Politics

NUJP tells Duterte: ‘Only tyrant shuts down the media’

NUJP tells Duterte: ‘Only tyrant shuts down the media’

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Apr 28, 2017

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines advised President Rodrigo Duterte “to step back across the line” after he publicly threatened to close media network​s​ and to go after the Philippine Daily I​nquirer which he perceived to be critical to his administration.

IPU hits PHL for ‘politically’ prosecuting De Lima

IPU hits PHL for ‘politically’ prosecuting De Lima

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Apr 24, 2017

Despite the Palace’s repeated denial that the drug cases against Senator Leila de Lima are not politically motivated, an international monitoring organization on Monday, accused the Duterte administration for pursuing criminal charges against the former justice secretary who is known to be a staunch critic of President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on illegal drugs.