Journalist says arrest, libel case a ‘special operation’

Inquirer.net - Oct 26, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Veteran journalist Philip Lustre Jr. said his arrest over the weekend had a procedural flaw and was an operation that specifically targeted him. The arrest has led lawyers to warn that it could create a climate of fear among the press as they called anew for decriminalizing libel. “It was definitely a special

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