Joshua Molo, editor-in-chief of The Dawn, drew the ire of 3 teachers after criticizing the government for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic in posts on Facebook. Full story:
Cabiao National High SchoolThe post in question has since been taken down, but Molo said he raised the"inaction" of the Duterte administration.
According to human rights group Karapatan, this reportedly prompted the teachers to file a complaint against their former student at the barangay level, for allegedly posting libelous remarks online. Molo also told Karapatan that he was given an option to voluntarily sign a waiver that he would not post sentiments critical of the government again. He was supposedly told to issue a public apology as well, or face arrest and detention.
"Bilang estudyante at mamamayan, naniniwala ako na ang pag-unlad ay matatamo sa maraming paraan. Maaaring ang paniniwala ng isa ay naiiba ngunit 'di ibig sabihin nito ay mali. Inaamin ko po na ako ay nagkamali, at hindi na muling mauulit ang pangyayari"Before removing the video, the campus journalist posted a comment saying a former teacher had asked him to take it down," said the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines.
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