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CMFR/FFFJ signs MoA with IBP to defend press

Does the Philippines have a strong legal framework to defend the press and its autonomy? Can the law provide adequate protection for the press against journalist killings, political harassment such as the 11 libel suits filed by First Gentleman Mike Arroyo against 43 journalists, and to the other threats and attacks?

To address this, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) and Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) giving legal assistance to slain journalists’ families seeking justice and to journalists harassed for their work.

The MoA was signed by CMFR executive director Melinda Quintos de Jesus and IBP president Jose Vicente Salazar last Dec. 5 at the Filipinas Heritage Library. Limited Protection: Press Freedom and Philippine Law, the book by CMFR on the limitations of press freedom defense in the country was launched on the same day. Also held was a forum bearing a similar title.

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