2nd in a row: PH drops in press freedom index

For the 2nd year in a row and against the backdrop of unsolved media killings and the President’s refusal to endorse the Freedom of Information bill, the Philippines dropped in press freedom rankings across the world. Out of 180 countries surveyed by Paris-based organization Reporters Without Borders or Reporters Sans Frontieres, the Philippines ranked 149th in the 2014 World Press Freedom Index. It dropped even further from 147th in 2013 and 140th in 2012. The results of the survey come two months after the killing of 3 media practitioners within just two weeks. Armed conflicts and abusive surveillance practices were some of the major factors that contributed to the repression of press freedom around the world.

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