“Let there be no doubt that harassing, punishing and terrorizing a free press are symptoms of a tyranny.”
Groups condemn Duterte’s barring of Rappler from covering Malacañang
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Black Friday: Only the beginning
Any regime that calls itself democratic would have erred on the side of press freedom and free expression if there were any doubts about a media organization’s non-compliance with the law, or would have allowed it to make the necessary corrections. Not only are there grave doubts about the Duterte regime’s claims about Rappler news…
The two blades
By DEE AYROSO
#BlackFriday protests set in defense of press freedom
“It will be up to us, media and the citizenry, to work together to thwart the dark goals of the tyrant Duterte. It will be up to us to resist any return to dictatorship in the Philippines.” By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA — Journalists and press freedom advocates are calling on all citizens to…
Vigilance and action needed to protect our rights
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective It could have been a simple case of a corporation being penalized by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for violations of corporate law or the Constitution. Usually the SEC acts when a complaint against a corporation is filed, in an intra-corporate battle, or when a corporation is remiss it…
Student journalists condemn attacks on press freedom
“Several campus publications and student journalists across the country have been subjected to various forms of harassment, red-tagging and military surveillance.”
Virtual closure of Rappler condemned
“Who is next, Mr. President? ABS-CBN? The community journalists tagged as communists? The artists who expose your bloody drug war?”