Two regional agriculture officials accused of masterminding the brutal murder of journalist Marlene Esperat have apparently evaded arrest.
Reports have quoted Cotabato City police director, Sr. Supt. Willie Dangane that Department of Agriculture Region 12 finance director Osmeña Montañer and accountant Estrella Sabay could have fled the city after learning they would be served warrants of [...]
Suspects in Esperat killing evade arrest
Court denies petition of alleged masterminds in Esperat killing
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Manila Court of Appeals denied on 15 October 2008 the petition for certiorari and prohibition filed by the alleged masterminds to stop the re-investigation of, and the filing of charges on the 2005 killing of journalist Marlene Esperat.
In a 17-page decision penned by Associate Justice Bienvenido Reyes, the Manila Court of Appeals [...]
Libel rap on ‘Burlesk King’ case junked
By Jeffrey M. Tupas
Philippine Daily Inquirer
DAVAO CITY – After about seven years of legal battle, broadcaster Jun Digamon was cleared of the libel charges filed against him by former local TV celebrity Jeanette Lomanta, the alleged paramour of Speaker Prospero Nograles, over the controversial Burlesk King scandal of 2001.
“God is good…I am vindicated,” Digamon said [...]
Harassment of Philippines Journalists Via Text Message Threats Continues
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls for heightened protection of journalists Rey Briones and Turing Sante in the Philippines after reports of an anonymous text message warning their lives were in danger.
According to the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), an IFJ affiliate, Briones, 29, co-anchor of a daily radio [...]
Court orders arrest of alleged masterminds in killing of journalist
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A local court in Sultan Kudarat has ordered the arrest of the alleged masterminds in the 2005 killing of a journalist a day after murder charges were filed against them. Sultan Kudarat is approximately 968 kms from Manila.
Judge Melanio S. Guerrero of the Tacurong City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 20 issued [...]
