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A New Weapon Against Press Freedom in the Philippines
Carlos H. Conde December 6, 2018

Over the years, many have faced criminal libel suits or have been murdered. The Philippines has often led the world in the most journalists killed in a particular year.
In this way, Maria Ressa, the founder and editor of the spunky website Rappler, can count herself lucky – but not that lucky. On Dec. 3, Ms. Ressa posted bail of about $1,500 after a court issued a warrant for her arrest.

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A New Weapon Against Press Freedom in the Philippines

EU wants PH to address human rights, free speech concerns
February 6, 2021 Raymund Antonio
The Philippine government must address issues and concerns on human rights, freedom of information and expression, and political persecution of its critics, the European Union said.

The Video: Bulatlatan: Of rights and wrongs: Free speech and ‘Terror Law’
Jul 8, 2020

While not a shortlisting for the award, IFCN Director Baybars Örsek says they see the nomination as 'an important validation of the work of fact-checkers worldwide'

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Months after the shutdown of ABS-CBN and the denial of its franchise renewal, the House of Representatives is set to conduct a probe into allegations that were raised against the broadcast giant.

Duterte won't allow ABS-CBN to operate even if Congress grants new franchise
Feb 8, 2021 Rappler
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's anger at the Lopez family flares yet again as he declared he will not recognize any franchise granted by Congress to broadcasting network ABS-CBN. He says this in a recorded speech aired Monday, February 8.

Duterte won't recognize any new ABS-CBN franchise granted by Congress
Feb 8, 2021 Pia Ranada
The Chief Executive says he will 'ignore' any franchise granted to the Lopez Group of Companies – a franchise he has the power to veto.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's anger at the Lopez family flared yet again as he declared he would not recognize any franchise granted by Congress to broadcasting network ABS-CBN.

Duterte tells NTC: Don’t grant ABS-CBN license to operate unless taxes are paid
February 9, 2021 Argyll Cyrus Geducos
President Duterte said he will order the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) not to grant ABS-CBN a license to operate even if it is able to obtain a new franchise unless the company pays its taxes.

A global rights watchdog has given the Philippines a lower grade in terms of how free its civic spaces are, noting that attacks against activists and the media meant that free speech and peaceful assembly have transitioned from “obstructed” to “repressed.”

Who is the main threat to press freedom in the Philippines? Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, veteran journalist Inday Espina-Varona, ANC anchorwoman Karen Davila, Philstar.com editor-in-chief Camille Diola, Rappler Reporter Pia Ranada, and ABS-CBN reporter Chiara Zambrano share how holding the powerful to account has become a dangerous calling for journalists in the Philippines.

Journalists need to 'step up' their game to defend the truth against propaganda and disinformation
Traditional ways of covering presidents must be revisited, especially when President Rodrigo Duterte spews lies and baseless claims.

Disinformation on social media more destructive in PH than in US
Jan 9, 2021 Vernise Tantuco
Disinformation on social media is more destructive in the Philippines than it is in the US because institutions are weaker in the Asian country

In a motion to quash filed on December 2, Maria Ressa cites a Supreme Court decision which says that, judging as criminal the act of sharing a supposedly libelous post would have a chilling effect on the freedom of expression

2nd cyber libel charge vs Ressa is absurd, says #HoldTheLine Coalition
Dec 4, 2020
The #HoldTheLine Coalition condemned the second cyber libel charge against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, calling for the "absurd" charge to be dropped immediately.

Cyber libel over tweeted screenshots a 'wrong test case' for internet era
Dec 4, 2020 Lian Buan
In the limits of legal procedures, no one else can challenge the prosecutors' interpretation of cyber libel, until and unless they too are charged

PNP arrests editor of red-tagged outlet in Mandaluyong home
Dec 10, 2020 Rambo Talabong
The arrest of Lady Ann Salem, editor of red-tagged publication Manila Today, coincides with Human Rights Day
Police arrested journalist Lady Ann Salem, editor of red-tagged alternative publication Manila Today, after raiding her Mandaluyong home on Thursday, December 10.

'When a woman journalist is threatened with violence online, this should be taken very seriously'
The insidious problem of online violence against women journalists is increasingly spilling offline, with potentially deadly consequences, a new global survey suggests.

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Video has come to dominate the online experience. So, as the world becomes increasingly ideologically fractured, it is no surprise it is being exploited and weaponised for political purposes.
The problem is they often feature people saying and doing things they never did. Perhaps most memorably, in 2018 filmmaker Jordan Peele made the video to warn that, in the future, the breakdown in trust between politicians, the media and viewers is only set to grow.

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While many news organizations are on top of typhoon coverage, Filipinos lose ABS-CBN's crucial reach to the most far-flung communities
The irony was not lost when, on the eve of the landfall of the strongest tropical cyclone to hit Earth this year, Philippine Disaster Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad appealed to media to help in disseminating information, saying some far-flung areas are only reached by radio.

ABS-CBN closure left ‘noticeable void’ other networks yet to fill
Daphne Galvez November 02, 2020
The shutdown of media network giant ABS-CBN, including its radio and regional network operations, has left a “noticeable void” in information distribution during the onslaught of Super Typhoon Rolly that other networks are yet to provide, former Vice President Jejomar Binay said Monday.

No ABS-CBN stations? Roque says Filipinos can turn to government news channels
Nov 2, 2020 Pia Ranada
Malacañang claims there's 'no communication vacuum' even as netizens mourn the lack of access to typhoon information due to the ABS-CBN shutdown.
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque downplayed the impact of the shutdown of ABS-CBN's franchise rejection to news coverage of Super Typhoon Rolly (Goni)

Niña V. Guno October 25, 2020
Catriona Gray is not backing down from using her voice despite a military official sending a warning over her ties with a women’s rights group.
The Miss Universe 2018 titleholder showed herself being freed from hands covering her mouth in a video yesterday, Oct. 24.

The Video: Lawyer: Liza Soberano to continue to speak out on women's rights
Oct 24, 2020 ANC 24/7
ABS-CBN actress Liza Soberano says she will continue to speak up, to support women's rights even after a senior military general warned her against supporting leftist women's group Gabriela.

