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The United Nations General Assembly declared May 3 to be World Press Freedom Day [1] [2] or just World Press Day, observed to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression enshrined under Article 19 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and marking the anniversary of the ...
The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) is a private, non-stock, non-profit foundation in the Philippines that has focused its endeavor on press freedom protection along with the establishment of a framework of responsibility for its practice. Its programs represent efforts to protect the press as well as to promote professional ...
Freedom of speech and freedom of the press are enshrined in the 1987 Constitution.According to the Constitution, under Article XVI, Section 10, the State is obligated to "provide the policy environment for … the balanced flow of information into, out of, and across the country, in accordance with a policy that respects the freedom of speech and of the press."
Two journalists who have fought to protect freedom of expression in Russia and the Philippines, angering authorities in both countries, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
National Campus Press Freedom Day: Pambansang Araw ng Malayang Pamamahayag sa Kampus: Fixed A working holiday which was first observed in 2020. This holiday aims to promote, protect, and safeguard the constitutionally guaranteed right to freedom of expression, speech and of the press in the Philippines especially in school campuses. July 27
The World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) is an annual ranking of countries compiled and published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) since 2002 based upon the non-governmental organization's own assessment of the countries' press freedom records in the previous year.
Many of these media watchdogs [43] have issued statements placing the ABS-CBN broadcast stoppage in the context of systemic attacks against press freedom in the Philippines. [43] [45] Media groups and people's organizations denounced the shutdown order for being a loss of democracy, freedom of expression, and freedom of the press. [46] [47]
Journalism during the Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines—a fourteen year period between the declaration of Martial Law in September 1972 until the People Power Revolution in February 1986—was heavily restricted under the dictatorial rule of President Ferdinand Marcos in order to suppress political opposition and prevent criticism of his administration.