Press Freedom

FOCAP Statement on Israel’s Closure of Al Jazeera Offices
The Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) expresses serious concerns over the closure of Al Jazeera Media Network’s local offices by the government of Israel. We stand in solidarity with Al Jazeera and other media workers covering the Israel-Gaza war, and condemn the senseless deaths of journalists reporting on the frontlines.

World Press Freedom Day Statement Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines
This World Press Freedom Day, the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) honors journalists and media workers around the globe who continue to deliver news and information to the public despite the growing risks and threats they face in the line of duty.

FOCAP STATEMENT ON THE CHINESE FM AND EMBASSY ALLEGATIONS
The Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP), as part of the larger tradition of the free press in the Philippines, has demonstrated its credibility in covering both domestic and geopolitical conflicts since its founding in 1974.

FOCAP STATEMENT ON CNN PHILIPPINES CLOSURE
Today is a stark reminder that the search for a just and sustainable economic model for independent journalism is as much an existential threat to the media industry as press repression.

FOCAP STATEMENT ON ‘ATTACKS’ VS JOURNALISTS IN GAZA STRIP
The Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) condemns the killings and continued attacks against journalists in the Gaza Strip amid the war between the Israeli government and Hamas.