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(Eagle News)–The Department of Justice will probe the shooting of a broadcaster in Sultan Kudarat earlier this week. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said the agency would “take on (the) case” of Benjie Abdul Caballero, who is in critical condition after he was shot by two men on board a motorcycle in Tacurong. Caballero is the station manager of Radyo ni Juan. Authorities are still investigating the case. Earlier, Pat Lucero Pacquiao, a broadcaster, was also […]
(Eagle News)–The Presidential Task Force on Media Security on Monday, Oct. 21, condemned the killing of a columnist in Arayat, Pampanga. The PTFoMS said it was also “deeply saddened” by the killing of Jupiter Gonzales of Remate, who was ambushed while driving a Nissan Almera, with plate number AQA 8441, bound for Olongapo-Gapan road at Barangay Cacutud at 10:30 p.m. The vehicle crashed in a plant box beside the road. Gonzales was rushed by a […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Presidential Task Force Against Media Killings will form a special oversight team composed of investigators and prosecutors to focus on media killings and to investigate threats against media workers. According to Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, Administrative Order 1 proves that President Rodrigo Duterte cares about human rights. https://youtu.be/VynhL6No5XM
Incoming presidential spokesperson, Attorney Salvador Panelo clarified that president-elect Rodrigo Duterte did not intend to endorse media killings. In an interview, Panelo reiterated that Duterte is against all illegal killings. He also added that “Duterte will pursue the criminals to the ends of Earth in accordance with the law with the constitution.” (Eagle News)
(Reuters) — Slain Mexican news photographer, Ruben Espinosa, was laid to rest in Mexico City on Monday (August 03) days after he was shot dead in his apartment, the latest in a string of murders that has prompted protests from fellow journalists. Espinosa, who a month ago claimed in interviews that he felt threatened by the governor of eastern Veracruz state, was the lone male among five victims that police discovered bound, beaten and […]
MANILA, Philippines — Malacanang on Monday expressed condolences to the family and relatives of slain tabloid journalist Rubylita Garcia. “We extend our condolences to the family of the late Rubylita Garcia and we promise that we will pursue this heinous death,” Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said in a Palace media briefing. Citing a report from Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson Theodore Sindac, Lacierda said that 52-year-old Garcia is a regular member of the National Press […]
MANILA, Feb. 13 (PNA) — Malacanang on Thursday reiterated its commitment to intensify efforts to protect journalists and uphold the freedom of expression. Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio B. Coloma Jr. made the statement during a Palace media briefing where he also acknowledged the decline of the Philippines in this year’s World Press Freedom Index. The country this year placed 149th on the index — two places lower than its ranking in 2013, […]
