Government’s ‘truth caravan’ to Europe not a ‘junket,’ says military official

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 08:23:33 +0000

Calling the government’s ‘truth caravan’ to Europe a “junket” is wrong and unfair, a ranking military official said Wednesday.

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Palace backs Andanar on ‘press freedom caravan’ to Europe

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 13:08:25 +0000

Malacañang on Tuesday backed the PCCO’s decision to send officials to Europe and its conduct of the “press freedom caravan.”

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Why the sudden urge to explain Ressa arrest? lawmakers ask PCOO

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 23:24:03 +0000

Why the sudden urge to explain Ressa arrest? lawmakers ask PCOO

Two lawmakers on Monday questioned why the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), after ignoring international criticism of the killings in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, suddenly felt the need to tour Europe to explain the state of press freedom in the Philippines. Reports said the PCOO would hold a “press freedom caravan” to discuss […]

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Press freedom caravan not solely to explain Ressa arrest, says Andanar

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 11:15:36 +0000

The PCCO said the press freedom caravan in Europe is not to solely to explain to the European media the case against Rappler’s Maria Ressa.

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Andanar: No public funds wasted in European press freedom caravan

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:58:41 +0000

PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar assured on Monday that no public funds were wasted in the ongoing press freedom caravan in Europe.

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Poe: No need for PCOO’s press freedom caravan in Europe

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 05:19:28 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Grace Poe on Monday questioned the need for a “press freedom caravan” to make the European media understand the “real nature” of the cyberlibel case filed against Duterte administration critic and Rappler chief executive officer Maria Ressa.

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Gov’t execs to brief Europe on Rappler rap

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 21:37:46 +0000

The government has dispatched a “press freedom caravan” to make the European media understand the “real nature” of the cyberlibel case of Rappler chief executive officer Maria Ressa who said the law was being weaponized against critics of President Rodrigo Duterte.

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