Several journalists took time out from coverage on Monday, the 48th anniversary of the declaration of martial law, to take part in the launching of “Masked Media.' | GabrielLaluINQ
Several journalists joined the NUJP in a program at the Bantayog ng Mga Bayani, a shrine in Quezon City dedicated to the activists, including journalists, who fought the martial law regime, imposed in 1972 by President Ferdinand Marcos.
“On this day 48 years ago, Ferdinand Marcos, then president of the Republic, subverted the democracy he was sworn to defend and declared martial law on false pretenses, letting loose a 14-year reign of terror that saw thousands killed, disappeared, tortured or jailed as the tyrant and the nation plundered by the dictator and his cronies,” the NUJP said in a statement.
During the program at the Bantayog ng Mga Bayani, several journalists also spoke on the importance of recognizing big threats facing press freedom in the country.“We chose this day though we know that we have a lot to cover. We chose this place not because it’s the only place available… We are not here just to remember them. We are here because there’s a similarity of their time with our time,” NUJP Secretary-General Raymund Villanueva said in Filipino.
[Original statement: “Noong idineklara ang batas militar ni Ferdinand Marcos, kasamang naipasara ang ABS-CBN at iba pang mga independent media organization. Nakikita natin na parehong-pareho ang nangyayari 48 years sa ating panahon ngayon, kaya hindi tayo naririto para alalahanin lamang sila, kung hindi para ipagpatuloy ang kanilang pinandigan, ang kanilang ipinaglaban.”]
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