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As we end 2021 – six months before a new administration steps in – let us remember the ones who lost their lives under Duterte, a period tagged critics as having the worst human rights crisis in the country post-Martial Law
MANILA (Philippine Dailly Inquirer/Asia News Network): Media groups have expressed outrage over the killing of Orlando “Dondon” Dinoy, a reporter and volunteer anchor who was shot six times at close range by gunmen who barged inside his apartment in Bansalan town, Davao del Sur, on Saturday (Oct 30).
2021 State of Press Freedom in the Philippines Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility executive director Melinda De Jesus presented this report during the celebration of the World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2021. May 5, 2021 | 09:00:00 PM
CMFR executive director
Melinda De Jesus discusses the history of the Philippine press fighting the Marcos dictatorship to restore democracy, and the country s recent decline to authoritarianism under President Rodrigo Duterte. She also discusses CMFR s database on attacks and threats against journalists, new laws that tighten restrictions on the Philippines media, and how the coronavirus pandemic exacerbated the situation.
By law, the Duterte presidency ends in 2022. It renders this assessment of press freedom in the PH in a new light. The next election confronts the nation with a fork on the road; to turn the page or stay with the status quo. Filipinos must make their choice wit