By ROMEO P. MARQUEZ

Member, Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) and National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada (NEPMCC)

At least three Filipino journalists agree that the Philippine Independence Day Council’s (PIDC) waiver requirement was a kind of censorship that infringes on press freedom. A practising lawyer in Toronto calls it "threat lamok". And everyone seems to agree it's a "stupid" imposition by people who don't know what they're doing.

The full story of the PIDC’s waiver requirement, including interviews with respected journalists, is available at Digital Journal, at this link:

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/309653

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