I always read and hear good things about our governor Josie dela Cruz. Here's someone who is an example of a sensible and wise leader, I thought. With this news, I'm not sure about this anymore.
Provincial governor warns journalists
Source: Freedom Watch
Governor Josie Mendoza dela Cruz of Bulacan, a province north of Manila, warned journalists on 22 January 2007 that she will file libel charges against them if they report “unsubstantiated news to malign her reputation.”
“Anticipating various tactics of political mudslinging pending the coming May elections dela Cruz declared that she would file charges against members of the press who… write or report unsubstantiated news to malign her reputation,” a report from the provincial public affairs office of Bulacan said.
Dela Cruz made the announcement before provincial government employees in the provincial capital’s gym.
“It’s like prior restraint. We already know those things. Do we still have to be told? It’s threatening the media,” Jose Pavia, executive director of the Philippine Press Institute and editor of the Bulacan-based newspaper Mabuhay said.
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Saturday, January 27, 2007
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