Filipino journalists remained at risk of getting killed and harassed under the government of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., according to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). READ:
“All four of the murders in the Philippines were of radio journalists covering local politics, highlighting the dangers faced by the press in the country even as it transitioned to the administration of President Marcos in June,” the global watchdog said in a report on Tuesday.
Presidential Communications Office chief Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil did not immediately reply to a Viber message seeking comment. Danilo A. Arao, who teaches journalism at the University of the Philippines, said the recent killings under Mr. Marcos rule showed the worsening culture of impunity in the Philippines.
Human rights abuses continued under the first six months of the Marcos government, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Jan. 12. Journalist killings and harassment persisted in the past year, it said. tration by shutting down the websites of Bulatlat and Pinoy Weekly, two alternative press publications.
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