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'End has come:' Calida warms towards House in hailing ABS-CBN franchise kill
It seems that all is well now between Calida and House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, because what used to be a clash over jurisdiction now appears to be just a thing of the past
Never again, vow Filipino journalists on Independence Day
At least 30 groups and close to a 100 journalists sign a joint statement to 'renew our pledge to serve the people, to continue speaking truth to power, and to guard and defend freedom of the press and of expression from all threats'
NUJP urges Filipinos to uphold press freedom amid attacks vs ABS-CBN
The group also decries President Rodrigo Duterte’s fresh tirade hurled against broadcast giant ABS-CBN
Amal Clooney: Let autocratic leaders know we support journalists
When autocrats 'try to silence journalists, they will hear from all of us,' Amal Clooney says as she presents the Sergei Magnitsky Award for Outstanding Investigative Journalist to Maria Ressa
Indonesian palm oil exec arrested over journalist killings
Indonesian police arrest businessman Wibharry Padmoasmolo as the suspected mastermind in the killing of two journalists in North Sumatra
Tanzania charges journalist for sedition under its cybercrime laws
Charges against Erick Kabendera over his citizenship are dropped and replaced with cybercrime offenses, which press freedom advocates say are wielded by President Magufuli to silence critics
PhilStar.com takes down 2002 article on Wilfredo Keng
Media observers criticize the move, saying that Philippine Star 'had the choice' to stand its ground in defense of press freedom or retreat under fire
Speaking about the PH media situation and Rappler in Hong Kong
There is still hope, despite the challenges thrown at us
U.P. hosts forum on dangers of perpetuating fake news
(UPDATED) The UP forum explored how a culture of false information is propagated – from the way it is generated to the way it is spread and ultimately accepted by the public – and how to fight it
The different faces of press freedom violations vs campus journalists
Based on records of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines, at least 200 of the 800 cases of campus press freedom violations are related to the withholding of funds, the lifeblood of student-run publications
LOOK: Caritas PH director wears shirt to defend press freedom
Philippines Archbishop Rolando J. Tria Tirona, OCD wears the statement shirt at the plenary of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines
