PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte's administration will continue to respect press freedom in the Philippines, Malacañang assured the public, as today, Friday, marks World Press Freedom Day.

In a statement, Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the Duterte administration had been pushing for programs and plans that would protect media practitioners in the country, contrary to the claims of the President’s critics.

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