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But, like fear, courage could be contagious. And unlike fear that disempowers, courage built on the power of truth and the unity of all in media is a force that empowers.
"Sabi ko sa kanya, lumaban siya at maliliit pa ang mga bata," (I told him to fight for his life; our children are still young).
"This is an affront to press freedom... If this has happened to Edmund, it could happen to anybody."
The new rules threaten to revoke the accreditation of journalists who “besmirch the reputation of the House of Representatives, its officials or members.”
“This is a clear effort of the present administration to silence its critics and to sow fear among the people.”
“Let there be no doubt that harassing, punishing and terrorizing a free press are symptoms of a tyranny."
NUJP sees the attack on Kodao as part of the Duterte government's "efforts to silence critical media, as seen in the continuing attempt to shut down Rappler, threaten other news outfits, and other voices of dissent."
“This proposal is as dangerous as it is, to put it as plainly as possible, stupid.”
“Who is next, Mr. President? ABS-CBN? The community journalists tagged as communists? The artists who expose your bloody drug war?”
“We live in a time where truth is being undermined and where lies reign. In order for reason to triumph, we must fight for it.”
Five journalists have been gunned down under the Duterte administration, bringing to 178 the total of media killings since 1986, the restoration of democratic institutions.
The handbook provides tips on what to do when stopped at checkpoints, arrested during coverage, when kidnapped or held hostage, and when caught in a crossfire.
The conference said threats to press freedom and attacks against women journalists come from all directions, including Southeast Asian governments.
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