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Palace offers reward for arrest of radio broadcaster's killers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 11:26 AM

Malacañang is offering a P200,000 reward for information that would lead to the arrest of the suspects in the killing of Dumaguete radio broadcaster Edmund Sestoso. Read more »

U.N. rapporteur urged to probe freedom of expression in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 02:57 AM

A group of artists and media practitioners on Thursday, World Press Freedom Day, urged a United Nations special rapporteur to expedite an investigation into the alleged threats to press freedom and freedom of expression under the Duterte administration. Read more »

'85 cases of attacks vs journalists under Duterte administration'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 01:04 AM

On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, various media groups claim there have been nearly 100 cases of attacks against journalists since President Rodrigo Duterte came to power in 2016. Read more »

Pilipinas, 'mapanganib' sa mga mamamahayag; Palasyo, umalma

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 03 11:32 PM

Iginiit ng ilang media organization na mas mapanganib ngayon para sa mga mamamahayag sa bansa ang mamuhay sa panahon ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Don’t gag the press, say activists

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 08:52 PM

Student activists protest suppression of the free press during a protest in observance of World Press Freedom Day at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City, Thursday.  Read more »

Palace to media groups: Media killings down under Duterte

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 08:32 PM

Malacañang on Thursday disputed the claim of press freedom groups that the Philippine media has never been so threatened since President Rodrigo Duterte took office. Read more »

85 attacks and threats vs journalists in Duterte's time: media groups

Jorge Cariño, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 03 07:26 PM

MANILA - Various media groups on Thursday, World Press Freedom Day, said they have recorded 85 cases of attacks against journalists since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office in 2016.  Read more »

House rules for media aim to quash criticism: HRW

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 11:10 AM

The House of Representatives' draft rules penalizing journalists that "besmirch" the reputation of its members is aimed at crushing criticism against the administration, an international human rights group alleged Monday. Read more »

Foreign media barred from covering PH press briefings in Singapore

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 06:23 PM

Journalists from foreign media outfits on Friday decried the Philippine government’s move to bar them from covering two press briefings in Singapore, where President Rodrigo Duterte is set to attend the 32nd ASEAN Summit. Read more »

Ranking ng Pilipinas sa press freedom, bumaba

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 02:14 AM

Bumaba ang ranking ng Pilipinas pagdating sa kalayaan sa pamamahayag, ayon sa Reporters Without Borders. Read more »

Palace plays down PH drop in world press freedom rankings

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 27 05:29 AM

The Philippines' ranking in the World Press Freedom Index dropped by six notches this year. This, as the House of Representatives threatens to sanction journalists who will besmirch the reputation of its members. Read more »

Palace: Duterte tirades not harmful to press freedom

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 07:35 PM

Malacañang on Thursday rejected the view that President Rodrigo Duterte’s tirades against the media have caused the Philippines’ slip in the global press freedom index. Read more »

Media 'besmirching' House to be banned from coverage

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 03:58 PM

Journalists who “besmirch” the reputation of the House of Representatives or its members will lose accreditation for coverage, according to new ground rules set by its leadership this week.  Read more »

'Growing animosity' vs journos: PH slips in 2018 world press freedom index

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 01:25 PM

The Philippines slipped 6 places in a global press freedom index this year, with a media watchdog citing a "growing animosity" towards journalists in the country. Read more »

Ahead of contentious vote, Egypt sets sights on 'fake news'

Reuters
Posted at Mar 18 03:56 PM

Mostafa al-Asar's lawyer said he had barely started work on a documentary critical of Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi when police arrested him and charged him with publishing "fake news". Read more »

Marcos-era journos decry 'deja vu' under Duterte

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 08 10:45 PM

MANILA - Several women journalists who witnessed censorship during the Marcos dictatorship said they have been experiencing "deja vu" under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

US journalists fear China detained their families

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 05 04:24 PM

BEIJING - When American journalist Gulchehra Hoja and her colleagues first began exposing a secretive network of reeducation centers in China's far west, they never imagined that their families might one day end up in one. Read more »

SEC warns vs 'unnecessary' statements in Rappler case

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 01 05:01 PM

The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday warned parties to the Rappler ownership case against making "unnecessary pronouncements" to the media. Read more »

Roque: Omidyar donation 'an admission' of Rappler's violation

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 01 05:49 PM

MANILA - Rappler is not yet off the hook in its alleged violation of foreign ownership laws even after its American investor transferred its interests to the local company, a Palace official said Thursday. Read more »

No reason to celebrate EDSA under Duterte - media watchdog

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 25 03:14 PM

MANILA - Under President Rodrigo Duterte's regime, there is no reason to celebrate the 1986 EDSA People Power uprising, the chairperson of a Filipino media watchdog believes. Read more »