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Truthtellers under siege: Worsening media repression under the Duterte administration
The Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 has been widely criticised for curtailing press freedom and the freedom of expression. It has granted authorities the power to detain activists and journalists, and to allege them at the very least of committing terrorism as the law so vaguely defined.
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO, RONALYN V. OLEA, and ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
In December 2019, a Philippine court has rendered a historic decision that convicted a political clan and their cohorts guilty of the infamous Ampatuan massacre[i], the single deadliest attack against journalists. This has made the Philippines as the “biggest mover” and has put it in the top five deadliest countries for journalists[ii], per the Committee to Protect Journalists.