College Editors Guild of PH condemns "blatant suppression" of democratic rights after the EIC of UE Dawn was forced to apologize over a Facebook post criticizing PRRD's handling of #COVID19. His ex-teachers allegedly accused him of cyber libel, complained to brgy.

UE Dawn defends EIC Joshua Molo: Preventing someone from expressing his/her opinion on matters such as grievances against the govt is an act of oppression. We, the members of the UE Dawn, strongly believe that to criticize the govt is a right of every Filipino.

READ: Social media posts of Joshua Molo calling out reactions of former teachers to his post criticizing gov't handling of #COVID19 crisis. These became basis for threat to file cyber libel case. One of the teachers went to PNP Cybercrime Division.

Molo tells ABS-CBN News he was forced to apologize following threat from an ex-teacher. He clarifies the barangay officials in his hometown in Nueva Ecija (his mother is a brgy tanod) did not pressure him to read apology. He posted video online, which went viral.

Molo says he was again called to the barangay after his video went viral. They agreed to change privacy settings of his video.

He says he apologized because he didn't have the means to face possible cyber libel case. He thanks all those who offered legal support.