ROLE OF MEDIA. Senator Robinhood Padilla (left), chair of the Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, presides over the public hearing on the Role of Media in the Dissemination of Public Information During Times of Conflict, at the Senate in Pasay City on Wednesday (April 24, 2024). Attending the hearing were former Press Secretary Herminio B. Coloma Jr. (upper right photo), Presidential Communications Office Assistant Secretary for Media Accreditation and Relations Michel Andre Del Rosario (lower right photo), and other officials. (PNA photos by Avito Dalan)