Online journo nabbed for libel
“This is an attack on the rights of Elmer James Bandol and on the freedom of the press.”
Online journo nabbed for libel
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Groups slam Aquino administration for failure to protect journalists
Groups slam Aquino administration for failure to protect journalists
"The continued failure of the government to arrest, prosecute and convict the perpetrators is indicative of how little, if any at all, importance that the Aquino administration is making to stop this murderous rampage and end the state of impunity in our country.”
Dispatches: Jailing the Philippines’ elusive journalist killers
Dispatches: Jailing the Philippines’ elusive journalist killers
Media freedom advocates in the Philippines scored a rare victory when a court convicted an alleged gunman in the killing of broadcaster Miguel Belen.
Solons want probe on ‘labor code violations’ by GMA Network
Solons want probe on ‘labor code violations’ by GMA Network
“I could say that we don’t have the dignity of labor. People who work at GMA often jested that talents are second-class citizens.”
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It’s bleak Christmas for GMA 7 talents
It’s bleak Christmas for GMA 7 talents
SPECIAL REPORT: Talents, or those who are not considered “regular” employees by the GMA 7 management, despite years of service, do not receive their 13th month pay, a mandatory benefit under the Labor Code.
Related story| New contract, same ‘exploitative’ terms
Sidebar | Talent? | How can you be considered a regular employee
Pooled editorial | Fight for genuine freedom of information law
Pooled editorial | Fight for genuine freedom of information law
We cannot settle for a law that will make truth telling even more difficult: a bad law is worse than no law at all.
FOI bill ‘defanged’ – Makabayan solons
FOI bill ‘defanged’ – Makabayan solons
“The people demand a genuine FOI law, and those who wish to thwart this are on the defensive in light of the corruption, anomalies, human rights abuses and injustices previously covered up due to information restrictions.”
Reforms needed to solve Ampatuan massacre case, other media killings
Reforms needed to solve Ampatuan massacre case, other media killings
“Our justices may look into the possibility of reviewing and revising the rules of court.” – Prima Quinsayas, lawyer of the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists
5 years after Ampatuan massacre, zero justice | Journalists, advocates slam impunity
5 years after Ampatuan massacre, zero justice | Journalists, advocates slam impunity
“Deprive us not of justice.” – Edita Tiamzon, wife of UNTV cameraman Daniel Tiamzon
RELATED STORY: Reforms needed to solve Ampatuan massacre case, other media killings
SLIDESHOW: 5th year of Ampatuan massacre | Calls for justice reverberate
Pooled editorial | Five years after the Ampatuan massacre, Aquino must be held accountable
Pooled editorial | Five years after the Ampatuan massacre, Aquino must be held accountable
The Ampatuan Massacre is a key issue in the Filipino people’s struggle against the culture of impunity that has afflicted the country for so long. A decision favourable to the masterminds and killers will encourage more killings of and human rights violations against journalists, activists, and other sectors.
5th year of Ampatuan massacre | Public urged to light a candle for justice
5th year of Ampatuan massacre | Public urged to light a candle for justice
Members of the End Impunity Alliance, AlterMidya, a national network of alternative media outfits and the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication will hold a protest march around the university’s academic oval on Nov. 21.
5th year of Ampatuan massacre | Aquino held accountable for impunity
5th year of Ampatuan massacre | Aquino held accountable for impunity
“Aquino is wrong in saying that the killings are not work-related. These journalists were killed for their work, not because of a love triangle or any other reason.” – Luis Teodoro
Ampatuan massacre update | Media groups file raps vs police, jail officers for ‘press freedom violations’
Ampatuan massacre update | Media groups file raps vs police, jail officers for ‘press freedom violations’
“Rather than demonstrating the government’s sincerity in seeing the trial to a credible conclusion, the ban [on media coverage] provokes suspicions that concealing vital information from the public is in progress.” – Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists
RMN radio workers’ strike reveals seamy side of labor laws, ‘talent’ hiring
RMN radio workers’ strike reveals seamy side of labor laws, ‘talent’ hiring
“Ninety-nine percent of the guidelines during strikes expressly provide what the workers are prohibited to do. There is no corresponding magnitude of responsibility that refers to how the management should behave when a strike is declared.”
Then and now | Marcos-era mosquito press shares lessons with new breed of alternative media
Then and now | Marcos-era mosquito press shares lessons with new breed of alternative media
Whenever allowances were delayed or the reality of scarce resources hit them, Edita Burgos said one of the staff would shout, “Para sa Bayan!” (For the Motherland!) and all of them would continue working.
National network of alternative media outfits formed
National network of alternative media outfits formed
Pledging to continue the progressive tradition of alternative journalism, media groups banded together to better serve as “voices of the people.”
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Fond of selfie? Beware of ‘Protection against Personal Intrusion Act’
Fond of selfie? Beware of ‘Protection against Personal Intrusion Act’
“At the onset, HB 4807 will create a chilling effect on media and would especially affect citizen journalism particularly those who are trying to expose graft and corruption in government.” – Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate
Related story: Journalists say ‘privacy’ bill dangerous to press freedom
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