Off the air in Manila

The World

The Philippines ordered its biggest broadcaster, ABS-CBN, off the air this week. It’s another blow to press freedoms there. The Philippines is one of the world’s most dangerous countries for journalists. Michael Navallo, a legal reporter for ABS-CBN News, tells Marco Werman how the broadcaster was forced off the airwaves. 

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