National Intelligence Coordinating Agency chief Alex Monteagudo regularly shares photos and memes with fake information on his Facebook page
During the budget hearing of the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) at the House of Representatives, Kabataan Representative Sarah Elago grilled the agency over posts made by its chief, Director General (DG) Alex Monteagudo

The Philippine network, which Facebook says has links to the Philippine military or police, is made up of 57 Facebook accounts, 31 Pages, and 20 Instagram accounts
Facebook removed two networks, one from the Philippines and another from China, for violating its policies on coordinated inauthentic behavior.

Which countries have tried to ban Facebook?
Sep 29, 2020 Michelle Abad
As some countries have tried to block Facebook to control information and crack down on activism, their citizens have found ways to access the social networking platform

In defense of Facebook
Sep 30, 2020 Dean Tony La Viña
'The shutdown of these inauthentic advocacy pages is one of Facebook’s most prudent decisions thus far. I give it my full support.'
In a move that was perhaps surprising to many, Facebook, in the last week, took down hundreds of coordinated fake accounts that were interfering in the politics of the Philippines and the US.

The leaked manual teaches users how to make fake Facebook and LinkedIn accounts for the purpose of gathering information on others, as well as how to hide those accounts from detection

Marcos controlled people’s access and the kind of information they got and made sure he has the final say on his so-called truth
When the late ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos imposed Martial Law on September 21, 1972 via Proclamation 1081, the first casualty was the country’s free press and mass media.

'Those of you gathered here today are leaders in your society. The future of your great country is in your hands. I hope it can be one in which your children will stay safe from harm, and be free to speak their mind'
International human rights lawyer Amal Clooney urged Filipino tycoons and business leaders to protect the press in the country to ensure a functioning democracy.

The Video: Amal Clooney's speech at the 18th MAP International CEO Web Conference
September 15, 2020

Here is a compilation of Rappler videos from protests held in time for President Rodrigo Duterte's 2020 State of the Nation Address
Rallies for democracy and press freedom hounded President Rodrigo Duterte's 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 27, as protesters slammed the Anti-Terror Law and the shutdown of broadcast giant ABS-CBN.

Police confiscate protesters’ placards during mass in Quiapo Church
July 27, 2020 Minka Klaudia Tiangco
Police officers from the Manila Police District (MPD) confiscated placards and other protest materials from activists who were hearing mass at Quiapo Church on Monday afternoon (July 27).

Law of Duterte Land: Why press freedom is legally protected
July 16, 2020
We talk to UP Constitutional and Political Law Professor John Molo on why press freedom is legally protected from government interference

Other networks were allowed to operate beyond their franchise's expiry.

But these lawmakers can't file an appeal on behalf of ABS-CBN, as only those who voted with the majority – the legislators who rejected the franchise – can make a motion for reconsideration as per House rules

Big majority of Filipinos think Congress should grant ABS-CBN a franchise
Aika Rey July 11, 2020
The Social Weather Stations survey also says that majority of Filipinos also agree that denying ABS-CBN a franchise is a 'major blow to press freedom'

The latest Digital News Report revealed that 9 in 10 Filipinos, 63% believe - value independent journalism and a majority want journalists to call out lying and misleading politicians.

The Video: Journalist: ABS-CBN franchise denial 'eminently' a matter of press freedom
Jul 13, 2020 ANC 24/7
The denial of ABS-CBN's franchise is eminently a matter of press freedom. That's according to John Nery, the convenor of the Consortium on Democracy and Disinformation. Nery also believes the technical working group’s report recommending the denial of ABS-CBN’s franchise application is written as a rationalization of something that had already been decided.

PH journalists slam rejection of ABS-CBN franchise: 'History is never kind to tyrants'
Jene-Anne Pangue July 11, 2020
'A thousand little cuts do not make us weak, these make us stronger,' says the Malacañang Press Corps, as Philippine journalists call out the 'house of minions'

Tracker-19 'aims to evaluate the pandemic’s impacts on journalism' and 'document state censorship and deliberate disinformation, and their impact on the right to reliable news and information'

The Special Award seeks to recognize reporting that informs the public, provides an outlet for people's voices, creates space for critical information, and holds power to account

Judge Montesa's 37-page ruling does not discuss how to treat confidential sources. Instead it faults Rappler for 'not verifying' and stresses that the free press must be responsible.

Judge Montesa 'failed to understand how journalism works'
June 17, 2020 - with Video
The Consortium on Democracy and Disinformation blasts the verdict against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and former researcher-writer Reynaldo Santos Jr, saying it puts everyone online in peril

Twitter expresses support for Maria Ressa, press freedom
Gelo Gonzales June 16, 2020
'Governments should not impinge on the fundamental values of a free press,' says Twitter

Media watchdog: Freedom of expression a ‘personal challenge’ to all Filipinos
June 16, 2020
The cyber libel verdict on Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and former researcher Rey Santos Jr affects all citizens, says the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility

Progressive orgs slam Duterte for taking advantage of pandemic to attack media
Ryan Macasero June 16, 2020
The Save Our Schools Network says it believes the conviction is part of the Duterte administration's aim to silence critical media

Robredo: Be wary of Ressa verdict's ‘chilling’ effect on citizens’ freedoms
Mara Cepeda June 15, 2020
'Silencing, harassing, and weaponizing law against the media sends a clear message to every dissenting voice: Keep quiet or you are next,' warns Vice President Leni Robredo

Malacañang claims Duterte supports free press BUT leaves out threats vs media
Sofia Tomacruz June 15, 2020 - with Video
After the conviction of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque uses President Rodrigo Duterte’s backing of a Davao-based journalist in an old libel case as proof he supports press freedom

'Another blow to press freedom’: Student groups condemn cyber libel conviction
June 15, 2020
Various groups say the guilty verdict depicts a clear message to silence institutions that report on the truth about the government

Nobel Prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz talks about how journalism and democracy can survive the information ecosystem created by the tech platforms.
In an interview with Maria Ressa, Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz ted about the press freedom issues that are expected to define journalism’s next ten years. Look also this article

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Journalism’s role when global systems fail
May 18, 2020

Whistleblower and President of the Freedom of the Press Foundation Edward Snowden talks about the rolling back of freedoms under pandemic emergency powers. Look also this article

'The only reason we can think of why a government entity tasked to combat the communist insurgency would wage a propaganda offensive against media persons and outfits is if government now considers us the enemy'

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In this interview, Korina Sanchez tells Rappler's Maria Ressa what it felt like to watch as ABS-CBN went off-air two days after World Press Freedom Day
Veteran broadcast journalist and Rated K Anchor Korina Sanchez talks about her thoughts on the ABS-CBN shutdown and its repercussions for the Philippine media industry.

