Philippines facing 'a worse state of press freedom', says Commission in Human Rights


MANILA, Philippines, April 22 (Philippine Inquirer/ANN) — The Philippines is facing “a worse state of press freedom” after it ranked 138th out of 180 countries in the 2021 World Press Freedom Index, the Commission in Human Rights (CHR) said Thursday.

The Philippines placed at 136th from last year’s report released by Reporters sans frontière (Reporters Without Borders).

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