‘No proper system’ in the Philippines for protection of journalists — UN expertIrene Khan (L), United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, gestures during a press conference in Manila on Feb. 2, 2024. “In the context of protection or prevention of attacks (on journalists), I feel there is no proper system for that,” Khan added. But, the UN expert pointed out, Filipino journalists have become wary of approaching local police for protection. They're afraid of the security system,” Khan said. Nearly a quarter of the incidents documented by NUJP in 2023 were related to the red-tagging of media workers.
