Date | Target Person/Organization | Organization/Position | Type of Harassment | Notes |
(before Oct. 2021) | ABS-CBN, Vera Files, Rappler, Bulatlat, Kodao, AlterMidya, TV5 / One News, Inquirer | | DDoS attack | |
Okt. 30, 2021 | Orlando Dinoy | Radio commentator and reporter | Killing | Dinoy was killed in his apartment. He was supposedly being pushed to run for vice mayor in Bansalan, Davao del Sur. |
Nov. 17-18, 2021 | Pinoy Weekly | | DDoS attack | The cyber attack came after they published an editorial on a possible Duterte-Marcos alliance and an analysis of the agenda for the 2022 elections. |
Des. 11, 2021 | ABS-CBN | | DDoS attack | The news website was inaccessible for six hours. |
Des. 15, 2021 | Rappler | | DDoS attack | |
Des. 16, 2021 | Vera Files | | DDoS attack | |
Des. 19, 2021 | Adrian Puse | AlterMidya | Online threat | Puse received threats via Messenger chat. The message read, “uunti-untiin kita”, “alam ko (ang) bahay mo at pinagtatrabahuan mo”, and “huling Pasko (mo) na ito.” |
Des. 23, 2021 | Rappler | | DDoS attack | |
Des. 23, 2021 | ABS-CBN | | Cyber attack | The news website went down, but ABS-CBN did not confirm the reason for the outage. |
Jan. 2022 (date unclear) | Aldwin Quitasol | Baguio Correspondents and Broadcasters Club president | Red-tagging* | Aldwin Quitasol was invited by the PNP to a dialogue that was apparently part of an anti-communism program |
Jan. 12, 2022 | Jaynard Angeles | Radyo ni Juan Tacurong radio commentator | Killing | Angeles filed his Certificate of Candidacy for councilor of Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat under the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, according to reports. He had previously run for kagawad of Barangay EJC Montilla in Tacurong City. |
Jan. 21, 2022 | National Union of Journalists of the Philippines | | Red-tagging | In his Manila Times column, Rigoberto Tiglao branded the NUJP a "Red front." |
Jan. 21, 2022 | Philippine Daily Inquirer | | Red-tagging | In his Manila Times column, Rigoberto Tiglao described the Philippine Daily Inquirer as "(taking) the Red cake." |
Jan. 21, 2022 | UP College of Mass Communication, Luis Teodoro | | Red-tagging | In his Manila Times column, Rigoberto Tiglao described the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication as “one of the biggest trainers of Red reporters.” |
Jan. 22 and 27, 2022 | Rappler | | DDoS attack | |
Jan. 29, 2022 | GMA News | | DDoS attack | The cyber attack came about a week after airing "The Jessica Soho Presidential Interviews" |
Jan. 30, 2022 | CNN Philippines | | DDoS attack | |
Feb. 17, 2022 | Dynah Diestro | ABS-CBN stringer | Banned from coverage | According to reports, Diestro was "shooed like a dog." This was during the visit of four senatorial candidates to the Zamboanga del Norte governor's office. |
Feb. 17, 2022 | Sherwin de Vera | Rappler fellow | Banned from coverage | Marcos' caravan in Ilocos Sur |
Feb. 17, 2022 | Edwin Mangoba | Rappler stringer / photojoutnalist | Banned from coverage | Marcos' caravan in Ilocos Sur |
Feb. 27, 2022 | CNN Philippines | | DDoS attack | The cyber attack happened during the live airing of the network's presidential debate. |
Maret 1, 2022 | Aldwin Quitasol | The Daily Tribune correspondent | Slay attempt | Quitasol was walking home when shots fired. Local police said they will be investigating the incident. |
Maret 10, 2022 | Bulatlat | | DDoS attack | Alternative news site Bulatlat was said to be targeted by a DDoS attack. |
Maret 16, 2022 | Mindanao Gold Star Daily | | DDoS attack | The news website of Cagayan de Oro-based Mindanao Gold Star Daily was hit by DDoS attack and was inaccessible. The organization takes part in fact-checking initiatives. The cyber attack came a day after PCIJ published a report on attacks against the media during the 2022 election coverage. |
Maret 16, 2022 | PressOne.PH | | DDoS attack | The PressOne.PH website went down due to a DDoS attack. The online attack happened on the day of the "Bangsamoro Agenda 2022 Forum," which it co-hosted. It also comes a day after PCIJ published a report on attacks against the media during the 2022 election coverage. |
Maret 16, 2022 | Interaksyon | | DDoS attack | Interaksyon was targeted by a DDoS attack. |
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Source: PCIJ collated the data from various news reports, including alerts from the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines. | | | | |