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 the virtual ceremony and press conference, more than 500 Public Information Officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP) all over the country, led by PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Roderick Augustus Alba, were formally designated as MSVs to protect the life, liberty, and security of all journalists and media workers in the country. Alba will serve as chief vanguard. PTFoMS Executive Director, Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, lauded the efforts of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and PNP to protect journalists and prevent another tragedy like the Ampatuan massacre in 2009 when 32 journalists and media workers were among the 58 killed in the Maguindanao town. The launch of th
MANILA - The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) hailed the decision of Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Dionardo Carlos to designate Col. Roderick Augustus Alba as the focal person in the protection and security of all journalists and media workers during the national elections. Alba, the PNP Public Information Office (PIO) chief, will be assisted by his counterparts in regional offices nationwide. "Gen. Carlos' clear understanding of the role of media to a peaceful national election is truly outstanding," PTFoMS Executive Director, Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, said in a news release on Friday. Carlos announced on Thursday the designation of Alba as a response to the PTFoMS request of a PNP focal person addressed to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). The focal person shall directly coordinate with assigned Special Agents of the PTFoMS in expediting the investigation and resolution of cases of violence, threats, and ac
MANILA - The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) hailed the decision of Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Dionardo Carlos to designate Col. Roderick Augustus Alba as the focal person in the protection and security of all journalists and media workers during the national elections. Alba, the PNP Public Information Office (PIO) chief, will be assisted by his counterparts in regional offices nationwide. "Gen. Carlos' clear understanding of the role of media to a peaceful national election is truly outstanding," PTFoMS Executive Director, Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, said in a news release on Friday. Carlos announced on Thursday the designation of Alba as a response to the PTFoMS request of a PNP focal person addressed to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). The focal person shall directly coordinate with assigned Special Agents of the PTFoMS in expediting the investigation and resolution of cases of violence, threats, and ac
The leadership of the Philippine National Police (PNP) has designated all its spokespersons as the focal persons who would ensure the security of journalists who cover the May 2022 local and national elections. At the national level, PNP spokesperson Col. Rhoderick Alba was designated as the focal