Alternative news outlets Bulatlat and Pinoy Weekly win a landmark case against one of the most repressive Duterte-era orders. The three-year legal battle now ends with a court decision voiding the NTC memorandum that blocked them.
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00:00Alternative news outlets, Bulatlat, and Pinoy Weekly win a landmark case against one of the most repressive Duterte-era orders.
00:08In 2022, former President Rodrigo Duterte's National Security Advisor, Hermo Henes Esperon Jr., asked the National Telecommunications Commission to block both websites.
00:18The ensuing three-year legal battle now ends with a court decision voiding the memorandum that blocked them.
00:24Alternative news organizations have faced constant red tagging and vilification, especially under the Duterte administration.
00:31Esperon used the anti-terror law to justify blocking the websites.
00:35He cites excerpts from two stories published by Pinoy Weekly which supposedly mentioned an armed struggle and the communist insurgency.
00:43The court ruling covers a total of 27 websites.
00:47In a statement, Bulatlat calls the ruling a victory against state censorship and against the use of anti-terrorism rhetoric to justify the violation of free speech.
00:57And in a statement, the French Way to Massive Teachers
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