THE PHILIPPINES’ press freedom ranking further declined in 2022, amid continued cyberattacks on news websites and judicial harassment of journalists.
The country slipped nine spots to 147th out of 180 countries in the 2022 World Press Freedom Index by Paris-based Reporters Without Borders , which is said to be closely watched by some potential investors.In a report released on World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the global media watchdog noted that several news websites “that do not toe the line” of President Rodrigo R. Duterte, have been subjected to cyberattacks by trolls.
“[It] has acknowledged that the Philippine media are extremely vibrant,” he said at a regular news conference on Wednesday. “Defamation is still criminalized. The government uses laws relating to media ownership and taxation to harass critical media such as the Rappler website,” it said, referring to the website led by Ms. Ressa.
“The recent RSF ranking provides empirical basis for the existence of culture of impunity in the Philippines which certain government agencies either sweep under the rug or shamelessly deny,” Danilo Arao, who teaches journalism at the University of the Philippines, said in a Messenger chat. It said radio and TV are the most popular media in the country, while print media continues to lose momentum with some regional newspapers struggling to continue their operations.
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