Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the cyber libel conviction of journalist Frank Cimatu, and Senate Bill No. 1593, decriminalizing libel
The Commission on Human Rights expresses its concern on how cyber libel has been recently used to suppress press freedom and threaten the right to free expression. The conviction of journalist Frank Cimatu for his social media post five years ago against then-Secretary of Agriculture Emmanuel Piñol is the most recent case of a pattern […]
Statement of Commission on Human Rights Commissioner Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana on the launching of the Philippine Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists
Threats to media safety and freedom are real and alarming. How these threats impact on the nation’s democracy is what makes them truly dangerous. It is high time to put at the center of discussions concrete ways on how we can secure a functioning and safe space for journalists to allow them to fully perform […]
Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the recent attack on Radyo ni Juan Station Manager
The recent attempt on the life of Radyo ni Juan Sation Manager is another incident in the growing trend of media harassment and violence. Benjie Caballero, who is also the current president of the Sultan Kudarat Provincial Task Force on Media Security, was reportedly shot five times by two still unidentified assailants around 1:15 in […]