2. Today, the Philippine press has slipped from its past status as the “freest in
3. The Philippines is a signatory to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as adopted and proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 217A (III) on 10 December 1948. “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.”
4. Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which the
5. Article III, Section 7 of the same Constitution affirms that “The right of the people to information on matters of public concern shall be recognized. Access to official records, and to documents and papers pertaining to official acts, transactions…”
6. A Code of Ethics for Philippine Journalists was drafted by the National Press Club and the Philippine Press Institute in 1972. It is premised on the obligations and responsibilities the journalist owes to different entities…
4 comments:
I agree. Transparency and accountability are matters of first importance, and can serve as the ultimate panacea to the cancer of the society.
Balancing the views from different ends, where should we draw boundary among: 1. press freedom and their responsibilities; 2. public's right to information; 3. SOPs of police authorities when such case as The Peninsula siege occurs?
-From this (whether it's a rhetoric question or not), the role of the judiciary branch of the government and its ideal character of impartiality and neutrality, should be highly emphasized.
Precisely,the dilemma is -- the judiciary branch does not effectively serve its purpose.
Exactly. The judiciary branch of the government has never been active. All this time, it has been passive in interpreting laws and rules the Constitution and the legislature have to offer.
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