Ironically, DENR failed on its supposed promise of genuine rehabilitation and protection of Manila Bay that should also benefit the surrounding dependent communities, along with the concern of viewing Manila Bay as a dispensable experiment for its programs and initiatives that are not true to conservation initiatives and much worse, are not in line with science-based applications…
Day: June 29, 2022
Media groups assail SEC shutdown order against Rappler
“We are entitled to appeal this decision and will do so, especially since the proceedings were highly irregular.”
#TheRealDuterteLegacy | Killings, threats, cyber-attacks against the media under Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte opened his six-year presidency with a threat – that journalists are not exempted from assassination “if you’re a son of bitch” – about a month before he was inaugurated into power. This cemented his hostility towards the media. And it did not end here.
PH gov’t urged to stop ‘intimidatory tactics against independent media’
The Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the Philippine government to restore access to two alternative news sites that were earlier blocked for supposed terror links, saying this is intimidation and censorship.