The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has denounced the May 21 assault on S.M.M. Ramsan, a journalist with the weekly Tamil newspaper Engal Thesam, in Maradamune, in the Ampara district.
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Manifesto: Until and unless EO 608 is struck down by the courts or withdrawn by President Macapagal-Arroyo, it will bolster her ongoing efforts to arbitrarily withhold information from the Filipino people, in violation of our right to information on matters of public concern.
10 May 2007
Source: Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR)
Two journalists from the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (Focap) were banned from entering the Philippine Marines headquarters in Taguig City on 9 May 2007 for an arranged interview with jailed opposition senatorial candidate and former Navy officer Antonio Trillanes IV.
Focap is the organization of foreign correspondents based in the Philippines.
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It is only by standing by your principles as mediamen that you can be called as such. Deviating from it makes you irrelevant.
By Alex Roldan
DAVAO CITY — When I was asked to make a testimonial tonight, one question came to dominate my mind. That question is, after all the years of struggle and idealism about press freedom, what have I contributed towards this aim as a mediaman? This created a vacuum on my innerself which is suddenly filled with more doubt of my ideals if it is really realistic and achievable or just a plain utopia ? and maybe better leave it that way so that the next generation has something to continue. I know there are more worthy experiences of practicing media in the past, all I want is to share my story and thoughts about the my experiences and struggles as a mediaman.
World Press Freedom Day was bittersweet for the Philippines, according to the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) who again called for reform to the country?s libel laws, which are so often used to silence critical reporting of the Arroyo administration.
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