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Int'l media group urges Duterte to uphold press freedom, safety of journalists

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 11:49 PM

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on Friday urged the Duterte administration to uphold press freedom and ensure the safety of journalists in the Philippines. Read more »

OPINION: How intelligent is government’s intelligence report?

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Jun 11 03:41 PM

Whoever gave him the information that I have cancer and I’m soliciting money for my treatment must really dislike him so much? Read more »

OPINION: Why no one should buy PNP’s claim of “mistaken identity” in journo arrest

Inday Espina-Varona -- scaRRedcat
Updated as of Jun 10 05:07 PM

You don't swoop down on an old woman in an airport on the basis of corner store gossip. Read more »

ABS-CBN News Digital wins 2 awards in SOPA 2019 for Boracay, Marawi special reports

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 30 12:21 PM

ABS-CBN News Digital took home 2 awards at the Society of Publishers in Asia 2019 Awards for Editorial Excellence in Hong Kong on Wednesday for its special reports on the Marawi conflict and the Boracay rehabilitation. Read more »

Pope pays tribute to journalists killed; says press freedom vital

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Updated as of May 19 04:36 PM

Pope Francis paid tribute on Saturday to journalists killed while doing their jobs, saying media freedom is a key indicator of a country's health. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 17, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 11:58 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Human Rights Press Awards

Isaac Lawrence, AFP
Posted at May 17 03:19 PM

Maria Ressa, co-founder and CEO of the Philippines-based news website Rappler, speaks at the Human Rights Press Awards at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Hong Kong on Thursday. Read more »

Duterte calls journalist Ellen Tordesillas a 'prostitute'; president's 'vulgarity' hit

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 07:13 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte called journalist Ellen Tordesillas a "prostitute" on Monday. Read more »

‘Rare glimmer of hope’: Reactions to release of journalists from Myanmar prison

Reuters
Posted at May 07 07:51 PM

Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act, walked free from prison on Tuesday. Read more »

Two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar freed after more than 500 days

Simon Lewis and Shoon Naing, Reuters
Posted at May 07 12:33 PM

YANGON - Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a prison on the outskirts of Yangon on Tuesday after spending more than 500 days behind bars. Read more »

OPINYON: Bakit ginawang problema ang foreign funding?

Ellen Tordesillas
Posted at May 06 12:20 AM

Ang aming mga proyekto at tumutulong magbigay ng tamang impormasyun sa taumbayan para ang basehan ng kanilang desisyun ay katotohanan. May masama ba doon?  Read more »

Palace: Alejano's quit call over ouster matrix is 'undeserving of response'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 12:42 PM

Malacañang on Sunday rejected Magdalo Party-list Rep. Gary Alejano's call for President Rodrigo Duterte and his spokesperson to step down from office over a matrix tagging journalists and lawyers in an alleged destabilization plot. Read more »

Only 43 countries enjoy press freedom: media watchdog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 09:22 PM

Only 9 percent of the world — or 43 countries — have press freedom, media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Thursday, World Press Freedom Day. Read more »

Duterte 'personally spearheading' assault vs media: NUJP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 12:16 AM

As the world commemorates World Press Freedom Day, NUJP chair Nonoy Espina lamented the harassment media practitioners face doing their job of delivering news. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 3, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 04 01:53 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

What journalists say about 'Oust Duterte matrix'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 10:54 PM

Filipino journalists say the 'Oust Duterte' matrix could be the basis for a crackdown against the news media. Read more »

On World Press Freedom Day, Palace says it supports ‘free exercise’ of journalism

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 07:07 PM

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo assured media practitioners in the country that “we do not condone media violence and repression of information.” Read more »

World Press Freedom Day protest

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 03:03 PM

Journalists and artists led by the International Association of Women in Radio and Television hold a protest in front of Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City in observance of World Press Freedom Day on Friday.  Read more »

Duterte's coverage ban violates press freedom - CMFR

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 02:10 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte's ban on news website Rappler from covering his events violates press freedom, according to the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility. Read more »

British envoy to PH calls for global support for media freedom

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 30 08:18 PM

MANILA - The British government, in partnership with the Canadian embassy, see the need to raise the effort for press freedom, noting the increase in cases of harassment against journalists around the world. Read more »