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Covering the unthinkable shutdown with ABS-CBN's Mike Navallo
May 08, 2020
How is it like to cover the justice beat at a time when journalists themselves figure into the Duterte administration's novel legal actions against dissenters?

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Ricky Carandang on politics and press freedom
May 08, 2020

'As a democracy with not very strong institutions, you need people in the media to provide that check and balance,' says former Communications Secretary Ricky Carandang following the ABS-CBN shutdown

Rappler condemns the move as an attack on press freedom, the right to free speech, and the public's right to know

The Free Legal Assistance Group says a free, responsible press is 'absolutely essential for a truly transparent, accountable, and democratic government'

When is something protected speech, and when is it not?
The post, paraphrased here to protect the anonymity of the person, said:

President takes legal action to shut down country's biggest broadcaster
It's being described as the most severe attack on media freedom in the Philippines.

President Rodrigo Duterte has filed a supreme court petition to shut down the largest television network, accusing ABS-CBN of committing 'highly abusive practices'.

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Poe: Dapat linawin kung tuloy ang operasyon ng ABS-CBN kahit mapaso ang prangkisa
Feb 16, 2020 ABS-CBN News
Dapat linawin ng Kongreso sa isang pahayag kung puwede ngang magpatuloy ng operasyon ang ABS-CBN hanggang 2022 kahit pa mapaso ang prangkisa ng network, ayon kay Sen. Grace Poe.

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'By threatening to shut down the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Rappler, and ABS-CBN, Duterte is trying to discourage any discussions that do not fall in line with his views'

HIGHLIGHTS: Forum on weaponizing the law vs democratic dissent
February 23, 2020 - with Videos
Legal experts, civil society organizations, and sectoral groups gather in an international forum to talk about how 'lawfare'

Media and lawfare: Journalists 'woke up to a storm' under Duterte administration
Jene-Anne Pangue February 22, 2020
'2020 should be the time for action, and should be a time for reflection that leads to very concrete steps,' says Rappler managing editor Glenda Gloria

Campus publications call for autonomy, protection of press freedom
Gaby Baizas February 29, 2020
Students point out how hurdles faced by campus journalists threaten the quest for truth

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.
Renowned international human rights lawyer Amal Clooney urged people around the world to support journalists amid an intensifying global trend of crackdown on free press.

The Philippine Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists is launched on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the Maguindanao massacre.
A group composed of members of media, the government, the academe, and civil society launched the Philippine Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists (PPASJ) on Friday, November 22.

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CMFR calls out Duterte gov't on attacks vs press
Vernise L Tantuco November 23, 2019
CMFR Executive Director Melinda Quintos de Jesus says it is necessary to 'clear the air' in order for plans on the safety of journalists to be properly implemented

With the expansion of the 73-year-old Sotto law, online and broadcast journalists can't be compelled to reveal their sources, unless necessary for national security

UK Special Envoy Amal Clooney chairs a panel on media freedom during the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week on Wednesday, September 25. Clooney cites the case of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa to illustrate the vulnerability of journalists these days.

Amal Clooney raises attacks vs Maria Ressa at U.N.
Camille Elemia September 26, 2019

Rappler CEO and executive editor Maria Ressa on Saturday, September 28, urged the public to do the right thing amid blatant undermining of press freedom and democracy around the world.
Speaking before 1,500 journalists during the 2019 Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Hamburg, Germany, Ressa warned that not addressing issues now would lead to further deterioration of democratic institutions.
"An attack on one is an attack on all," she said. "If we don't take the right steps forward, democracy as we know it is dead."

Abante Tonite editor Fernando Jadulco says that his staff 'will not be cowed' by the first violent attack against their publication in 3 decades

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines laments 'the apparent lack of interest of local government and security units to protect those so threatened'

Isa sa mga panukalang batas ni Senate President Tito Sotto ang Anti-False Content Act . Sa ilalim nito, makukulong at pagmumultahin ang sinumang mapapatunayang nasa likod ng sadyang pagpapakalat ng maling impormasyon online. Pero puna ng ilan, malalabag ng batas na ito ang kalayaan sa pamamahayag. Alamin ang buong isyu sa video na ito!

It's not enough to just defend media freedom, we must proactively support it. And that requires serious investment – in will, advocacy, and real money.

The Philippines is actually one of the world's most dangerous places not just for journalists but for its very own people.
The international organization Reporters Without Borders has rated the Philippines as the most dangerous place for journalists in Asia and among:

LOOK: the 5 most dangerous in the world

Journalists in Mindanao say they want to defend themselves but legally owning a gun is difficult because of the island-wide martial law. They say: 'If we try to defend ourselves, we go to jail. If we do not, we die.'
Major Bembo Lopez Aying, the Mati City police chief, identified the arrested broadcaster as Ezperanzo Nishiguchi.

But Filipinos are also the most 'comfortable' with discussing politics both offline and online among 11 emerging economies surveyed

This conference brings together countries and organizations taking action to defend media freedom

#DefendMediaFreedom: Time to act at an existential moment
Maria A. Ressa July 24, 2019
Four reasons why the Global Media Freedom Conference may mark 'the beginning of an era of change' to protect journalists and democracy

Jeremy Hunt: 'No place for neutrality' in fight for media freedom
July 13, 2019
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt explains why everyone must stand with those who seek to report the truth and bring the facts to light. Here is his full speech at the Global Conference for Media Freedom in London.

