On Press Freedom Day, Palace says admin respects and recognizes press freedom

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Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles holds a press briefing at the New Executive Building in Malacañang on August 3, 2022.

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MANILA, Philippines — As the Philippines observed the National Press Freedom Day for the first time on Tuesday, the Office of the Press Secretary gave assurance that the Marcos administration respects the freedom of the press guaranteed by the Constitution.

 

"Kinikilala at nirerespeto ng ating pamahalaan, sa ilalim ng pamumuno ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., ang press freedom sa bansa na nakabatay sa ating Saligang Batas o Konstitusyon (The government, under the leadership of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., recognizes and respects press freedom in our country that is stated in the Constitution)," Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said in a Facebook post.

 

Republic Act No. 11699, which declared August 30 of every year as National Press Freedom Day, was signed into law last April by former president Rodrigo Duterte. The working holiday is in honor of Marcelo del Pilar, the Spanish colonial period editor and propagandist who is regarded as the father of Philippine journalism. Del Pilar, who edited the Filipino reformist newspaper La Solidaridad, was born on Aug. 30, 1850.

 

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