Elago pushes for enhanced campus journalism bill 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Charissa Luci-AtienzaKabataan party-list Rep. Sarah Elago is calling on her colleagues to finally pass a law that would “genuinely” uphold campus press freedom. “The campus press has an invaluable contribution [to] the restoration and preservation of free speech and expression inside and outside our nation’s campuses. I therefore urge my fellow legislators to pass this bill into law,” Elago said in a statement. 7079 or the Campus Journalism Act of 1991 (CJA), claiming it is “riddled with deficiencies” and being used as a weapon to attack campus press freedom.

Source: Manila Bulletin February 18, 2020 06:53 UTC