In a House of Representatives vote in July 2020, the broadcast network was shut down. Like the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos who ordered broadcast network ABS–CBN’s closure in 1972, Duterte said in 2019 that ABS–CBN would be ‘out’ when its franchise expired in 2020. In June 2020, Ressa and former Rappler journalist Reynaldo Santos, Jr. Duterte criticised Rappler for being peddler of ‘fake news’ and its license was revoked in 2018 - ironic given Ressa’s investigative work exposing disinformation on social media. The cases filed against leading online media organisation Rappler and its CEO Maria Ressa made global headlines. Press freedom and human rights defenders continue to denounce the prevailing culture of impunity that the government claims ended under the administration of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. The Philippine press is commonly perceived to be among the freest in Asia, but it remains one of the most dangerous places in the world to practice journalism. While the media situations in both countries deserve scrutiny, the Philippines is a peculiarly interesting case. The Philippines and Russia also ranked 7th and 10th, respectively, in the Committee to Protect Journalists 2021 Global Impunity Index. The Philippines is ranked 130th and Russia 152nd in the Reporters Without Borders 2021 World Press Freedom Index. Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the PacificĪuthor: Danilo Araña Arao, University of the Philippines Dilimanīy awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov on 8 October 2021, the Norwegian Nobel Committee put the spotlight on the state of press freedom in the Philippines and Russia - and rightly so.
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