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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 23:16:53 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Politician, aides attack TV crew in Philippines]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/05/17/tv_crew_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A politician and his aides mauled and attempted to shoot members of a television crew covering an alleged vote-buying incident on the eve of the Philippine midterm elections.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 09:35:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Mayoral candidate interrupts broadcast in Philippines, journalist threatened]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/05/15/broadcast_interrupted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A Filipino radio blocktimer received threats after an outgoing party-list representative running for mayor barged into his radio booth and verbally attacked him.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 11:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Concern over Philippines police chief's treatment of journalist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/05/14/reprimand_policechief/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[IFEX members called on Philippines authorities to reprimand a local police chief who arrested a radio broadcaster without a warrant after he talked about police incompetence on the air.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 07:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Philippines court convicts broadcaster's killer, masterminds still at large]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/05/10/ortega_case/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The family of broadcaster and environmentalist Gerardo "Gerry" Ortega welcomed the conviction of his killer by a Philippines court, but lamented the fact that the alleged masterminds, a former provincial governor and his mayor brother, remain at large.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 09:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Police in Philippines arrest broadcaster before filing libel complaint ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/05/08/broadcaster_arrested/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Libel is a criminal offense in the Philippines. But only when a complaint has been filed in court and a warrant of arrest issued by a judge may the alleged offender be arrested.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 11:39:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Reform needed to address impunity in the Philippines
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/05/02/center_for_media_freedom/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The last ten years have shown no progress in addressing the fundamental reason for the persistence of impunity in the Philippines, and its consequent encouragement of the killers of journalists and media workers.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 08:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/05/02/center_for_media_freedom/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Filipino broadcaster shot dead]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/04/25/vendiola_killed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Police are looking into the possible motive behind the killing of a radio broadcaster in Zamboanga Sibugay province, Philippines on 22 April 2013.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Philippine military harass rights defenders, journalists; radio manager threatened
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/04/23/fact_finding_mission/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Military and police personnel allegedly harassed human rights defenders and journalists who were in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines on a fact-finding mission and relief operation in the wake of typhoon Pablo.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Interactive: The price of environmental activism in the Philippines]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/04/04/interactive_image/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See how government-complicit free expression violations remain a harsh reality facing environmental rights activists in the Philippines, especially around the area of mining.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Filipino broadcaster assaulted for "negative" commentaries]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/03/21/dela_cruz_assaulted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Relatives of a local candidate in Lanao del Norte, Philippines attacked a broadcaster who had criticised the politician.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Filipino reporter informed of new plan to kill him]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/03/14/angeles_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A year after surviving a slay attempt, a journalist based in Manila, Philippines is again under threat in connection with a police raid on an illegal drug trade site.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:11:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Filipino reporter survives slay attempt]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/03/12/valdecantos_attack/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Filipino reporter Domingo Valdecantos Jr. survived two gunshot wounds in a slay attempt.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Mayor files libel complaint against blocktimer in the Philippines]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/03/08/libel_complaint/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A second libel complaint was filed against a radio blocktimer in Pampanga, Philippines after a local mayor was angered by a discussion on graft and corruption in his city.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Filipino correspondent attacked by police for alleged "bias"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/03/04/manlupig_mauled/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Police officers mauled a correspondent-photojournalist covering the supposed raid by disaster victims of a government office in Davao City, Philippines.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/03/04/manlupig_mauled/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Autopsy rules out suicide of witness in Filipino journalist's murder]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/02/25/witness_killed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The autopsy of the body of a witness in the killing of Filipino journalist Gerardo Ortega concluded that there was foul play, ruling out the initial claim that he committed suicide.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:05:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/02/25/witness_killed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Defending press freedom in Philippines ongoing challenge for dominant press]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/02/25/dominant_press/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The major challenge to the Filipino dominant media is the same today as it was under the dictatorship: defending free expression despite an ownership system that creates a conflict between the private interests of the media and the public interest of providing citizens with the information they need.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/02/25/dominant_press/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - FOI bill falters in Philippines as midterm elections approach
