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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...

It isn’t just about Rappler


WITH THE conviction for cyber libel of Rappler’s Maria Ressa and former researcher Reynaldo Santos, Jr., every Filipino must take the cause of freedom of expression as a personal challenge, whatever personal, political, business and other interests they may hold. We can only endure if we believe and respect...

We will not surrender our freedoms


WE ARE the community of independent Filipino journalists. We are the descendants of Lopez Jaena, of Del Pilar, of Rizal, of Leona Florentino, the sons and daughters of Don Chino, Joe Burgos, Tony Nieva, inheritors of the great tradition of critical and independent Philippines journalism, a journalism that speaks...

“Fake news” provision threatens freedom of the press, expression


JOINT STATEMENT We, media organizations, advocates of freedom of the press and of expression, journalists and academics, raise the alarm over the insertion of measures to control free expression in the “Bayanihan to Heal As One” Act. We refer to Section 6(6), which penalizes “individuals or groups creating, perpetrating,...

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