Attacking Media Freedom in the philippines president bird rico tatay takes legal action to shut down the largest t. V. Network which is also his fierce critics journalists accuse him of dictatorship so what now for freedom of speech in one of asias largest democracies this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program. Its being described as the most severe attack on Media Freedom in the philippines president rodrigo tatay has 5 a Supreme Court petition to shut down the not Just Television network accusing a. B. S. C. B. S. And of committing what are described as highly abusive practices the National Union of journalists of the philippines protested on friday accusing the detect a government of trying to silence critical media tatty has repeatedly vowed to stop the Networks Operations its franchise expires on march 30th make an egg report. Journalists and activists show their support at the headquarters of a. B. S. C b n in manila the leading network in the philippines faces closur
The stories that matter to those is there a. Doctor whose sound the only one of ours that is the way that trash can tell us. What our couple times are tight show a show on. Friday every friday. Hello im Richard Gilbert and youre at the listening post among the media stories that were covering this week transparency the manage time beijings approach to controlling the narrative on the corona virus remains a work in progress and trying to keep fear of the pandemic contained. In places like germany theyre loud they can bully they call themselves nationalists and they are some of indias most watched news actors plus the New Territory government in manila having gone after news websites it doesnt like now targeting the countrys biggest broadcast. 2 weeks ago when we 1st examined the official chinese response to the corona Virus Outbreak beijing was in damage control mode the government had been slow to respond its Media Outlets had downplayed the seriousness of the threat and lives were los
A reluctant to leave and i who begin on capitol hill where the u. S. House of representatives as just voted to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the senate it also passed a resolution authorizing the appointment of 7 manages for the trial earlier House Speaker nancy pelosi and outs the Prosecution Team naming House Intelligence Committee chairman adam schiff as the leader trump as accused of threatening to withhold military aid to ukraine in exchange for an investigation into his political rival joe biden impeachment trial is expected to begin properly next week the task before us is a grave one but one demanded by our oath the impeachment inquiry undertaken by the house of representatives found that president donald j. Trump abused his power and sought to cover it up with an Unprecedented Campaign of obstruction President Trump put his own personal interests above the National Interests above our National Security and if not stopped he will do it again
A fierce backlash from the gun Owners Community which was insisting on the right of selfdefense against escalating criminality against this background algeria 100. 00 series and steve chow who investigate the black market in gangs in the philippines to find out whether the new laws were making any difference here is the film stray bullets. Every 9 minutes someone in the philippines makes a deal to buy a gun. According to Police Statistics within half an hour of that purchase. A crime is committed. When someone has murders. In the philippines the murder rate per capita involving firearms is 3 times higher than the United States and Steve Charland this episode a one on one east we look at a new law the government says to put in. If so critics ask why havent the killing stopped. On any given weekend across the philippines youll find shooting ranges packed with gun lovers through makeshift mazes they battled to win the weekends title of the fastest draw. The almost religious devotion to sh
A new Prime Minister is named as president putin and frances his reform agenda. On the verge of a major eruption some residents living near the top of volcano in the philippines are reluctant to leave. And the new climate data it shows the past decade was the best on record. And im sorry a smile i have all the days sport including danger driving in the desert a lucky escape for that though alonso at the dapper rally in saudi arabia. Will begin on capitol hill where the u. S. House of representatives has voted to send the articles of impeachment against president to the senate it also passed a resolution authorizing the appointment of 7 managers for the trial and House Intelligence Committee chairman adam schiff will lead that team trump is accused of threatening to withhold military aid to ukraine in exchange for an investigation into his political rival joe biden impeachment trial is expected to begin properly next week. The task before us is a grave one but one demanded by our oath t