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Philippine media 'under siege' as it commemorates World Press Freedom Day
May 03, 2019
The NUJP says 'more than any administration since the unlamented Marcos dictatorship, never have freedom of the press and of expression been under siege as during the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte'

WATCH: Pahayag, A Forum on Media Freedom and Responsibility
April 29, 2019 - with Video

The forum attended by students and campus journalists from a broad range of universities.
The forum, organized by the British and Canadian embassies in Manila – in partnership with the Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, Miriam College, St Paul University, and University of the Philippines' College of Mass Communication – will bring together Filipino and international journalists and media professionals to share their experiences and thoughts on media freedom and responsibility.

Duterte's coverage ban violates press freedom
ABS-CBN News Apr 30, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte's ban on news website Rappler from covering his events violates press freedom, according to the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility.

Cebu City Mayor Tommy Osmeña asks his city's top cop: 'What are you trying to hide CCPO?

A memo issued by the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) prohibits journalists from interviewing detainees under their custody without prior permission.

A media watchdog decries this as a fishing expedition meant to 'demonize independent and non-profit media organizations'

IMPORTANT Look: Maguindanao massacre

A night before the event, the Department of Health informs Rappler that Malacañang did not approve its accreditation for the launch of the Philippines' initiative to end tuberculosis

Reporters Without Borders says harassment against Rappler and Maria Ressa is the 'most emblematic case' of the threats against Filipino journalists. Turkey is also listed as among the world's worst countries for press freedom.

The 'war for truth…is a war we cannot lose in democracies' like the Philippines, says Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa

Duterte also violates public right to know

A significant press freedom test case under the Duterte administration, the Rappler petition argues that the coverage ban violates constitutional guarantees of a free press, free speech, equal protection and due process.

Ban violates press freedom - CMFR

TV, newspaper journalists join Rappler petition vs Duterte coverage ban
Lian Buan April 30, 2019
At least 41 journalists from different media organizations intervene in a Supreme Court petition to end Duterte’s coverage ban against Rappler. Look the above Videos

STATEMENT: With Rappler ban, Duterte also violates public right to know
April 11, 2019

This case is not just about Rappler. It is about every journalist’s mandate to cover the Office of the President and scrutinize the tremendous power it holds without prior restraint or threat of punishment.

The Duterte government is given 10 days to answer Rappler's petition, as well as the petitions of the intervening journalists who asked for oral arguments.
The Supreme Court (SC) has allowed dozens of other journalists to join Rappler's petition to end President Rodrigo Duterte's coverage ban against the news company.
The SC en banc issued a notice resolution on Tuesday, August 14, that granted the petition for intervention filed by 41 reporters, columnists, and anchors from different media organizations. It means the SC recognized their legal standing to join the petition even though the ban was imposed only on Rappler.

In an event honoring women law enforcers, President Rodrigo Duterte says his crude remarks are meant to bring his female critics 'to the limits of despair'

In many recent speeches, Duterte has brought up sexual abuses by priests as a way to justify the threats and insults he has hurled against them.
Earlier on Monday, 3 priests held a press conference to inform the public of various death threats they have received under the Duterte administration.
In December 2018, Duterte openly called for the killing of "useless" priests. Even before then, his critics said his earlier tirades on the Catholic Church had emboldened killers, leading to the murders of 3 priests – Fathers Marcelito Paez, 72, and Richmond Nilo, 43, both from Nueva Ecija, and Father Mark Ventura, 37, from Cagayan.
Duterte's threats and rants against priests were prompted by the Catholic Church's fierce opposition to his anti-drug campaign.

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The top 10 list, which will be updated and published monthly, aims ‘to stand up for journalists under attack for pursuing the truth worldwide’
Rappler and its CEO Maria Ressa were among the "Top 10 Most Urgent" press issues in the world, according to the first list formulated by the One Free Press Coalition.

Maria Ressa wins Stanford's Shorenstein Journalism Award
June 01, 2019
The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Center at Stanford University honors veteran journalists who 'contributed greater understanding of Asia through outstanding reporting on critical issues affecting the region'

'Bomb Rappler office, rape Maria Ressa' – these are just among the comments posted after a Facebook Live broadcast of pro-administration bloggers from Rappler premises on Thursday, February 21

Mocha Uson, another pro-Duterte blogger who resigned as government communications executive to run for party-list congresswoman, soon reposted Lopez’s video.

The challenge now is no longer to gather huge crowds at plazas to frighten a dictator and his sycophants. It is to reclaim the online public space from the disinformation monster that President Duterte himself has unleashed.

Although press freedom in the Philippines appears “to be under some pressure,” the government is successful in reassuring foreign investors in terms of upholding the rule of law, he said.

All Rappler reporters, including provincial correspondents, have been barred from covering the President for an entire year. This sets a worrying precedent that threatens press freedom.

Princeton alumni, students call for end to 'intimidation campaign' vs Maria Ressa
Sofia Tomacruz February 21, 2019
A hundred graduates call on government officials, policy makers, and businesses to 'press' the Philippine government to end its harassment of Maria Ressa and the Philippine press

'I think they are inspiring so many people to also have courage, and to stand out and speak out against corruption, against all the injustices that we are experiencing in our times,' says Sister Mary John Mananzan

The incident marks a first in recent history that police confiscated copies of a magazine considered a threat to the government.
On Sunday morning, July 26, policemen seized bundles of Pinoy Weekly from the Bulacan office of an urban poor organization and stacked these at the back of a police vehicle before driving off.

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Bishop Pabillo sa mga pulis, nagsisimba: Respetuhin ang mga simbahan, misa
Jul 28, 2020 ABS-CBN News
Pinaalalahanan ni Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo ang mga taong dumadalo sa mga misa at mga pulis na respetuhin ang "place of worship" at misa kasunod ng pagkumpiska ng ilang pulis sa placards ng mga nagsisimba sa Quiapo Church noong Lunes.

PNP: Cops seized placards from Mass-goers on Church request
Jul 29, 2020 ABS-CBN News
The Philippine National said Wednesday its officers seized placards and other protest materials from activists during a Mass in Manila this week "in accordance to the request of the church."

