MANILA, Philippines — Officials will hold a "press freedom caravan" in European countries to discuss media-related issues including the arrest of journalist Maria Ressa to counter claims that the Duterte administration is silencing its critics. So ito ay para naman kausapin iyong mga European media, for example, marami silang tanong about the press freedom sa Pilipinas (They are in Brussels — they will go to Bosnia first before Brussels — and then to Switzerland. They will talk to the European media because they have lots of questions about press freedom in the Philippines)," Andanar told state-run Radyo Pilipinas last Saturday. "Eh dinadala natin iyong Press Freedom Caravan para maintindihan nila, para maliwanagan sila sa kaso ni Maria Ressa (We are bringing the press freedom caravan there so they can be enlightened about the case of Maria Ressa)," he added. READ: A look at the cyber libel charge vs Rappler, Maria RessaMalacañang and Keng have denied that Ressa's arrest was related to press freedom.

Source: Philippine Star February 17, 2019 10:05 UTC