NGOs take cudgels for CDO journos facing legal threats

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines —The Cagayan de Oro Press Club (COPC) and nongovernment organizations (NGOs) Movement Against Disinformation (MAD) and Klima Center, through the law firm La Viña-Zarate and Associates (LVA), signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Monday for free legal services for journalists facing libel cases as they perform their professional duties.