Two unidentified men gunned down John Heredia, former director of the National Union of Journalist of the Philippines, in Barangay Lawa-an, Roxas City, Capiz on May 2. The attack was perpetrated a day before the commemoration of the World Press Freedom Day.

Heredia was the 21st journalist killed under the Duterte regime. Altermidya, a network of alternative news outfits, also reported 68 cases of attacks against press freedom under Duterte.

The Philippines also ranked 138th out of 180 countries in the 2021 World Press Freedom Index released by the Reporters Without Borders on April 27.

Meanwhile, journalists commemorated on May 5 the first year anniversary since the Duterte regime the Duterte regime refused to renew the franchise of ABS-CBN forcing it shutdown its broadcast on TV and radio.