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Ressa: Journalist Cimatu's libel conviction 'sends very difficult signal'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 15 11:16 AM

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa said the cyber libel conviction of Baguio-based journalist Frank Cimatu was a freedom of speech issue. Read more »

Marcos Jr. says to protect rights of media

Rowegie Abanto, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 05 10:38 PM

'Under my lead, we will support and protect the rights of the media as they efficiently perform their duty,' President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. said. Read more »

[OPINION] The mass media mirage

Dean dela Paz
Posted at Aug 11 03:58 AM

Is our oasis, this reputed bastion of free speech, nothing but a mirage? Read more »

[OPINION] Nonoy Espina’s torch shines bright

Renato Redentor Constantino
Posted at Jul 08 04:02 AM

We chose to name the Jaime Espina Klima Correspondents Fellowship in Nonoy’s honor because, in doing so, we honor the professionalism, the bravery, the grit, and the commitment to a higher calling of Filipino provincial correspondents. Read more »

Fil-Am journalists worried over Rappler shutdown order

Lalaine Ignao | TFC News Honolulu
Posted at Jul 02 03:02 PM

Fil-Am journalists expressed concerns over the order of Philippine regulators to shut down online news website Rappler. Read more »

[OPINION] Is the marketplace of ideas under siege?

Michael Henry Ll. Yusingco, LL.M
Posted at Jul 01 10:34 PM

Democratic deliberation means people come together, on the basis of equal status and mutual respect, to discuss the issues and problems they face and, on the basis of those discussions, decide on the corresponding reforms that they will collectively undertake. Read more »

Pag-block sa ilang independent media site, may chilling effect: editor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 23 08:10 PM

May 'chilling effect' ang utos ng gobyerno na ipa-block ang website ng mga grupong iniuugnay sa terorismo, kasama ang ilang independent media, ayon sa isang editor. Read more »

Bulatlat says no due process before blocking of website

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 01:27 PM

Bulatlat said they did not receive any notice from the government before their website was blocked by internet service providers on orders of the NTC. Read more »

Makabayan blasts order blocking websites of progressive groups

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 23 12:04 AM

Members of the Makabayan bloc on Wednesday blasted the NTC order to block websites of progressive groups and some independent media. Read more »

[OPINION] May Day Eve

Dean Dela Paz
Posted at May 05 12:04 AM

As god-fearing citizens dutybound to protect our democracy, we continue to pray that next week, a different May Day mirror-image appears, where true representative democracy prevails and we indeed see, not a demon, but ourselves reflected back. Read more »

Social media threaten press freedom: Nobel laureate

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 04 07:18 PM

Social media have allowed dangerous propaganda to flourish and left journalists facing constant threat of attack, said Nobel laureate Maria Ressa. Read more »

FOCAP airs 'grave concern' over attacks vs some members

Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 05 09:51 AM

FOCAP on Tuesday expressed 'grave concern' over the online attacks on some of its members, including tagging one correspondent a 'whorenalist.' Read more »

Isko says won't strip media of franchise, ban journalists if elected president

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 04:21 PM

Presidential candidate Isko Moreno Domagoso on Tuesday guaranteed a free press if he wins the upcoming elections, jesting he deserves a gold medal for being accessible to interviews. Read more »

[OPINION] Reflecting on the importance of press freedom

Alain Gaschen, Anke Reiffenstuel, Annika Thunborg, Bjørn Staurset Jahnsen, Grete Sillasen, Jana Šedivá, Jorge Moragas, Laure Beaufils, Luc Véron, Peter MacArthur, and Pieter Terpstra
Posted at May 03 02:21 PM

May 3 is World Press Freedom Day, an opportunity for reflection on the importance of media freedoms and the vital role of journalists in democracies. Read more »

Aug. 30 declared as 'National Press Freedom Day'

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 04:12 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a measure declaring every Aug. 30 as 'National Press Freedom Day,' Malacañang announced on Wednesday. Read more »

'Fair, true, accurate reports': ABS-CBN execs, journalist refute Dennis Uy’s cyber libel raps

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 05 09:39 AM

Two ABS-CBN executives and a journalist on Thursday rejected as “false and baseless” the cyber libel raps filed against them by businessman Dennis Uy. Read more »

Duterte ibinida ang malayang pamamahayag sa Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 10:03 PM

Tiniyak ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang mapayapa at mapagkakatiwalaang halalan sa susunod na taon. Read more »

Criminalizing fake news in HK a last resort - official

Chris Lau, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 18 01:29 PM

Criminalization will be a last resort for tackling fake news with alternative approaches such as demanding the removal of content and flagging contentious material taking priority, Hong Kong’s No 2 official has said. Read more »

It is time for the Philippines to decriminalize libel

Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury and Amal Clooney
Posted at Oct 12 06:26 PM

To address the grave threats faced by journalists, the Philippine authorities must also protect their physical safety and stop filing abusive cases to bankrupt and silence journalists whose reporting exposes government wrongdoing. Read more »

'World must guard against threats to free press'

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 12 04:22 PM

'If nobody stands up and gives information, you let the oppressor win. Silence is the supporter of totalitarian regimes.' Read more »