Hontiveros hits Duterte admin’s attempt to ‘muzzle media into fear’

Hontiveros hits Duterte admin’s attempt to ‘muzzle media into fear’

Senator Risa Hontiveros thinks the arrest order versus Rappler’s Maria Ressa was the Duterte admin’s attempt to “muzzle the media into fear.”

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China reaches out to US over demand for media registration

China reaches out to US over demand for media registration

China has reached out to the US over reports that the Department of Justice has ordered two top Chinese state-run news outlets to register as foreign agents, a spokesman said Wednesday, adding that Beijing opposed “politicizing” the role of the media.

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BuzzFeed reporter ‘effectively’ ejected from China: foreign media

The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China said on Wednesday that the foreign ministry had “effectively” ejected BuzzFeed News’s Beijing bureau chief from the country after declining to renew her visa.

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Radio broadcaster shot dead in Albay–report

A radio broadcaster was shot dead in Albay on Friday, according to a radio report. The victim was identified as Joey Llana, 38, a blocktimer on DWZR. Llana was shot by an unidentified man inside his car in front of his house in Barangay Peñafrancia, Daraga at 4:45 a.m. on Friday morning. He was on […]

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