Online protests were held simultaneously in support of ABS-CBN.
Day: May 8, 2020
Veteran journalists urge the public to defend press freedom, democratic rights
“Di ko akalain na ang kalayaan na na-achieve natin noong 1986 ay manganganib uli ngayon.” (I did not expect that the freedom we had achieved in 1986 would be threatened once again.)
Shining 2
By DEE AYROSO
ABS-CBN shutdown may lead to curtailing of more rights, says press freedom fighter Edita Burgos
“We are alarmed that soon, other media outlets would follow. Without the freedom of the press, there is the danger of other freedoms to be lost. God forbid, these are the first ‘test signs’ of curtailing other rights.”
After undergoing surgery, farmer ‘illegally arrested’ in Quezon
Human rights watchdog Karapatan Quezon assailed his arrest, stating that military “should be doing service to the people and assisting them in the fight against the pandemic” instead of going on an all-out attack against them.