ADVERTISEMENTEarlier on Friday, Roque dismissed as fake news Rappler and media group’s claims that the SEC order was an attack on press freedom. “Allegation that it’s about press freedom is fake news. Philippine Daily Inquirer associate editor and former INQUIRER.net editor-in-chief John Nery said there seemed to be an “active threat” to press freedom in the country. “If there is one issue in which all journalists have a duty to get involved in, it is press freedom,” Nery said. ADVERTISEMENTMedia groups pointed out that the SEC order was just part of the series of attacks against the press and press freedom.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 26, 2018 12:00 UTC