(Statement of Balay Mindanaw on House Bill 6875 or the proposed Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020) The Anti-Terror Bill, if it becomes a law, will legitimize and institutionalize the so-called “national security ideology” or what was then the Marcos Martial Law
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10 May 2020 We, media groups, news outfits, journalists, and academics, condemn the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) for a black propaganda offensive on social media against ABS-CBN and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa. These Facebook
As the country battles a pandemic, the government has found it more important to press on its assault on media freedom through the cease and desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) against broadcast network ABS-CBN. The timing
`The Consortium on Democracy and Disinformation and its partners strongly condemn the cease and desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission against ABS-CBN’s “various TV and radio broadcasting stations nationwide.” The May 5, 2020 order is a legal obscenity
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A Joint Report by the Freedom for Media, Freedom for All (FMFA) Network, composed of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR), National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), MindaNews, Philippine Press Institute (PPI), and Philippine Center for
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(Statement of Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on the 75th birthday of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on 28 March 2020, posted on his FB page) Happy birthday, President Rodrigo Duterte! Thank you so much for being an inspiration and mentor
(Statement of Salvador S. Panelo, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel and Presidential Spokesperson on the 75th birthday of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on 28 March 2020) In the midst of a global health crisis and under a cloud of gloom that looms
March 24, 2020 Balay Mindanaw appreciates the unilateral ceasefire declaration by the government with the New People’s Army, which seeks to ensure that the prompt provision of public health assistance and movement of health workers go unimpeded as the country
We, media organizations, journalists, press freedom advocates and academics, raise our collective voice and declare our opposition to government requiring journalists to secure accreditation from the Presidential Communications Operations Office to be exempted from the enhanced community quarantine. While we
Almost three years had passed after the Marawi siege, yet we, the people of the Lake are still picking up every remaining piece that shapes our lives and dignity as women “bakwits”. WE THE WOMEN IDPs, brave the tragic life
12 February 2020 Freedom for Media, Freedom for All (FMFA), a national coalition of media-oriented organizations, calls for a collective front that enjoins not just journalists and news organizations, but Filipinos who believe that a democracy cannot flourish without a
Consortium on Democracy and Disinformation condemns Solicitor General’s quo warranto case against ABS-CBN Vindictiveness is a malignant parasite that feeds on the country’s weak justice system. Following through on President Duterte’s deep-seated grievance against the ABS-CBN network and his repeated
The quo warranto case filed by the Solicitor General today against ABS-CBN, the country’s largest and most influential network, has all the indications of political harassment. This is clearly an attempt by the Duterte government to intimidate or control
The President need not instruct the heads of executive offices to fulfil their mandate as it is expected that they are to pursue their respective duties imposed upon them by law, rules and regulations. This is the case when Solicitor
The Office of the Solicitor General’s filing of a quo warranto case against ABS-CBN on alleged violations of its franchise appears to be an effort to shut down ABS-CBN to the serious prejudice of millions of Filipinos who rely on
The Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines denounces moves by the government to shutter the country’s largest broadcaster, ABS-CBN Corp. and its subsidiary. The moves follow Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s repeated public tirade against the TV network. ABS-CBN is a cornerstone
10 February 2020 The University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP CMC) strongly decries the action of the OSG as another blatant attack on the freedom of the press. In filing a ‘quo warranto’ against ABS-CBN, the current
#no2ABSCBNshutdown And so it has come to pass that Solicitor General Calida has filed a quo warranto petition asking the Supreme Court to nullify the franchise of ABS-CBN and, according to reports, its subsidiary, ABS-CBN Convergence, as well. This proves
Quezon City, Philippines – The Philippine Misereor Partnership Inc. demands from DENR Sec. Roy Cimatu an immediate investigation on the 12-Year Extension granted to Sagittarius Mines, Incorporated (SMI) and the Tampakan Mining Group for its Tampakan Copper and Gold Project as
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(On Dec. 19, 2019, Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes, presiding judge of Branch 221 of the regional trial court of Quezon City, will promulgate the judgment on the Ampatuan Massacre case, after over nine years of trial. The case called the attention of press
(Statement of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines) After a decade of prosecution and trial, a court decision is expected on the gruesome Ampatuan massacre case next month. The Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines renews its call for
4 September 2019 Presidential legal counsel and spokesperson Salvador Panelo again proved that both libel and cyberlibel should be decriminalized when he threatened both Rappler and the Inquirer.net with legal charges for simply reporting on an important and raging public
28 August 2019 The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines demands that authorities and security forces in Cagayan de Oro and Northern Mindanao ensure the safety of our former director Leonardo Vicente “Cong” Corrales, associate editor of the Mindanao
(Statement of Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman on his new role as Deputy Speaker) I wish to express my heartfelt gratitude to our colleagues in the House of Representatives for the overwhelming confidence and the opportunity to serve as one of
[Opening Statement of Senator Bong Go at the Joint Public Hearing of the Committee on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations (Blue Ribbon), and Committee on Health and Demography on 14 August 2019] Good morning everyone! The administration of President
(Opening statement of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on 14 August 2019 at the second hearing of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs on Resolution No. 38 “on the missing minors who are allegedly recruited by leftist
After declaring the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA) as terrorist organizations last year, the Philippine government is now going after youth organizations. They are brandishing terror to families and their children, taking the
August 11, 2019 The National Union of Journalists decries the increasing incidence of what can only be described as targeted attacks on members of the critical media. Recently, our Bacolod chapter chairperson, Marchel Espina, was tailed by a suspicious motorcycle
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First, our family extends our sincerest gratitude to all the people who helped us throughout this ordeal. Indeed, there is power in the people united. Margarita “Gingging” Valle was released after approximately 12 hours of detention and walked out of
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2016 May 31, 2016 “Just because you are a journalist, you are not exempted from assassination, if you are a son of a b****.” —–Duterte during a press briefing in Davao City after he was declared President-elect. June 4, 2016
Today (May 3, 2019), World Freedom Day, we would like to share with you a summary report and data graphics on the state of Philippine media, with reports on attacks and threats recorded from June 30, 2016 to April30, 2019
More than ever, it is a time to close ranks because truth is the bedrock of everything we hold dear as a country and people. When we lose our freedom to report the truth, everyone loses. We lose our dignity. We lose our soul.
On this day, let us, the community of independent and critical Filipino journalists, reflect on our role in the preservation and advancement of democracy, and rededicate ourselves to defending our rights and liberties that we may continue serving our people’s right to know.
SEC. PANELO: The source of that is from the Office of the President, from the President himself. I don’t know how he got one. But it’s coming from the President. I talked to him the other day.
PCIJ Statement on The Manila Times‘s report on “Oust-Duterte plot”, 22 April 2019 The Manila Times’s “association matrix” and story about a supposed “oust-Duterte plot” that include journalists with the PCIJ are wrong on many points. 1. PCIJ had absolutely not nor ever
