Marlene Esperat murder case

By Nini B. Cabaero
Beyond 30

Word on the guilty verdict handed down by the court on the three persons accused of killing journalist Marlene Garcia-Esperat spread like the proverbial wildfire through the different Philippine news websites last Friday.

A running account on one site was connected to another website. News websites changed their headline stories within minutes from the promulgation of the decision to carry reports on the guilty verdict. Finally, there was a positive outcome to the many pending cases over the killing of journalists. more

PUT up one more point on the tally board detailing the kills media practitioners in this country have suffered over the past 15 months.

That is exactly one year and three months to the day, and the number has reached 13 over the past year and already four in just the first three months of the current year. more

By Radzini Oledan
Spice of life

DEATH comes to those who dare to speak out against malfeasance and thievery of public funds.

Columnist Marlene Esperat, 45, was shot dead in front of her children last Thursday, March 24, in Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat. She was the third Filipino journalist murdered this year, the 65th since 1986. more