NUJP said the attacks were meant to curb freedom of expression, after the PCIJ reported on the government’s ongoing drive against illegal drugs. The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) on Friday condemned what it called attacks on the website of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), which remains inaccessible as of posting time. PCIJ executive director Malou Mangahas, said the attacks on www.pcij.org and www.pcij.org/blog happened following the publication of their reports on the Duterte administration’s war on drugs and the “Know Your Rights” advisories. As of Thursday, the Inquirer’s “Kill List” notes 467 drug-related deaths since May 10 or a day after Duterte won the elections. The organization reiterated its opposition against extrajudicial killings and lawlessness, amid the rising death toll of suspected drug pushers in the administration’s relentless war on drugs.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 29, 2016 11:37 UTC