Cops’ confiscation of placards during Quiapo mass not a ‘misbehavior’
July 29, 2020 Noreen Jazul
Philippine National Police Chief Gen. Archie Gamboa said he does not consider the confiscation of protestors’ placards by policemen during a mass in Quiapo Church as a “misbehavior.”

Cops seize protest materials during Quiapo Church Mass
Camille Elemia July 27 2020 - with Video
Manila police confiscated Anti-Terror Law protest materials from some Akbayan members who were attending Mass inside Quiapo Church on Monday, July 27, ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte's State of the Nation Address (SONA).

PNP chief: We can't use Anti-Terror Law to seize newspapers copies
Rambo Talabong July 27 2020 - with Video
At least not yet. The Philippine National Police is waiting for the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Anti-Terror Law before enforcing it.
After a squad of policemen seized hundreds of copies of a progressive news magazine in Bulacan, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Archie Gamboa sought to quell fears of authoritarianism.

Police confiscate thousands of ‘subversive’ weekly magazine in Bulacan
July 27, 2020 Aaron Recuenco
Police confiscated thousands of copies of a weekly magazine which they described as “subversive documents ” in a raid in Pandi, Bulacan on Sunday.
In a statement posted in its Facebook page, the PinoyMedia Center Inc. which publishes the Pinoy Weekly, accused the police force of Pandi town of illegal seizure of thousands of print magazine copies of its publication at around 9:30 a.m. on Sunday from the local office of urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) in Villa Lois public housing in Pandi.

The website of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) became the latest target in an ongoing series of cyberattacks against alternative, critical news organizations.
Attacks continue after earlier hits on Bulatlat, Kodao Productions, and Pinoy Weekly.

NUJP website downed by 'massive' denial of service attack
January 10, 2017

Times Square Alliance president Tim Tompkins says it is fitting to honor free press and free speech in one of the world's most famous public squares as the world welcomes 2019

Watch: Maria Ressa, other journalists at Times Square NY for Ball Drop
Mara Cepeda January 01, 2019 - with Video
Times Square Alliance president Tim Tompkins says it is fitting to honor free press and free speech in one of the world's most famous public squares as the world welcomes 2019

The Videos: Times Square New Year's Eve Ball Drop, Maria Ressa and Joel Simon of CPJ at Times Square, New York
Dec 31, 2018
The Times Square New Year's Eve 2019 Charity Honoree is the Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom and the safety of journalists around the globe.

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa urges journalists to 'stand together' against disinformation
December 31, 2018
Ressa, who is among the journalists to be honored at the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball Drop, calls on journalists to 'move away from competition' in the face of disinformation and attacks to press freedom

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Maria Ressa wins Tully Award for Free Speech
April 10, 2019
The annual award from the Tully Center for Free Speech at the Newhouse School in Syracuse University is given 'to a journalist who has shown courage in facing a free speech threat'

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In these videos, journalists from the martial law period all the way to today’s campus reporters stand up to demonstrate the Philippines’ enduring commitment to the defense of press freedom.

These videos was co-directed by Jason Tan and Paolo Villaluna, with cinematography by Dindo Martinez and Franz Lopez. It was written and produced by Patricia Evangelista and translated into Filipino by Joselito D. De Los Reyes.

All Time 'Person of the Year' honorees are journalists.

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Time's 2018 Person of the Year: 'Guardians and War on Truth'
Dec 12, 2018
Time magazine's 2018 person of the year are the "guardians and the war on truth." The group is made up of four journalists and a newspaper that Time says are representatives of a broader fight by countless others around the world.

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Maria Ressa accepts Tully Award, says sense of purpose 'sharper'
April 25, 2019
Rappler's Maria Ressa, recipient of the Tully Award for Free Speech, hopes to 'keep walking until I come out the other side, and hopefully the world is right-side up'

Duterte alluding to Maria Ressa Time cover? ‘Inyo na ‘yan’
Pia Ranada December 14, 2018 - with Video
'Time of the what, Time of the magazine, Time – ‘Woman of the Century’ and all, inyo na ‘yan, (you can have it)' says President Rodrigo Duterte

NUJP: Maria Ressa’s Time honor recognizes 'tenacity of PH press'
December 12, 2018
'The selection of Maria is a recognition of the resistance and tenacity of the Philippine press in upholding truth and fighting for the freedom of the Press and expression,' says the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines

PH press freedom 'robust,' says Malacañang after Time honors Maria Ressa
Pia Ranada December 12, 2018
'That's the call of the awarding organization. It has its basis for awarding certain people. Certainly we cannot intrude into that,' Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo says of the choice of Maria Ressa as Time 'Person of the Year'
Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo said in response to questions in a Palace news briefing that the continued publication of reports critical of the Duterte administration should dispel notions that the government does not tolerate dissent.

Jiggy Manicad explains his stance on press freedom and on Inquirer editorial, blocking people on Twitter!

Former broadcast journalist Jiggy Manicad has gone from reporting the news to being in the news. What can a reporter-turned-politician bring to the Senate?

'Without the permission of China, you cannot carry out the interview here,' a member of the Chinese Coast Guard tells the crew of broadcast giant GMA-7

PH to 'validate' if shooing away PH media is China policy
Pia Ranada November 26, 2018
Asked if the actions of the Chinese Coast Guard violate Philippine rights, Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo says, 'We don't know it yet'

Robredo slams China for driving away PH media from Panatag
November 25, 2018
Vice President Leni Robredo slammed China on Sunday, November 25, after the Chinese Coast Guard drove away a Filipino TV crew from Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal), as she also scored the Duterte administration for its "defeatist" attitude.
"Nakakatakot na nakakagalit (It is scary and it also makes us angry)," Robredo said of the Panatag Shoal incident.

Top investigative journalist Frederik Obermaier shares what life was before the biggest story of his career – and the value of whistleblowers

Freedom on the Net 2018:
The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism
Fake news, data collection, and the challenge to democracy
Adrian Shahbaz

E.g.: Score declines in the Philippines led to status downgrades. The Philippines slipped from Free to Partly Free as content manipulation and cyberattacks threatened to distort online information.

