Twenty years ago, we regained our freedom of the press. Today, we stand the risk of losing it.

It is ironic that on the day we celebrate people power, a glorious and festive moment in our history, we are reminded that our freedoms are fragile. They can easily be taken away.

We view the raid on Tribune, an opposition newspaper, with alarm. It appears to signal the start of a crackdown on media organizations.

We have always believed that repression is never the answer to a critical press. We remind the authorities that a free press is a cornerstone of a democracy. Without it, we cannot claim to be a democratic country.

Marites Danguilan Vitug
Editor in Chief
Newsbreak Magazine

(copy-pasted from Ricky Carandang’s comment in this post.)