Media watchdog raises alarm on attacks vs journos as polls near

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File photo taken during media coverage at Makati City hall.

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MANILA, Philippines — A media watchdog raised alarm on increasing attacks on members of the Philippine press as the 2022 national elections come near.

 

Center for Freedom and Responsibility Executive Director Melinda Quintos De Jesus told ANC’s Rundown on Thursday that the interaction between the media and the government, as well as with candidates, stem from what was experienced in the last six years where the Duterte administration has “always been hostile unless you are friendly media.”

 

“That level of hostility will provoke more incidents as we move nearer elections. That level, the starting level when the gun says ‘go it’s the campaign,’ if you have a level of hostility already shown,” she added.

 

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