Gabriela calls out ‘attacks’ on women journalists covering Duterte

Gabriela calls out ‘attacks’ on women journalists covering Duterte

MANILA, Philippines — The sudden wave of attacks against women journalists covering developments of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s case of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has revived among his supporters a deep sense of misogyny he espoused during his administration, women’s rights group Gabriela said on Saturday. The sexist online harassment

Attacks on women journalists covering Duterte’s ICC trial denounced

“These attacks follow a familiar playbook—when powerful men feel threatened by factual reporting, they resort to gendered attacks to discredit women journalists.” CAGAYAN DE ORO — Journalists’ and women’s groups slammed the recent misogynistic remarks against women journalists covering the development of the case of former President Rodrigo Duterte in The Hague, the Netherlands, after he was arrested by the International Criminal Court. The Inte…