SWS: 45% of Filipinos say ‘dangerous’ to publish criticism of government

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Photos show President Duterte gesturing as he updates the nation on the government’s COVID-19 response effort during a televised address at the Malago Clubhouse in Malacañang the other night.

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MANILA, Philippines — Despite Malacañang's claim that the press is "alive and well" in the country, a recent national poll found that that 45% of Filipinos believe that it is perilous to publish criticism of the Duterte administration. 

 

A Social Weather Stations survey conducted last September 12 to 16 found that 15% of Filipinos "strongly agree" while another 30% "somewhat agree" with this test statement: “It is dangerous to print or broadcast anything critical of the administration, even if it is the truth.”

 

Only 19% of the total 1,200 of the adults surveyed in-person said they disagreed. Another 29% said they were undecided. 

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/10/14/2134138/sws-45-filipinos-say-dangerous-publish-criticism-government

 

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