Date: May 02, 2024 “All of these letters may sound to you like just a bowl of alphabet soup, acronyms, but they do represent a situation that is not found in many countries in Southeast Asia or in Asia, which is the expression of solidarity, the expression of the principle that the collective defense must […]
Date: May 02, 2024 “All of these letters may sound to you like just a bowl of alphabet soup, acronyms, but they do represent a situation that is not found in many countries in Southeast Asia or in Asia, which is the expression of solidarity, the expression of the principle that the collective defense must be done by all.” —Melinda Quintos de Jesus, Executive Director, Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility It has been five years since the launch of the Philippine Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists (PPASJ) in 2019. The Philippine Plan was the product of a participatory, multi-stakeholder process from 2018 to 2019, involving the media, academia, civil society, and the government, drafted through consultations and dialogues in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Source: AIJC