'The Duterte administration continues to respect the freedom of the speech and the freedom of the press in the country,” Roque said. | khallareINQ
MANILA, Philippines — A day after the Social Weather Stations released its latest poll results which showed that 51 percent of Filipinos think it’s dangerous to publish anything critical of the Duterte administration, Malacañang on Saturday said the current administration still respects free speech and freedom of the press.
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, in a statement, added that the ongoing House hearings surrounding ABS-CBN’s franchise application, which happened at the time the survey was being conducted, might have influenced the poll’s results.“Information and news dominating the traditional and social media are therefore about the congressional hearings on the broadcast franchise application of the network,” Roque said.
“Be that as it may, the Duterte Administration continues to respect the freedom of the speech and the freedom of the press in the country,” he added.
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