CPJ and More than 250 Journalists Urge Philippine Leader to Free Frenchie Mae Cumpio - Committee to Protect Journalists

CPJ and more than 250 journalists urge Philippine leader to free Frenchie Mae Cumpio - Committee to Protect Journalists

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TIMELINE: The prolonged detention of Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio

On Sept. 29, the Regional Trial Court of Tacloban has scheduled a hearing for the rebuttal of evidence on her case. In this timeline, Bulatlat looks back on Cumpio’s case, the lone Filipino journalist who is currently behind bars for her work. CAGAYAN DE ORO – Tacloban-based community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio has been in detention since 2020 for trumped up charges. Local and international media organizations and press freedom watchdogs hav…

Journalists from 35 countries urge Marcos to free Frenchie Mae Cumpio

Journalists from 35 countries issued a demand to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for the immediate release of Frenchie Mae Cumpio, a 26-year-old community journalist who has been in jail for more than five years on what colleagues and rights defenders call trumped-up charges. In an open letter dated 24 September 2025, more than 250 signatories — including editors-in-chief, senior editors, and press freedom advocates — described Cumpio’…