While President Marcos Jr. has adopted a softer approach towards the media, issues persist: red-tagging, media consolidation by close political allies, hyperpartisan online influencers and networks. MarcosYear1
to arrest suspended Bureau of Corrections chief Gerald Bantag, the alleged mastermind, and Ricardo Zulueta, prison security official and described by Department of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla as Bantag’s “right-hand man.”
Red-tagged Tacloban journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio remains detained three years after her arrest in February 2020 on questionable illegal possession of firearms and explosives charges.with how other critical progressive journalists and activists like Reina Nasino in 2019 and Lady Ann Salem in 2020 had been arrested: “First there is a search warrant. Then a raid. Then the police find explosives.” Calls to release Cumpio have been ignored by the government.
Resolving these in favor of the media would make for a statement far stronger than his pleasant words to the press so far.More robust moves from the Marcos administration supportive of independent journalism would be beneficial especially for the community press. At least one community news outlet said that the provincial press isThis makes it hard and dangerous for independent outlets.
COUSINS. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr chats with Speaker Martin G. Romualdez during the 159th Year Birth Anniversary of Gat Andres Bonifacio at the Pambansang Bantayog ni Andres Bonifacio in Caloocan City.
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