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Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin told the family of slain broadcaster Percival "Percy Lapid" Mabasa that the Office of the President (OP) will oversee the investigation of the case and assured them of assistance should they need it. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin commiserates with the fami

By: Atty. Perry Solis Press freedom is alive and well in the Philippines despite the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) release of its annual World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) putting the country in an unenviable position of no. 147 under what it called a new methodology, down from 138 last year. According to RSF's website, the low ranking of the country was due to many factors, foremost of which is media killings, especially the Ampatuan Massacre that happened more than a decade ago in 2009. As...

MANILA-In observance of World Press Freedom Day, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) went all out of its mandate to protect media workers by meeting with local journalists in several key regions all over the country to discuss ways and means to promote media safety. Undersecretary Joel M. Sy Egco, Executive Director of PTFoMS, said the task force held several and sometimes simultaneous consultative meetings with local journalists in various regions in the past week for the pro...

MANILA - Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, Executive Director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), met with representatives of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) led by Mohamed Djelid, Director and Representative of UNESCO Office in Jakarta, Indonesia, to discuss possible cooperation on capacity building projects on human rights during a courtesy visit in Malacanang, Manila on March 25. Egco presented the accomplishments of PTFoMS since...

Orlando "Dondon" Dinoy MANILA - The European Union Delegation in Manila on Tuesday condemned the killing of Davao del Sur journalist Orlando "Dondon" Dinoy, who was gunned down last Saturday inside his apartment. In a statement, the delegation also commended the government for its prompt action to ensure that justice will be served to those responsible for the reporter's death. "Free media is at the heart of democracy. We condemn the killing of journalist Orlando Din...

senators will vote at 3:00 eastern on an amendment to the treaty. the treaty supporters are trying to defeat all amendments because any changes to send it back into negotiations with russia. senators will also vote today on federal judicial nominations for districts in new york state and mississippi. youre watching live coverage of the senate live here on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain dr. barry black will lead the senate in prayer. the chap...