Statements Archives

CMFR statement re warning issued by the PNP against online “content creators” whose posts “destabilize” the Marcos administration

CONCERNED CITIZENS should view with alarm the reported warning issued by the Philippine National Police against online “content creators” whose posts “destabilize” the Marcos administration. The warning presents the police as an arbiter of free expression.

FMFA statement calling for urgent attention to Percy Lapid’s murder case

AS WE mark the first year of his murder, the Freedom for Media Freedom for All (FMFA) coalition calls for swift justice for radio broadcaster Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa.

FMFA statement in solidarity with VERA Files

THE FREEDOM for Media Freedom for All (FMFA) coalition, in solidarity with the media journalism community nationwide, condemns the death threats against VERA Files for fact-checking and countering disinformation.

FMFA STATEMENT IN SOLIDARITY WITH BULATLAT AND PINOY WEEKLY

THE undersigned journalists, media organizations and advocacy groups unequivocally condemn the government’s blocking of access to the websites of media outlets Bulatlat and Pinoy Weekly and of other organizations on the claim that these are “affiliated to and are supporting terrorists and terrorist organizations.”

CMFR Statement on Libel Suits filed by Cusi and Uy

THE LIBEL suits brought by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi and businessman Dennis Uy against 21 journalists and seven news organizations is a case all too familiar in this presidency: it is another attempt to intimidate, harass, and ultimately to silence the press.

Philippine Media Statement on Maria Ressa’s Nobel Peace Prize

WE JOIN our fellow Filipinos in celebrating the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize given to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitri Muratov.

Congratulations to Maria Ressa and the Nobel Foundation

CMFR JOINS freedom loving Filipinos in celebrating the choice of Filipino journalist Maria Ressa as a recipient of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. The recognition is for more than her pioneering work as CEO and editor of Rappler, a leading online news company in Asia.

A call to the Philippine Army: Respect for press freedom in word and deed

THE FREEDOM for Media Freedom for All (FMFA) a coalition of press freedom advocates, condemns the Philippine Army’s Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) cyberattacks on the websites of two alternative media organizations, Bulatlat and AlterMidya, as assaults on press freedom and free expression.

PRESS CHAMPION AND ADVOCATE

THE Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility mourns the passing of former President Benigno “Noynoy”Aquino III. We condole with his family and with the rest of the nation for our common loss.

Philippine Media Statement on the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020

THE SUPREME Court is hearing oral arguments on petitions against the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020. We, editors and reporters of news organizations around the Philippines, join the voices of various sectors opposing provisions of the law that trample upon fundamental freedoms, including the freedom of the press. Section...