Press freedom remains ‘difficult’ in the Philippines, global group reports
In its 2024 Press Freedom Index, RSF categorized the Philippines to be under difficult conditions with Eastern Vista’s Frenchie Mae Cumpio listed as an ongoing press freedom violation by the government.
RP falls in 2024 press freedom index due to red-tagging, Cumpio’s continuing imprisonment
Red-tagging and the continued detention of community journalist and broadcaster Frenchie Mae Cumpio were two of the factors in the drop, global press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (Rapporteurs Sans Frontieres, RSF) in its latest report said.
CHR: Democracy needs a free press
“The state of press freedom in the country is a cause for concern for CHR. In the past four years, data from the World Press Freedom Index shows a continuous decline of the Philippines from 133rd out of 180 countries in 2018; to 134th in 2019; 136th in 2020; and 138th in 2021,” de Guia said.
Espina-Varona wins international award for journalists
A Filipino won one of the most prestigious global awards for journalists for her resistance to “financial, political, economic or religious pressures or because of the values and rules that enable them to resist” in reporting on issues that are sensitive in the Philippines. Cited for her many reports on child prostitution, violence against women, […]