THE New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday called on President Benigno Aquino 3rd to speak out against the recent killings of three journalists and ensure that the authorities expedite their investigation, stressing that unresolved attacks on journalists have a chilling effect on media freedom in the country.

“The latest killings and threats against journalists underscore the precarious state of media freedom in the Philippines and the need for the government to respond,” Phelim Kine, deputy Asia director at HRW.

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