PH media professionals join Asean training on atrocity prevention
Seven Filipino media professionals participated in an ASEAN-wide training program in Bangkok focused on preventing mass atrocities. The training emphasized the role of journalism in identifying early warning signs of violence and reporting responsibly on migration.
Why it matters
Strengthening the capacity of regional media to identify and report on human rights risks is a key strategy in preventing large-scale conflict and displacement.
SEVEN Filipino media professionals participated in a regional training in Bangkok focused on strengthening journalism’s role in preventing mass atrocities and protecting migrants and other vulnerable communities.
The Media Training on Prevention of Mass Atrocities in the Context of Migration in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) was held at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, on July 6 to 8, 2026.
ASEAN MEDIA TRAINING The Manila Times columnist Ludwig Federigan is among seven media professionals from the Philippines joining the Media Training on Prevention of Mass Atrocities in the Context of Migration in Association of Southeast Asian Nations at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, on July 6 to 8, 2026. PHOTO COURTESY OF LUDWIG FEDERIGAN
The program was supported by the Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities.
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