'It may just cause you to be more forthright with how much you’re spending when creating that content,' says Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez.
Jimenez said problems the Comelec already foresees here include defining what counts as a troll farm and who may be considered a social media specialist.

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The protection of user data now is necessary for the internet and its major services to evolve.

The University of Oxford, in a report from July titled, 'Challenging Truth and Trust:

A Global Inventory of Organized Social Media Manipulation,' aimed to inform about the further growth of misinformation and manipulation campaigns.

Fake news: the media industry strikes back

'Journalism's role as the 'gatekeeper' of what is and isn't news has always been controversial, of course. But we're now seeing just how bad things can get when that function breaks down,' says journalism professor John Huxford

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Journalists need to ramp up their coverage of disinformation actors, even outside of election periods. They can partner with others, including communities, in combating pollution of the information environment.

Rappler joins in the celebration of the 2018 World Press Freedom Day happening on May 2-3, 2018 with the theme, ‘Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and The Rule of Law’

What does it even mean to be free?
Glenda M. Gloria May 02, 2018
As we prepare to celebrate World Press Freedom Day, we try to take stock not only of our freedom to tell stories and speak truth to power, but also of our new world that we assume appreciates such freedom

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa wins the Golden Pen of Freedom Award from the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers or WAN-IFRA
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Rappler receives 2018 Free Media Pioneer Award
June 23, 2018 - with Video
The International Press Institute hails Rappler's commitment to critical reporting and its innovation

FULL TEXT: World Editors Forum head on Maria Ressa's Golden Pen of Freedom
June 07, 2018 - with Video
World Editors Forum president David Callaway delivers a speech introducing Maria Ressa, recipient of the Golden Pen of Freedom Award handed by WAN-IFRA

FULL TEXT: Maria Ressa accepts WAN-IFRA Golden Pen of Freedom
June 07, 2018 - with Video

Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, Philippine Press Institute May 03, 2018

Warning participants against 'undermin[ing] the safe and orderly conduct' of the oath-taking ceremonies for new lawyers intentionally or unintentionally limit public criticism of the court.

Duterte to UN special rapporteur Garcia-Sayan: 'Go to hell'
Michael Bueza June 03, 2018
'He is not a special person, and I do not recognize his rapporteur title,' says President Rodrigo Duterte.

New lawyers risk contempt with purple ribbon at Supreme Court rites
Lian Buan June 02, 2018
'The Supreme Court is not infallible. Only the Constitution is supreme,' says young lawyer Audrey Ng

UN Rapporteur: Judicial independence in PH under attack
Lian Buan June 02, 2018 with Video
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers said on Friday, June 1, that the judicial independence of the Philippines is under attack.

Sen. Sotto asks Inquirer to remove stories linking him in Pepsi Paloma rape-murder case
Leila B. Salaverria June 18, 2018

Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III appealed to online news site Inquirer.net to take down their stories linking him to the 1982 rape and murder of the late sexy star Pepsi Paloma.

The attacks, perpetuated from June 30, 2016 to May 1, 2018, include 9 murders, 16 libel cases, 14 cases of online harassment, 11 death threats, 6 slay attempts, 6 cases of harassment, 5 cases of intimidation, 4 cases of website attack, revoked registration or denied franchise renewal, verbal abuse, strafing, and police surveillance of journalists and media agencies.

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As the President enters his second year, we look back at the attacks that journalists have had to endure

IMPORTANT: The article Rappler Research Team June 29, 2018

Entry to the Philippines should not equate to the surrender of rights to free speech and assembly for foreign nationals, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Thursday, amid an alleged crackdown of visitors critical of the government

Proponents of state surveillance argue that monitoring individuals is necessary in the interest of "national security." But who defines what "national security" is? To what extent is state surveillance lawful?

PRONE TO ABUSE
State surveillance as a tool to silence critics
Human rights activists say that the conduct of both physical and communication surveillance is prone to abuse and is a violation of a citizen’s right to privacy. If left unchecked, it can lead to 'far worse attacks.'

GMA 7's veteran broadcast journalists talk about journalism, the changing media landscape, and the challenges

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Part 1 - Threats
Mar 28, 2018
In this short video, journalists Ezra Acayan, Ed Lingao, JC Gotinga, Pia Ranada, Jason Gutierrez and Inday-Espina Varona speak of the attack against the free press, and what will stop them from reporting.

Part 2
April 09, 2018
Photographer Ezra Acayan: 'I am human first before I am a journalist'
Award-winning photojournalist Ezra Acayan, who has been covering the drug war since 2016, speaks to Rappler's Patricia Evangelista in this video about biases, freedom, and why he continues to follow the dead

Part 3
April 16, 2018
Reporter Pia Ranada: 'If I can be targeted, so can any one else who is critical'
In this video, the third in a series of conversations about press freedom, Ranada talks about the ban against coverage, the string of threats, and the lonely business of reporting on the President.

Part 4
April 23, 2018
Journalist Ed Lingao: 'You have to fight back'
In this video, the fourth in a series of conversations about press freedom, broadcast journalist Ed Lingao speaks of patriotism, confronting online trolls, and a journalist's duty to combat fake news.
He is a veteran broadcaster who concedes that there is less trust in Philippine media. The irony, he adds, is in the fact journalists who could never be trusted before are now celebrated as examples of journalistic integrity.
“We’re all paid hacks,” says Ed Lingao, of how reporters are viewed today. “We’re all yellow journalists. We’re all idiots.”

Part 5
Journalists on press freedom: Be afraid, but do the job
Patricia Evangelista May 02, 2018
In this video, the last in a series of conversations about press freedom, journalists Ed Lingao, Jason Gutierrez, Inday Espina-Varona, Ezra Acayan, and JC Gotinga speak about facing threats against the press, and why it's important to keep reporting
The threat against press freedom, say local journalists, emanates from the republic’s highest office.

DOT issues guidelines for media covering Boracay
Alexa Villano April 14, 2018
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has issued guidelines for media who will enter Boracay during its 6-month rehabilitation that will begin on April 26.

