STATEMENT | We still insist on being free
As the country marks National Press Freedom Day, we note that the barriers to its exercise remain.
STATEMENT | Press freedom remains under siege
The tone may have changed, but the press freedom landscape remains virtually unaltered: In the Philippines, journalists remain under attack for reporting the truth; the people’s right to know remains vastly curtailed; and the practice of journalism remains a dangerous act.
Joint FMFA statement on the death threats against VERA Files
The Freedom for Media Freedom for All (FMFA) coalition, in solidarity with the media journalism community nationwide, condemns the death threats against VERA Files for fact-checking and countering disinformation.
STATEMENT | On World Press Freedom Day, we insist on being free
On World Press Freedom Day, we remind ourselves that while there have been victories — in court, with the acquittal of Maria Ressa and Rappler of tax cases, for example — many, far too many of us are still facing threats and that our freedom is still fragile.
Campus journalists mark the 56th month commemoration of the Maguindanao massacre during the opening of the Press Freedom Week.
FACT CHECK: Sen. Zubiri’s ‘free’ PH media claim lacks context
National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) chairperson Jonathan de Santos said the country is “partly free” when it comes to publishing stories and covering certain issues, but undeniably, “there is a fear of reprisal, and there actually have been cases of reprisals.”