# Philippines

Government actions against journalists in the Philippines

[RSF 2026 rank: 114th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index). World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

The Philippines is in South-eastern Asia, Asia. The record holds 1 incident in which the government of the Philippines, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.

## Tactics used

- [Detention and violence: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=PH&tactic=detention_and_violence), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/detention_and_violence
- [Prior restraint: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=PH&tactic=prior_restraint), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/prior_restraint
- [Shutdowns and blocking: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=PH&tactic=shutdowns_and_blocking), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/shutdowns_and_blocking

## Heads of government at the time

- [Ferdinand Marcos: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/ferdinand-marcos)

## Incidents by year

### 1972

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 21, 1972 | [Philippines President Marcos closes every major news outlet under martial law](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1972-philippines-marcos-martial-law-media-closures) | [Shutdowns and blocking](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/shutdowns_and_blocking) | Silence | [Ferdinand Marcos](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/ferdinand-marcos) | Reversed (February 25, 1986) |

Ladders: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders. Timeline: https://thewaronnews.com/timeline/country/ph.

Download incidents in the Philippines. CSV, JSON or Markdown. CC BY 4.0; credit "The War On News, thewaronnews.com".
- CSV: https://thewaronnews.com/countries/ph?format=csv
- JSON: https://thewaronnews.com/countries/ph.json
- Markdown: https://thewaronnews.com/countries/ph.md

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/countries/ph. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.