Freedom of Press: A Touchstone of Democracy

This speech was delivered by Chief Justice Puno during the International Conference on Impunity and Press Freedom in Peninsula Manila on February 27, 2008. Freedom of Press: A Touchstone of Democracy by Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno We are here now to strengthen democracy, especially one of its touchstones— the freedom of the press. It [...]

[cmfrnews] Legal experts, press freedom advocates flying in from Asia, US, Europe, and Latin America to address the killing of journalists in the Philippines

CMFR- MANILA – Legal experts and press freedom advocates from Asia, Europe, the US, and from as far as Latin America are flying into Manila this week to help find solutions to a long-festering crisis in the Philippines: the unabated and unsolved killing of journalists throughout the country. Prosecutors, judges, human rights advocates and even [...]

Oozing Tears for US$150M

Robert Bolisay, Jr. Just got a message this morning that says the alleged kick back the former Commission on Election chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr. was asking from the US$329 million national broadband network deal between the China’s ZTE Corporation and the Philippines is worth P6.5 billion (US$150 million). That amount is more than half the [...]

The Lone Man of Pampanga

Robert Bolisay, Jr. A friend in the media has told me that this about 8-month-provincial revenue under Governor Ed Panlilio is much higher than the whole gubernatorial term collection when stuntman-turned action star-turned politician Lito Lapid was still the governor. I am talking about the quarry revenue in Pampanga that reached P153.6 million as of [...]

Baguio media join SC case to stop press freedom threat

NUJP- BAGUIO CITY – Media practitioners in this summer capital city signed on Monday a petition to intervene on a case filed by Manila-based media practitioners which seeks the aid of the Supreme Court to stop government agencies from continuously threatening press freedom.  The sixteen journalists alleged in their petition-in-intervention for prohibition and injunction that [...]