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Justice Now! (UP CMC Official Statement)

This is the official statement of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication, as approved by its College Executive Board (CEB). PRESS STATEMENT22 November 2019 Justice Now!... Read more

Weapons of Partisanship, Instruments of Abuse

THE PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) has filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) charges of sedition and obstruction of justice, among other offenses, against members of the opposition, lawyers,... Read more

Gov’t, Media Can’t Play Fast, Loose with Due Process and Rule of Law

Statement of Journalists and Media Organizations on List of Alleged “Narco Politicians” 7 March 2019 WE, JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS, express grave concern about the likely breach of professional... Read more

Egco and “Irresponsible Journalism”

PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS Operations Office (PCOO) Undersecretary Joel Egco, who is also Executive Director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security, said during a meeting with the Filipino community... Read more

An Attack on One is an Attack on All

THE CENTER for Media Freedom and Responsibility condemns the arrest of Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa on cyber libel charges filed several years after the alleged offense... Read more

Against Despotism

Statement of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility on the issuance of a warrant of arrest against Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa THE WARRANT... Read more

The Danish Ambassador on the Philippine Press

THE CENTER for Media Freedom & Responsibility (CMFR) takes exception to the statements of Denmark’s ambassador to the Philippines Jan Top Christensen regarding the Philippine media’s coverage of the... Read more

“Fact-check” Report Misinformed, Failed to get Facts, Context of Killing of 9 Journalists in 22 Months of Duterte

A CONSOLIDATED report on the state of press freedom in the country was produced and launched on May 3, 2018, World Press Freedom Day, by four media organizations —... Read more

Once Again, Stand for Media Freedom

THE CENTER for Media Freedom & Responsibility deplores as an infringement on press freedom the directive of President Rodrigo Duterte barring online news site Rappler’s reporter Pia Ranada... Read more

For Freedom’s Sake: Stand with Rappler

Statement of the Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility NEWS MEDIA organization Rappler is challenging in the courts the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) revocation of its Certificate... Read more