Zubiri to media: Help improve PH image

• Published date: 07 November 2022
• Publication title: Philippines News agency

Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Monday urged the Philippine media to help the country improve its international image as a nation with high respect for press freedom.

Zubiri made the call during a press conference, following the filing of murder charges against two officials of the Bureau of Corrections and others in connection with the assassination of broadcast commentator Percival 'Ka Percy Lapid' Mabasa.

'I appeal to the media, tulungan niyo naman kami na pagandahin ang imahe ng Pilipinas, (I appeal to the media, please help us improve the image of the Philippines),' Zubiri told members of the media.

The Senate president even insisted that freedom of the press still exists in the country despite reports that the press freedom ranking of the Philippines declined this year.

The country slipped nine spots to 147th out of 180 countries in the 2022 World Press Freedom...