Despite series of media killings, Press Freedom in RP improved — Palace
By Fernan J. Angeles 01/27/2012Despite a series of media killings, Malacanang insists that the country is getting to be a safe place for journalists.
Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO) Secretary Ramon Carandang said the Philippines has improved in the 2011 Press Freedom Index by the Reporters sans Frontières (RSF) or Reporters without Borders.
He cited better democratic space in the country as the primary reason over what he described as an improvement in the local environment.
RSF, a Brussels-based organization, said the Philippines has improved slightly in its 2011 Press Freedom Index although it still reels from the stigma of the November 2009 Maguindanao massacre where at least 57 were killed including 32 media people..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20120127nat6.html
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