Not just another media festival‼️
Maki+Fiesta is an innovative effort to expand the conversation around free expression and democracy in the Philippines, and show how #FoE values underpin a dynamic creative economy.
🗓️ Quezon city, Aug 23-24
ℹ️ https://t.co/nurGqSvPkY
Some things are clear:
(1) China does not act with self-restraint. PH has always been the one doing so, which has always abused.
(2) PH is not the one using force, and even takes precautions to avoid it as much as possible. CN uses force, savagely, as its regular recourse. 1/2
This is the kind of contemptuous behavior against legitimate dissent that enables the violations against rights and civil liberties committed by law enforcers in the Philippines. Constricting democratic space is their default. Shame!
Happy World Press Freedom Day! #WPFD Today we celebrate the fantastic work that journalists are doing all around the world. They inspire us w/ their courage and resilience. We hear from 4 journalists Rosis, Alyaa, Celine, Norman from 🇮🇩🇵🇭🇲🇾 what keeps them going in their work.
On #WPFD, we also asked journalists what they need to feel safe in their work. A safe press is necessary for a free and independent press. We hear from our partners Zarrah, Che and Evi from 🇮🇩🇵🇭🇲🇾 their thoughts.
BREAKING: International Criminal Court’s Pre-Trial Chamber authorizes resumption of investigation into the drug war in the Philippines. | @anjocalimario
At Islamabad Journalist Safety Forum today, I highlighted steps taken by the government to ensure media freedom. In Asia, Pakistan has performed very well on the UN Plan of Action. I shared the resolve to fully implement the Protection of Journalists & Media Professionals Act.
@sonnyafrica Remulla seemed irked that the UNHRC did not rely solely on our country’s official/national report. The EJK, red-tagging, and trafficking of women and children were repeatedly mentioned by several representatives. He was a bit combative during his closing statement.
US govt knows what red-tagging is - red-baiting against radicals as early as 1900s and notoriously during 1950s McCarthyism.
So when US Amba Michèle Taylor told Sec. Remulla: "End the practice of 'red-tagging' and ensure protection of human rights defenders" his reaction was...
They shot dead broadcaster Percy Lapid tonight in Las Pinas, as he was heading to work for his Lapid Fire program.
A scan of his commentaries reveals tough criticism of officials of the Marcos govt and the previous admin: Duterte Bato, Badoy. Let us condemn this murder!