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When Journalism is Treated as Terrorism
On February 7, Frenchie Mae Cumpio, a community journalist from Leyte, marks her sixth year in detention—an incarceration that rights and media groups strongly believe stems from…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism·February 6, 2026
Human Rights
The State of Media Freedom in the Philippines 2025
Fewer journalists were killed but the absence of killings should not mislead stakeholders, as the quality of press freedom must be measured by other valuations, according to the…
By Center For Media Freedom And Responsibility·May 3, 2025
Congress
A day after my UP graduation, I faced Congress to fight for campus press freedom bill
I recall a student publication that was forced to solicit money because they couldn’t access their own funds amounting to almost P300,000. I remember my editor’s face bannered in a…
By Guinevere Latoza·August 15, 2024
Courts, law and justice
‘Nasaan si Bantag?’ Timeline of Percy Lapid’s slay case as of June 2024
This timeline was originally published on November 13, 2023. It is regularly updated.
By Cherry Salazar·June 28, 2024
Data
State of Media Freedom in the Philippines 2024
CMFR and NUJP recorded around 135 incidents of attacks and threats against media workers from 1 July 2022 to 30 April 2024. This number exceeds the number of attacks and threats in…
By Center For Media Freedom And Responsibility·May 3, 2024
Events
2023 State of Press Freedom in the Philippines
Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility executive director Melinda De Jesus presented this report during the celebration of the World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2023.
By Adminnewspack·May 3, 2023
Courts, law and justice
Cases vs killers of media workers in the Philippines flounder in courts
A total of 176 media workers have been killed in the Philippines since democracy was restored in 1986. Out of this number, only 19 or 11% resulted in convictions. Others flounder…
By Carmela Fonbuena·December 28, 2022
Events
WATCH | The State of Media Freedom in the Philippines 2022: Journalism under siege
In celebration of the World Press Freedom Day in the Philippines, over 200 journalists, media practitioners and students gathered virtually in a forum titled “The State of Media…
By Adminnewspack·May 3, 2022
Latest
2021 State of Press Freedom in the Philippines
Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility executive director Melinda De Jesus presented this report during the celebration of the World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2021.
By Adminnewspack·May 5, 2021
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Journalists Struggle to Cover the Pandemic as Space for Media Freedom Shrinks
The shutdown of ABS-CBN, the country’s largest media network, is the latest in a series of attacks and threats against the Philippine press.
By Angelica Carballo Pago·May 6, 2020