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/02/15/foi_bill_falters/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The right to information and freedom of expression should be in the agenda of press and public discourse in the 2013 elections, and should help transform an otherwise ho-hum election into a national discourse that's more meaningful, says CMFR.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/02/15/foi_bill_falters/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - On the targeting of Filipino "blocktimers" and volunteer broadcasters]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/02/13/blocktimers_targeted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["Blocktiming" is a practice in which individuals or groups purchase TV or radio airtime for programs that they "sell" to sponsors; about 22% of the journalists killed for their work in the Philippines since 1986 involve blocktimers.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:10:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/02/13/blocktimers_targeted/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Philippines Supreme Court indefinitely extends restraining order on Cybercrime Law]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/02/11/cybercrime_law_suspension/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The International Federation of Journalists welcomes the indefinite extension of a temporary restraining order on the implementation of the Philippines Cybercrime Prevention Law.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:25:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/02/11/cybercrime_law_suspension/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Case dismissed against Filipino poet]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/02/04/acosta_charges_dropped/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Filipino poet and activist Ericson Acosta is expected to be released imminently after being detained for almost two years on what are now acknowledged to be trumped up charges of illegal possession of explosives.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/02/04/acosta_charges_dropped/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Filipino broadcaster receives threatening text messages]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/01/29/broadcaster_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Radio broadcaster Rommel Fenix, a known critic of a Filipino governor, received threatening texts from someone who he speculates might be an ally of the governor.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/01/29/broadcaster_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Filipino journalist accused of indirect contempt jailed prior to hearing]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/01/17/indirect_contempt/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A publisher-editor has been detained at a police camp in the Philippines, following an indirect contempt of court order for an article which allegedly degraded the court and brought it into disrepute.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/01/17/indirect_contempt/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Anonymous text message alleges plan to kill Filipino journalist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/01/16/alleged_plot/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Two journalists in Cotabatao, Philippines received a text message from an unknown sender alleging a politician's plot to kill another journalist, Joy Francisco.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/01/16/alleged_plot/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Radio blocktimer is first media practitioner killed in Philippines in 2013]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/01/10/radio_blocktimer_killed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A city councillor and radio blocktimer who was known for his criticisms of a congresswoman, other media practitioners and the police, was gunned down in an apparent ambush in the Philippines.
]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/01/10/radio_blocktimer_killed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Philippine court affirms indictment of two primary suspects in Ampatuan Massacre]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/12/14/ampatuans_indictment/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court upheld the indictment of former Mindanao governor Zaldy Ampatuan and Anwar Ampatuan Sr. as two of the accused in connection with the 2009 Ampatuan Massacre.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:32:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/12/14/ampatuans_indictment/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Court grants petition of alleged mastermind in Filipino journalist's murder]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/12/07/ortega_mastermind/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As the press was commemorating the third year of the Ampatuan Massacre, an appeals court was granting an alleged mastermind's petition to nullify his reinvestigation in connection with the killing of Filipino broadcaster Gerardo Ortega.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:25:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/12/07/ortega_mastermind/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Ampatuan Massacre: will justice be served?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/11/23/third_anniversary_ampatuan/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On the third anniversary of the Ampatuan Massacre in the Philippines, there is as yet no clear indication that the trial of the alleged planners and perpetrators will be concluded within a reasonable amount of time - or that it will be concluded credibly.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/11/23/third_anniversary_ampatuan/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Philippines court further restricts coverage of Ampatuan trial]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/11/16/ampatuan_trial_coverage/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A recent resolution by the Philippines Supreme Court makes no allowances for the media to access video footage of the trial into the 23 November 2009 Ampatuan Massacre and disseminate it; essentially this puts the rights of the accused above press freedom and the public's right to know.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:25:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/11/16/ampatuan_trial_coverage/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Philippines FOI bill stalled at critical stage]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/11/14/foi_bill/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Philippines House Committee on Public Information failed to discuss any substantive issues on the Freedom of Information bill, particularly the bill's contents; this leaves virtually no time for any FOI measure to get approved in the 15th Congress.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/11/14/foi_bill/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Radio commentator shot dead in northern Philippines]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/11/09/cauzo_killed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Filipino broadcaster Julius Caesar Cauzo was gunned down recently; while the police and his co-workers are baffled as to the possible motive for the attack, the journalist had received death threats from his commentaries about political issues.
