Stand Point

All the world’s a stage And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts

RODRIGO R. Duterte’s presidency has altered and controlled the public discourse so radically in its favor in ways rude and bold. One tragic result: it has restricted and narrowed the celebrated freedom of the Philippine press and the people’s cherished right to know.

As lawyers, we are duty bound, under oath, to be dispensers of justice and as Filipinos, we are morally and historically bound to struggle and protect our freedom and dignity as a people and as a nation.

I am Jerome Succor Aba. I am a Muslim human rights worker from Mindanao, NOT a terrorist.

Statement of National Union of Journalists of the Philippines condemning Army’s attempt to bar Davao Today's reporter, Kath M. Cortez, from covering Marawi protest released on March 31, 2018.