'Barefaced censorship': CPP condemns blocking of websites

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Members of the Communist Party of the Philippines conduct a post-celebration of its 49th founding anniversary, Dec. 31, 2017. Mark Saludes, ABS-CBN News/File " src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/12/15/20171231-carlos-dominguez-dof-2.jpg"/><figcaption>Members of the Communist Party of the Philippines conduct a post-celebration of its 49th founding anniversary, Dec. 31, 2017. <em>Mark Saludes, ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) on Wednesday labelled as &quot;barefaced censorship&quot; the blocking of its websites initiated by the National Security Council (NSC). </p><p>In a memorandum earlier this month, the NSC sought to ban 26 websites for allegedly being &quot;affiliated&quot; and &quot;supportive&quot; of the CPP, which the council designated as a &quot;terrorist organization.&quot; </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/22/22/govt-blocks-cpp-npa-websites-independent-media">Gov&#x27;t blocks CPP-NPA websites, independent media</a></li></ul><p>But according to CPP spokesperson Marco Valbuena, only 7 of those sites were officially linked to the group and National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/22/22/govt-urged-to-block-access-to-websites-of-cpp-npa-bulatlat">Gov&#x27;t urged to block access to websites of CPP-NPA-NDF, Bulatlat</a></li></ul><p>&quot;[This] internet ban exposes the intolerance of the militarist zealots in power and how they use &#x27;national security&#x27; and &#x27;anti-terrorism&#x27; as pretext to clamp down on basic people&#x27;s freedom,&quot; Valbuena said in a statement. </p><p>&quot;It is nothing but barefaced censorship,&quot; he added. </p><p>Valbuena also described it as a &quot;desperate move to censor online criticism and dissent&quot; and &quot;suppress progressive, patriotic, and revolutionary journalism and literature that exposes the ills of the ruling system.&quot; </p><p>The blocked websites included alternative news sites Bulatlat and Pinoy Weekly, as well as those of organizations such as Pamalakaya, UMA, and Amihan. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: Websites of both PAMALAKAYA and Bulatlat now inaccessible <a href="https://t.co/EbL85Kwug9">pic.twitter.com/EbL85Kwug9</a></p>— Mike Navallo (@mikenavallo) <a href="https://twitter.com/mikenavallo/status/1539413062020542464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2022</a></blockquote><p><br/>Malacañang said the parties whose websites were blocked could exhaust the available legal means. </p><p>&quot;The recent move of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to block certain websites is upon the request of the National Security Council in performance of its mandate,&quot; said acting Palace spokesperson Martin Andanar. </p><p>&quot;Legal remedies are available to any party, including online media outfit Bulatlat, affected by this action,&quot; he said in a statement. <br/> <br/><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES: </strong></p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2090190" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><div class="iwantbar"> </div>

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'Barefaced censorship': CPP condemns blocking of websites

'Barefaced censorship': CPP condemns blocking of websites

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jun 23, 2022 03:06 AM PHT

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Updated Jun 23, 2022 03:21 AM PHT

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