TV5のジャーナリスト、エド・リンガオ氏と司会者のルード・デ・ヴェイラ氏に対するオンライン脅迫に関する人権委員会の声明
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) remains firm in its stance to defend the free press and calls for the protection of all media workers in the country. We do not and cannot take lightly any threats or any allusions to harm the lives of journalists, regardless if such statements are deliberate or cursory. On 11 October 2022, CHR received reports involving online threats made against TV5 journalist Ed Lingao and television host Lourd de Veyra. Based on initial review, an individual named Seth Corteza claimed that the two would allegedly be the next victims of assassination; referencing to the fatal ambush of the late radio broadcaster Percival “Percy Lapid” […]
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 their duty as watchdogs and truth-tellers. At this critical time when journalists continue to face an increasingly hostile environment, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) lauds the recent launching of the Philippine Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists (PPASJ) by a broad coalition of media organisations. The PPASJ, a first of its kind […]