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Andanar: Task Force to review past cases of Media Killings

MANILA, Philippines — Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Sunday said the Task Force on Media Killings will recommend to the President that past cases should be reviewed. “You know what they say, justice denied is certainly injustice,” he said, adding that “it’s about time, I believe the current Secretary of Justice would also agree, that we should hasten all of the past cases and give justice to those families who have been […]

Duterte to create task force against journalist killings

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will create a task force that will address journalist killings. According to Communications Operations Secretary Martin Andanar, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea and his legal team are drafting an administrative order (AO). The announcement was made after Saturnino Estanio Jr., a broadcaster in Surigao City survived in an ambush. This is the first media violence that occurred under the Duterte administration.