The Philippine tourism industry is scrambling to manage the fallout from the temporary shutdown of its world-famous Boracay island, which has thrown into chaos trips planned by hundreds of thousands of tourists.

Boracay in chaos as shutdown looms

Is the DOT’s media restriction in Boracay constitutional?
Lian Buan April 16, 2018
Legal experts say there will be a solid case if media groups choose to challenge the restriction in court

President Rodrigo Duterte does not like the press. Stung by critical media reporting, he has in the past months called some of the country's largest media organizations "bullshit," "garbage," "son of a bitch." Journalists, he said, have no shame. They are corrupt fabulists and hypocrites who "pretend to be the moral torch of the country."

PH lawmakers seek to ban reporters who 'besmirch' them
April 27, 2018
The draft rules also require reporters who do not have special accreditation to cover the House of Representatives to secure temporary passes two days before their planned visit

Duterte’s zero concept of independent journalism
Marites Dañguilan Vitug February 25, 2018
This truly reflects the sad state of journalism in the Philippines. It shows the swath of reality that independent journalism has not yet taken root in our society.

Rappler looks into all instances when Malacañang restricted Palace reporters' access and compares them with President Duterte's recent order

Duterte: If I won't be a dictator, nothing will happen to PH
Pia Ranada February 09, 2018 - with Video
President Rodrigo Duterte had previously said that becoming a dictator would dishonor his late mother, a prominent activist against the Marcos regime.
AMID fears of looming autocrat rule under his watch, President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, February 7, admitted to imposing a "dictatorial" style of governance.
Duterte said he prefers to act like a "dictator" to be able to sustain the country's progress.
"If you say dictator, I am really a dictator. If I don't act (like a) dictator, son of a b****, nothing will happen to this country," the President said in Visayan.
"That's true. If I don't act (like a) dictator, which is my style now, nothing will happen to this country," he added.

Former U.N. rights chief calls out 'dangerous silence' of world leaders
Sofia Tomacruz April 26, 2019
'When... Duterte says to his soldiers in Mindanao you are to shoot women in the vagina, did anyone say anything?' asks former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein

Filipinos remember Martial Law: 'Dictatorship is back'
Paterno Esmaquel II September 21, 2018 - with Videos
Thousands of protesters gather to denounce a 'creeping dictatorship' as the Philippines marks the 46th anniversary of Martial Law

Robredo: 'It’s time to take a stand because democracy is at risk again'
Mara Cepeda September 21, 2018
'Tinatawag tayo ng panahon upang umaksyon at ang pagkakataong ganito ay minsan lamang babalik sa atin,' says Vice President Leni Robredo

Duterte tells police to ignore UN rapporteurs' probe
Pia Ranada March 01, 2018
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte brands any investigation into his drug war as interference

Mr. President, keep your foul mouth away from our vaginas
Ana P. Santos February 14, 2018
Rodrigo Duterte is so scared of strong women that he doesn’t know what to do with them, except degrade, insult, and strip them of their character by reducing them to nothing more than body parts

HRW: Duterte's 'shoot women in vagina' remark violates int'l humanitarian law
Jodesz Gavilan February 13, 2018
The Commission on Human Rights and Gabriela Women's Party say President Rodrigo Duterte's latest lewd remark 'openly encourages violence against women'.
President Rodrigo Duterte violated international humanitarian law when he encouraged state forces to commit sexual violence against rebels when he ordered them to shoot female combatants in the vagina if they encountered them in the field, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.

the official journal of the Republic of the Philippines.

The incident happens a day after the Senate hearing on the Navy frigates deal where Special Assistant to the President Bong Go accused Rappler of churning out 'fake news'

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Duterte to lift ban on Rappler if SEC ruling overturned
Pia Ranada February 23, 2018
President Rodrigo Duterte also revives his old claim that Rappler is 'CIA-sponsored'

Rappler reporter now banned from entire Malacañang complex
February 22, 2018 - with Video
Previously, Rappler reporter Pia Ranada was only barred from entering the Palace but could enter the New Executive Building which houses the Press Working Area.

Rappler to Harry Roque: Duterte ban about press freedom
Paterno Esmaquel II February 21, 2018
'It is not the government's role to say who can cover what, and when, and where,' says Rappler after President Duterte banned Rappler from Malacañang.

Rappler reporter remains in Malacañang Press Corps unless SEC ruling final – MPC
February 21, 2018
'MPC reserves the right to accredit its own members,' says MPC president Reymund Tinaza, asserting the independence of the media group

Roque: Rappler reporter barred because 'bwisit sa kanya ang Presidente'
February 21, 2018
But the day before, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said personal dislike is 'not a valid reason' to bar a reporter from covering events

PSG chief's remark vs Rappler reporter 'uncalled for' – Lorenzana
Carmela Fonbuena February 21, 2018
'Whatever Rappler's offense, the PSG [has] no right to harm Rappler's people [or] threaten them,' says Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana

PSG commander to Rappler reporter: Be thankful Palace guard didn't hurt you
February 21, 2018 - with Video
'Pasalamat kayo hindi kayo sinaktan sa pagbabastos na ginawa 'nyo,' says PSG Commander Brigadier General Lope Dagoy

NUJP to Duterte: 'Shame on you for displaying extreme pettiness'
February 20, 2018
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines says President Rodrigo Duterte 'has acted much like a petulant child throwing a fit' when he banned Rappler's Pia Ranada from Palace coverage.

Rappler to Malacañang: Don't use power to obstruct
February 20, 2018
We encourage the government to answer these uncomfortable questions and avoid using its immense power to obstruct and harass.

Rappler statement on Bong Go's 'fake news' accusation
February 19, 2018

Is 'fake news' the new defense of public officials against public scrutiny?