]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 08:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/11/09/cauzo_killed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Freedom of Information bill enters critical stage in Philippines]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/11/07/foi_bill/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Time is running out for the passage of the Filipino FOI act, says the Right to Know coalition, while calling on the House of Representatives, the Senate, and President Aquino to take decisive action.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/11/07/foi_bill/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Four reasons why the Philippines's cybercrime law should be repealed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/10/24/cybercrime_law_explained/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The new cybercrime law would ruin the Philippines's reputation as having one of the best records on Internet freedom worldwide, says the Manila-based Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:54:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/10/24/cybercrime_law_explained/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Man jailed for 2008 murder of Filipino radio journalist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/10/16/padrigao_killer/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[While journalists' groups welcomed the long awaited sentencing of one of the killers of a Filipino radio broadcaster, the case highlights the continued failure of the Aquino government to protect journalists and act decisively in prosecuting their killers.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/10/16/padrigao_killer/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Two Filipino journalists survive shooting attack]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/10/10/shooting_attack/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Two Filipino journalists had just boarded a taxi after interviewing a congressman and his brother, a mayor, about their political plans when two unidentified gunmen riding in motorcycles fired shots at them.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Philippines suspends implementation of cybercrime law]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/10/09/law_suspended/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In response to various petitions questioning the constitutionality of provisions of the Cybercrime Prevention Act, the Supreme Court of the Philippines restrained government agencies and officials from implementing the Act for 120 days.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:38:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/10/09/law_suspended/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Supreme Court petition filed against Philippines Cybercrime Prevention Act]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/10/04/cybercrime_law_petition/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Twenty media organisations and more than 250 individuals, comprised mostly of journalists and media practitioners, filed a petition with the Supreme Court against the Cybercrime Prevention Act, assailing some of its provisions as unconstitutional.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:42:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/10/04/cybercrime_law_petition/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Armed men threaten broadcaster, family in Philippines]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/10/04/armed_attack/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Even though station manager Ramil Marianito does not know who may have ordered an attack on him and a colleague, he told the Philippines-based group CMFR that he had been receiving death threats.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 08:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/10/04/armed_attack/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Lessons learned 40 years after the declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/09/26/martial_law/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[What were the lessons learned by the Philippine press as a result of Martial Law, or did it learn anything at all? That is the question considered by the Filipino group CMFR in this special report.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/09/26/martial_law/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Philippines passes first law since 2000 affecting cyberspace communication]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/09/19/cybercrime_law/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The successful passage of bills affecting the media suggests how restrictive rather than expansive is the mindset of Filipino legislators, says CMFR.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/09/19/cybercrime_law/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Shots fired at radio station in the Philippines]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/09/18/radio_station_attack/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(IFJ/IFEX) - September 17, 2012 - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the National Union of Journalists of Philippines (NUJP), in expressing deep concern at shootings by unidentified gunmen at a radio station in Roxas City, in the Capiz Province of the Philippines, on the evening of September 14.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Filipino reporter receives threatening visitors]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/09/17/alipala_threat/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Journalist Julie Alipala, who was visited by two men seeming intent to threaten her, has reported on difficult issues such as kidnapping incidents and armed groups.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/09/17/alipala_threat/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Radio journalist found dead in Maguindanao, Philippines]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/09/06/radio_blocktimer_killed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The family of a Filipino radio journalist and the police are still unsure of the motive behind his murder.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/09/06/radio_blocktimer_killed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Suspect arrested in connection with Maguindanao massacre in Philippines]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/09/04/ampatuan_arrest/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The grandson of Ampatuan patriarch Andal Sr. became the 102nd suspect to be arrested in connection with the 2009 massacre in the Philippines.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:24:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Senior Philippine journalist subjected to death threats, intimidation
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/08/31/journalist_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A veteran Filipino journalist, who has come under threat, had recently reported on controversial subjects such as the murder of a Dutch missionary and the Apeco project.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:38:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - A thousand days after Ampatuan Massacre impunity reigns, says Filipino media group]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/08/20/center_for_media_freedom/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On the 1,000th day anniversary of the 2009 Ampatuan Massacre, not much justice has been achieved, says the Philippines-based group Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Coalition calls for enactment of freedom of information act in the Philippines]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/08/16/foi_law/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Right to Know, Right Now! Coalition has declared 15 August as Freedom of Information Day in the Philippines.
]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 09:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/08/16/foi_law/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Ex-governor wanted in broadcaster's murder believed to have fled the Philippines]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/08/10/governor_flees/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The former governor of Palawan province, Philippines is wanted in association with the January 2011 murder of a broadcaster and environmentalist.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 08:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Suspect in Philippine broadcaster's slaying arrested]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/08/09/suspect_arrested/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Media groups welcomed the arrest of a suspect in the 2011 murder of Filipino broadcaster Niel Jimena.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:26:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Private prosecutor on media killing cases reflects on her experiences]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/08/03/fffj_counsel/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[When asked about her work, the counsel often explains that FFFJ was organised to find ways to counter the culture of impunity surrounding media killings.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/08/03/fffj_counsel/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines - Petition by accused in journalist's killing denied; murder charges stand]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2012/08/03/motion_denied/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The petition sought the dismissal of murder charges against the alleged masterminds in the 2005 killing of journalist Marlene Esperat.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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