H. E. Gen. Fidel Ramos President of the Philippines Malacańang Palace Metro Manila The Philippines Vienna, 30 March 1998 The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the killing of a radio announcer in the southern Philippine city of Zamboanga on Monday, 30 March. Rey Bancairin was shot […]

IPI deplores the murder of radio journalist Godofredo Linao, who was gunned down in Barobo City, in the Surigao Del Sur province, during the early hours of Monday 27 July 2009. Linao’s murder brings the number of journalists killed in the Philippines this year to four, further entrenching the country’s position as one of Asia’s […]

The number of journalists confirmed dead in the massacre that took place in the Philippines’ southern province of Maguindanao last Monday had grown to 21 by 6 p.m. today, the Manila-based Centre for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) told IPI earlier this evening. A total of 34 journalists are believed to have been part of […]

A freelance radio reporter was shot dead by unknown assailants in Mindanao in the southern Philippines on Wednesday, local media and Reuters reported. Edwin Segues, who freelanced for several radio stations, was reportedly on his way to work when he was approached by two men on a motorcycle, who shot him three times before driving […]