DOCUMENTS: How Bong Go is linked thrice to frigates deal
Carmela Fonbuena February 19, 2018
The big-ticket modernization project of the Armed Forces of the Philippines is embroiled in controversy following the ouster of former Philippine Navy chief Vice Admiral Ronald Mercado in December 2017

Duterte himself banned Rappler reporter from Malacañang coverage
February 20, 2018
UPDATED President Rodrigo Duterte orders the head of Malacañang's Internal House Affairs Office to ensure that Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and reporter Pia Ranada cannot enter the Palace

Roque: Rappler still allowed to cover Malacañang events, says Medialdea
Pia Ranada February 20, 2018
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque says an official's personal 'dislike' for specific reporters is not a valid reason to bar them from entering the Palace

PDEA restricts Rappler coverage

Duterte himself banned Rappler reporter from Malacañang coverage
Feb 20, 2018

UPDATED President Rodrigo Duterte orders the head of Malacañang's Internal House Affairs Office to ensure that Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and reporter Pia Ranada cannot enter the Palace
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Pinagbawalan ang reporter ng online news outfit na Rappler na pumasok sa Malacañang para mag-cover ng mga event ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.

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Transparency International says, 'Given current crackdowns on both civil society and the media worldwide, we need to do more to protect those who speak up'

‘We should not allow that we will be silenced... because once they succeed, all of us will be silenced,’ NUJP president Noynoy Espina reminds journalists during a #BlackFridayForPressFreedom forum in Bacolod.

Silence is the desire of a dictatorial state that pretends to be democratic. It hides behind the tyranny of opinion, the popularity of a charismatic figure, and the spirit of unyielding legalism.

Does Duterte fulfill the dictator criteria?

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How 'fake news' and other forms of disinformation threaten our freedoms, and how to fight back.
The Democracy and Disinformation Forum, a conference for journalists, bloggers, scholars, students, advertising professionals, and PR practitioners hold on February 12 and 13, 2018 at the Ateneo Law School in Makati City.

PH media face 'oppressive, alarming' conditions – global group
Lian Buan April 16, 2019
Representatives of the New-York based Committee to Protect Journalists, who are on a visit to the Philippines, meet with Malacañang and Department of Justice officials

Tagle to social media trolls: Do you know how to love?
Ralf Rivas April 19, 2019
'Ang mga sinungaling, marunong ba yan magmahal? Si Hesus na nagmahal, totoo,' says Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle

Trump, Russia, China media attacks 'threaten democracy'
Agence France-Presse April 25, 2018
Reporters Without Borders accuses the world's 3 superpowers – the US, China and Russia – of leading the charge against press freedom

FULL TEXT: Our fundamental freedoms
Marvic Leonen February 19, 2018
'In this era of disinformation, how can you fight for your freedom and democracy?'
This is the full text of the speech of Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen during the Democracy and Disinformation forum at the Ateneo Law School on February 12
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Media expert warns journalists against acting like 'stenographers'
Paterno Esmaquel II February 15, 2018 - with Video
'A journalist, by repeatedly reporting, accurately quoting Duterte's false claims, inadvertently becomes a peddler of fake news,' veteran journalist Ellen Tordesillas also says at the Democracy and Disinformation Forum

In fighting disinformation and trolls, silence 'cannot be an option'
Keb Cuevas February 14, 2018 - with Video
From Wikipedia to Facebook, how do we fight back against trolls, 'fake news' and historical revisionism?

How Duterte supporters swarmed the ICC Facebook page
Raisa Serafica February 14, 2018 - with Video
'All the posts of the past two days have been swarmed and attacked by Filipino trolls – every single post. It is crazy and it is full of non-sequiturs,' says computer programmer Carlos Nazareno

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The forum, organized by Rappler and the Journalism for Nation Building Foundation (JNBF) in partnership with the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) Department of Social Sciences and Department of Development Journalism, aims to explain the nature of disinformation online and to highlight the role of a free and independent press in preserving democracy

Aside from debunking fake news, media organizations must learn from how the disinformation armies package and amplify their messages.

'You cannot just attack a person without basis, and then hide behind the skirt of free expression,' says Senator Grace Poe at the second Senate hearing on fake news.

The House committee on constitutional amendments seeks to amend Article III, Section 4, to provide constitutional protection only for the 'responsible exercise' of free speech

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Proposed free speech clause amendment came from Palace
Jan 18, 2018
The proposal to amend the Bill of Rights to mandate the "responsible" use of free speech came from a committee under the Office of the President, Deputy Speaker Fredenil Castro said.

Press freedom is a continuous battle in the Philippines.

Ellen Tordesillas of Vera Files says their website went down approximately 30 minutes after a story critical of President Rodrigo Duterte went online on their site.

The CHR says "protecting press freedom means protecting the interest of the people"

Indeed, how can Duterte's hand be overlooked in the Rappler affair - it's the elephant in the room!

Pushing for transparency, keeping public officials in check
Michael Bueza November 03, 2017

Award-winning journalist Julie Posetti talks to Rappler about the kinds of online harassment faced by women journalists worldwide.

Want to avoid futile debates about neutrality? Admit your biases upfront. It’s a simple enough solution for individuals, but the news media should consider it as well.

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Presidential Task Force on Media Security head Joel Sy Egco on updates on the Maguindanao massacre case

In the age of post-truth and fake news, how can journalism stay afloat?

In another effort to fight fake news and to maintain its independence, Rappler recently partnered with Inkl, an Australian startup that aims to be the "Spotify for news."

Using a proprietary algorithm to create the highest quality news environment, Inkl analyzes articles for real news value instead of just what’s trending or what’s popular.

Surveillance, security laws hurting investigative journalism
Carmela Fonbuena May 1, 2017
A massive study produced by UNESCO encourages journalists to train themselves in digital security, educate the public, and advocate for institutional changes

World Press Freedom Day

UN Secretary General's message for World Press Freedom Day 2017
May 02, 2017 - with video

President Rodrigo Duterte called newspaper Philippine Daily Inquirer and television network ABS-CBN "bastos" (rude) for writing supposedly unfair news about him and for supposedly acting for the vested interests of their owners.

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Rappler CEO Maria Ressa is the commencement speaker at the graduation of Columbia Journalism School's class of 2019. Ressa was also presented the 2019 Columbia Journalism Award.
Video courtesy of the Columbia Journalism School.