press freedom

Hong Kong plummets towards bottom of press freedom ranking

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) --- Hong Kong has plummeted down an international press freedom chart as authorities have wielded…

Roque says Ressa still has to face PHL courts as Palace congratulates her for Nobel win

Roque stresses press freedom "alive and well" in PHL, quotes National Artist F Sionil Jose   (Eagle News) – Malacanang…

European Parliament calls on PHL gov’t to renew ABS-CBN franchise, drop charges vs Ressa, De Lima

  (Eagle News) – Members of the European Parliament expressed alarm about what they claimed was a “deteriorating level of…

Duterte signs law declaring July 25 as National Campus Press Freedom Day

(Eagle News)--President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law declaring July 25 as National Campus Press Freedom Day. In signing Republic…

Palace to Ressa: Don’t use press freedom to attack gov’t, just defend yourself in court

(Eagle News) -- The Palace on Friday, March 29, urged Rappler's chief executive officer Maria Ressa to stop using press…

In photos: DOJ resolution that ordered indictment of Rappler Inc., Ressa, Santos for cyber libel

  (Eagle News)--Below is a copy of the Department of Justice resolution that ordered the indictment of Rappler Inc., Rappler's…

DOJ hits “irresponsible” claims arrest of Ressa was an attack on press freedom

(Eagle News) -- The Department of Justice on Thursday, Feb. 14, slammed "irresponsible" claims the arrest of Rappler's Maria Ressa…

Wilfredo Keng’s lawyer denies Ressa’s arrest was gov’t oppression; It’s part of “judicial process,” he says

(Eagle News) -- The camp of the businessman who filed the cyber libel charges against Rappler's Maria Ressa on Thursday,…

SEC says Omidyar donation to Rappler must be coursed through Court of Appeals

Adds "relevant parties" should observe sub judice rule and "refrain from making unnecessary pronouncements through media" (Eagle News) -- The…

Malacanang says Omidyar’s decision to “donate” PDRs to Rappler, a ‘circumvention of the law”

  (Eagle News) – Malacanang said that the donation of a US-based investment firm to controversial online news site Rappler…

Foreign entity Omidyar Network donates PDRs to Rappler managers to “address” SEC ruling

  (Eagle News) – The foreign investor group Omidyar Network announced on Wednesday that it “has donated the Philippine Depository…

Roque says Rappler case not an issue of press freedom; “It’s about avarice,” he says

(Eagle News) -- The Rappler case does not involve the issue of press freedom. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Friday…

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