by FOCAP | Oct 28, 2020 | Articles, Statements
When the Philippines imposed quarantine restrictions in mid-March to contain the coronavirus contagion, the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) shifted our news forums online. As millions of Filipinos hunkered down, Zoom’s virtual environment...
by FOCAP | Oct 27, 2020 | Articles, Statements
The Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) condemns the vote of the House of Representatives’ committee on legislative franchises to reject the license renewal of ABS-CBN, the country’s largest broadcaster, as a painful stab at press...
by FOCAP | Oct 27, 2020 | Articles, Statements
“I have always been able to speak very candidly here, so let me admit that I have mixed feelings about my last presidential forum. On the one hand, I face our gathering with a little bit of sadness—may I emphasize ‘a little bit’—after all, I have never been shy...
by FOCAP | Oct 25, 2020 | Statements
It’s a black day for independent media across the Philippines as ABS-CBN News airs its final TV Patrol newscasts in provincial stations then pulls the plug for good after more than three decades. The Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines dreads the...
by FOCAP | Oct 25, 2020 | Statements
The Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines is extremely alarmed over the conviction of journalist Maria Ressa and former Rappler reporter Reynaldo Santos Jr. It’s a menacing blow to press freedom in the Philippines and adds a new weapon in a growing...
by FOCAP | Oct 25, 2020 | Statements
The Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines condemns the National Telecommunications Commission’s order to shut down the television and radio stations of ABS-CBN Corp., the country’s largest broadcaster. The order threatens press freedom at a time when...
