Media Security
Gov’t forging solutions, alliances to make PH safe for media workers
November 21, 2023, 8:12 pm
CEBU CITY – The government, through the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), is working incessantly to make the Philippines safe for media practitioners. PTFoMS partnered with the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) for the Visayas leg of the 2023 Nationwide Media Summit at Marco… Read More
Mindoro radio commentator’s alleged gunman surrenders
June 28, 2023, 2:10 pm
MANILA – The alleged gunman in the May 31 killing of Oriental Mindoro radio commentator Cresenciano “Cris” Bundoquin has surrendered to the authorities and tagged the province’s biggest carnival financier, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) confirmed Wednesday. The… Read More
PTFoMS partners with PNP, AFP, KBP for media security, safety
June 21, 2023, 5:30 pm
MANILA – The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) has forged a closer collaboration with the police and the military, as well as the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP), to ensure the safety and security of the Philippine media. During the Laging Handa Program, PTFoMS… Read More
Marcos admin vows safe, secure environment for media workers
June 16, 2023, 3:23 pm
MANILA – The Marcos administration is committed to providing a “safe and secure” environment to the Philippine press, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) said on Friday. PTFoMS executive director Paul Gutierrez said the decision of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to… Read More
PTFoMS grateful for House approval of media workers’ welfare bill
November 24, 2022, 11:18 am Updated on November 24, 2022, 1:50 pm
MANILA – The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) on Thursday welcomed the decision of the House of Representatives to approve on final reading a proposed measure seeking to provide media workers with hazard pay, a living wage, employment safety, and additional insurance and… Read More
Safety of journos, media practitioners PBBM’s top priority
November 3, 2022, 6:37 pm
MANILA – The safety of all journalists and media practitioners remains a top priority of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) said Thursday. The PTFoMS issued this statement after the Philippines retained its ranking as the 7th worst country… Read More
Radioman stabbed dead; suspect arrested: PTFoMS
September 19, 2022, 3:07 pm
MANILA – The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) is strongly condemning the killing of Renato Blanco, a radio broadcaster for POWER 102.1 DYRY RFM based in Mabinay town, Negros Oriental province who was stabbed to death at Barangay Himocdongan on Sunday night. In a statement, the… Read More
Duterte gov't gives PH media 'safe environment': PTFoMS exec
May 31, 2022, 7:49 pm
MANILA – The Duterte administration has created a "safe environment" for Philippine journalists, Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) executive director Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco said on Tuesday. During the second day of the Duterte Legacy Summit at the Philippine International… Read More
NPC, PAPI call on BBM to strengthen media task force
May 27, 2022, 9:03 pm
MANILA – The National Press Club of the Philippines has passed a special resolution calling on the incoming Marcos administration to continue supporting the operation of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS). “As one of the national media organizations actively engaged as… Read More
PTFoMS exec welcomes exemption of media from threat assessment
May 19, 2022, 5:04 pm
MANILA – It is a welcome development to exclude media practitioners from getting threat assessment for firearms licenses, Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) Executive Director, Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, said Thursday. In a radio interview, Egco cited it takes time and a lot of… Read More
PTFoMS thanks PNP for safety of journos during elections
May 11, 2022, 2:33 pm
MANILA – As the frontline government agency dedicated to protect media workers, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) through its Executive Director, Undersecretary Joel M. Sy Egco, thanked the men and women of the Philippine National Police (PNP) for their invaluable… Read More
PTFoMS backs OSG move urging SC to rearrest ex-Palawan guv
April 27, 2022, 6:02 pm
MANILA – Undersecretary Joel M. Sy Egco, executive director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), supports the move of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) in urging the Supreme Court (SC) to have former Palawan governor Mario Joel Reyes rearrested for the murder of… Read More
Explain flagging, removal of gov't posts, senator tells Facebook
April 26, 2022, 2:37 pm
MANILA – Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. on Tuesday requested Facebook Philippines for an explanation regarding the series of flagging and removal of posts and shared stories by government officials, various government media agencies, and ordinary netizens. In his letter addressed to John… Read More
Facebook continues to flag, delete, ‘spam’ PNA posts
April 25, 2022, 7:24 pm
MANILA – Despite default apologies because they “got it wrong”, social media giant Facebook (Meta) continued to bar netizens from posting and sharing select stories from the Philippine News Agency (PNA) website for alleged violations against “community standards”. Near midnight Saturday,… Read More
‘Abusive fact-checkers’ behind flagged Facebook posts: NTF-ELCAC
April 24, 2022, 3:12 pm
MANILA – The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Sunday condemned the multiple flagging of social media giant Facebook (Meta) of its official posts and shared stories of government media agencies. In a statement, NTF-ELCAC spokesperson and Presidential… Read More
Journalists in Ukraine pay high price for reporting Russia's war
April 4, 2022, 6:50 pm
ANKARA – Local journalists and press members who have flooded into Ukraine from around the world are risking their lives at every turn to report the latest developments on the ground in the war-torn country. On March 26, Ukraine's Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova said 12 journalists died and… Read More
UNESCO eyes partnership with PTFoMS
April 4, 2022, 2:31 pm
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… Read More
Murder rap filed vs. suspects in Malabanan slay
February 2, 2022, 7:43 pm
MANILA – Barely two months into the killing of veteran journalist Jesus “Jess” Malabanan, Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, Executive Director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), on Wednesday said a murder complaint has been formally filed by the Philippine National Police… Read More
PTFoMS, media groups push for professionalism of ‘online media’
January 28, 2022, 6:31 pm
MANILA – Dubbed as a “crucial milestone in the history of Philippines journalism,” the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) successfully concluded the first ever Philippine Summit on Online Media Security on Friday. PTFoMS Executive Director Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco… Read More
Media workers more secured under PTFoMS vanguards
January 21, 2022, 8:09 pm
MANILA – Ahead of the campaign period for the 2022 national and local elections, the government initiated a novel approach to protect media workers and journalists with the launch of the Media Security Vanguards (MSVs) of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) on Friday. During… Read More
