Published February 4, 2021 3:56pm By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA News Media groups on Thursday criticized Southern Luzon Command (Solcom) chief Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade Jr. after he lambasted a justice beat reporter on social media over a story he claimed was propaganda. In separate statements, the groups the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) and the Justice and Court Reporters Association (JUCRA) said Parlade s behavior shows the danger of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, the legality of which is being challenged with the Supreme Court. In a Facebook post, Parlade denounced Tetch Torres-Tupas of Inquirer.net for her story on the two members of the Aeta community who sought help from the Supreme Court after being allegedly tortured by state forces.
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“Had Parlade also done his research and listened to the oral arguments, he would have known that posts like these are what petitioners claim as evidence of a credible threat of prosecution – threat that can warrant a judicial review of the law he seeks to protect and promote.”
By DAWN CECILIA PEÑA
MANILA The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines expressed their concern over yet another red-tagging incident of a journalist who reported on the plight of Aetas who were tortured to admitting that they are members of the New People’s Army.
Published February 4, 2021, 9:12 PM
A network of press freedom organizations in the Philippines has called on Myanmar’s state forces to respect the freedom of the press and freedom of expression after the latter’s military has taken over its government and declared a year-long state of emergency.
In a statement, Freedom for Media, Freedom for All Network viewed the actions of Myanmar’s military to reverse the country’s electoral result following a general election as “a blatant attack on democratic rights and freedoms.”
The press freedom organizations whose members composed of Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR), MindaNews, National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), and Philippine Press Institute (PPI) raised concerns following reports of journalists being assaulted and placed under surveillance by state forces in the days leading to the coup.
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Hontiveros questions SOPs of PNP, AFP amid trigger-happy officers involved in unlawful killings Bunot ng baril kaagad ba ang sagot sa mga tao? Hindi man lamang nila mahanapan ng paraan para kausapin? Hindi kaya masyado nang trigger happy?
This statement from Senator Risa Hontiveros who questioned the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights probed a spate of unlawful killings since 2020.
Hontiveros, who co-authored proposed Senate Resolution No. 599 which prompted the said investigation, said that while the law allows uniformed personnel to use force to defend themselves as they perform their mandate, violence should only be used as a last resort.