EDSA Tres
Heads should hang in shame
A TODAY editorial
02 May 2001
The major networks could have attempted to shine light where there was darkness but chose instead to keep the nation in the dark. In the dark about the most momentous event in its history -- the first irruption of the masses unto the social and political scene.
The Ampatuan massacre
Carnage
Patricia Evangelista, Philippine Daily Inquirer
There were threats against the media in the days after the massacre. But on the day they ripped swollen bodies out of Ampatuan soil, there were photojournalists lining the crest of the cliff like an honor guard, long lenses glinting in the sun. There was a cameraman who stepped away from a tripod to wipe away tears, a veteran in an orange hat with an arm around an orphan. It was both tribute and promise.
Shattering the shield
Lourdes M. Fernandez, Business Mirror
November 23, 2009 has shattered one of those most important traditions—not just leaving orphans among the families of the dozens killed in Maguindanao, but cutting off one of the most potent tools that a free press has wielded everywhere, to keep democracy alive.
Forty-eight media groups worldwide condemn massacre of journalists in the Philippines
29 November 2009
Clearly, the Maguindanao tragedy goes beyond one day’s carnage. It is rooted in impunity that begets more violence, and encourages more (and more deadly) intolerance for dissent and independent discourse. It is the same climate of impunity that our members, for years now, have been saying is at the root of the high rate of journalist killings in the Philippines.
SEAPA Statement on the Massacre of Civilians and Journalists in Maguindanao, Philippines
23 November 2009
"Even warlordism is but a symptom of the larger climate of impunity that threatens Filipinos, their media, and their democracy in general. For that toxic environment, the government must be held accountable."
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