Released yesterday in time for World Press Freedom Day, the World Press Freedom Index 2024 showed the Philippines dropping from 132nd out of 180 countries in 2023 to 134th this year.
Philippines obtained a score of 43.36 out of 100, down from last year’s 46.21.
The decrease in the country’s overall score was due to the decline in four out of five indicators: political (from 43.96 to 36.14), economic (from 40.20 to 37.11), legislative (from 52.20 to 47.48) and social (from 57.39 to 51.64). Its score in terms of security improved from 37.30 to 44.44.
Like in previous years, the country’s press freedom situation was classified as “difficult” or those with scores between 40 to 55. Other classifications include “good” (above 85), “satisfactory” (70 to 85), “problematic” (55 to 70) and “very serious” (below 40).
“The Philippine media are extremely dynamic despite the government’s targeted attacks and constant harassment of journalists and media outlets regarded as overly critical, especially since 2016, when Rodrigo Duterte became president,” read the report.
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