On June 12, 1898, an indelible moment firmly cemented its place in history when Emilio Aguinaldo declared the liberation of our country, marking a momentous occasion where we triumphantly broke free from the oppressive grasp of our Spanish colonizers.
Category: Op-Ed
Statement of Hi-Lites on the Non-Renewal of ABS-CBN’s Franchise
Today, the Committee on Legislative Franchise handed down the definite closure of ABS-CBN Corporation, ensuring that 11,000 Filipinos would be deprived of their jobs at a time of financial distress amid a global pandemic. During this time of pandemic, we rely on the press and media as sources of accurate information as vanguards of truth,…
Hi-Lites Stands with Rappler in Defending Press Freedom
Today, three days after commemorating our country’s independence from oppression, we are again in a dangerous predicament, but this time, instead of foreigners imposing their will upon us, we have our very own leaders causing our oppression. Rappler CEO and Executive Director Maria Ressa and former Rappler research-writer Reynaldo Santos, Jr. were convicted of cyber-libel…
Hold the Line for Press Freedom Statement of Hi-Lites Re: ABS CBN Franchise Shutdown
Tonight, ABS-CBN signed off following the Cease and Desist order of the National Telecommunications Commission. The NTC’s decision to silence one of the biggest media outlets in the country is not only a blatant attack on press freedom, but has also affected the lives of the workers of ABS-CBN and the Filipino people. As the…
Tulong, Hindi Kulong
Kinagabihan ng unang araw ng Abril, hinarap ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang bansa sa kanyang televised nation address. Ito ang kanyang unang ulat sa bansa at kongreso tungkol sa ipinasang Bayanihan to Heal as One Act. Sa samu’t saring suliraning kanyang tinalakay, isang malinaw na mensahe ang ating nakuha mula sa kanyang mga bibig: “Gulo,…
HiLites ASHS 