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The Philippines' largest television network, which refused to air Duterte's 2016 presidential campaign, has been forced off air, striking a blow to media freedom

Reporters and editors at work in the newsroom of ABS-CBN News in February in Quezon City, Metro Manila.n Tuesday, the Philippines' largest television network ABS-CBN was ordered to stop broadcasting.

The station has also closely documented Duterte's deadly war on drugs, which has seen thousands of people killed. On Tuesday, the National Telecommunications Commission, the Philippines' media regulator, told ABS-CBN it had to stop broadcasting.

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ri2felix Taking a leaf from Buhari's playbook

Frighteningly, I don't think we're too far behind.

So what form of media freedom do you practice if you selectively air only the views you agree with? Just asking!

Did we finally pass them in the world rankings?

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