media repression in the Philippines Archives

News in pictures: Thousands rage against ABS-CBN shutdown

Retrenched employees came with their handmade placards.

Bulatlat Contributors | Jul 19, 2020

‘Order of Battle’ Suggests Murder of Journalists Part of Official Policy — NUJP

The National Union of Journalists in the Philippines, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, and the Reporters Without Borders condemned what they called as an “abomination,” the military’s Order of Battle, the latest version of which included the NUJP and journalist Carlos Conde, a correspondent for the New York Times, International Herald Tribune, and GlobalPost.com.

Ronalyn V. Olea | May 23, 2009

NUJP denounces harassment of 2 provincial journalists

Does snapping at journalists reflect culture of impunity? BY ACE ALEGRE Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 15, May 18-24, 2008 BAGUIO CITY (246 kms from Manila) – Does snapping at journalists reflect the culture of impunity, which is the main reason for the unabated killing...

Bulatlat Contributors | May 17, 2008

The Human Security Act and Philippine Journalism

With the HSA, the government has redefined, even if unintentionally, the tenet of objectivity in journalism. The powers-that-be have created a condition in the mass media that discourages an exhaustive research on issues and concerns by limiting the sources of...

Benjie Oliveros | Jan 19, 2008

Baguio Media Join Manila Colleagues’ SC Case vs. Press Freedom Threats

Media practitioners in this summer capital city have signed a petition to intervene in a press freedom case filed by Manila-based media practitioners before the Supreme Court. The original petitioners in the case seek the aid of the Supreme Court in stopping top...

Ronalyn V. Olea | Feb 23, 2008

Unified Statement on Right of Reply Bill

1. The Right of Reply Bill is an ill-conceived piece of legislation that violates two of the most cherished freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution, those of the press and of expression. 2. It is both unfortunate and ironic that the principal authors of the bill in...

Ronalyn V. Olea | Feb 28, 2009

Journalists, Lawmakers Debate ‘Right of Reply’ Bill

Media insists that the proposed law is “anathema to democracy” while lawmakers contend that it is a measure to counter the tendency among journalists to resort to “trial by publicity.” BY AYI MUALLAM Pinoy Press Posted by Bulatlat The debate over the Right of Reply...