

Twelve police investigators who served its search warrant did not find any firearm or ammunition at the seven buildings in Spottswood Methodist Center here where 4,500 protesters sought sanctuary since police opened fire at them Friday, April 1.

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Read more about the article Media cries foul over attempted illegal arrest during dispersal of barricade in Kidapawan
The farmers start blocking the whole stretch of Quezon Boulevard in Kidapawan City, paralyzing the traffic as early as 5:30 in the morning. (Danilda L. Fusilero/davaotoday.com)

Media cries foul over attempted illegal arrest during dispersal of barricade in Kidapawan

A local media correspondent covering the violent dispersal of the farmers’ barricade in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato province was briefly arrested by the police Friday noon, April 1.

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