Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has revived the issue on Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino-published books, saying these materials would make readers subversive, only to be reminded that it is beyond the KWF’s mandate to ban books.
Free speech advocates are concerned the new government of Ferdinand Marcos will continue cracking down on independent media in an attempt to whitewash the history of his father's brutal dictatorship.
Free speech advocates are concerned the new government of Ferdinand Marcos will continue cracking down on independent media in an attempt to whitewash the history of his father's brutal dictatorship
Makabayan solons, on Tuesday, Aug. 16, filed a resolution, condemning several commissioners of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) and officials of the Sonshine Media Network International News (SMNI) for red-tagging authors of some books that were alleged to be subversive, while ordering that the
The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino ordered to ban "subversive" books in libraries and schools for being "anti-government." The KWF memorandum was issued on