PCOO chief and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Sec. Martin Andanar. (Screengrab from PIA-7 video) CEBU CITY - Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar, also acting presidential spokesperson, said the innovations in the government media in the last six years have contributed to the Duterte administration's high public approval. In a gathering with the Cebu media on Saturday, Andanar underscored the reforms initiated in the PCOO-attached agencies in keeping with the pursuit of revolutionizing the news and information industry. "The media strategies that we employ have greatly contributed to why President Rodrigo Roa Duterte continues to enjoy a high approval rating from the public throughout his term. This is reflected in surveys on trust approval and confidence expressed by the public for the President and his Cabinet. In fact, analysts shared unanimously the same view that President Duterte is the most popular post-Marcos president,"
ACT-CIS Partylist Rep. Rowena Nina Taduran (File photo) MANILA - ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Rowena Nina Taduran condemned the killing of a Manila Standard journalist as she called on the authorities to immediately resolve this crime against another member of the Fourth Estate. The House Assistant Majority Leader said Jesus Malabanan's death is totally unacceptable, especially at this time when the government has taken a proactive stance to prevent violence against journalists. "I am shocked at how journalists are being silenced by bullets. Their courage stems from their desire to tell the truth. We must not allow violence to kill that flame," Taduran said in a news release on Thursday. The solon said media needs protection and security to allow them to continue fulfilling their jobs. "The Presidential Task Force on Media Security under its Executive Director Joel Egco is doing its best to give protection to the media workers. But media would need more than the help of a
Broadcast journalist and ACT-CIS Partylist Rep. Rowena Niña Taduran has joined opposition and administration lawmakers in congratulating journalist Maria Ressa for becoming the first Filipino to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
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Published January 21, 2021, 3:28 PM
CEBU CITY – Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar welcomed the passage of the Media Workers Welfare Bill on third and final reading at the House of Representatives, a step closer to realizing a law that provides protection and additional benefits for members of the media.
Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (PCOO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
“We laud ACT-CIS Rep. Niña Taduran who authored the bill as well as the 218 congressmen who voted in favor of House Bill 8140 or the proposed Media Workers Welfare Act,” Andanar said in a statement released to media Tuesday here during the “Explain, Explain, Explain: Pagduaw sa Cebu ug Mandaue,” the kick-off of the government’s COVID-19 vaccination information campaign.
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andanar21 January 19, 2021 MORE than 200 congressmen voted in favor of the passage of the proposed Media Workers Welfare Act, a bill that seeks to provide additional benefits and protection for media workers, in the House of Representatives.
ACT-CIA Party-list Rep. Niña Taduran proposed bill aims to ensure that media workers shall, at the minimum, be paid the wages, allowances, and benefits provided by law to workers.
Media workers shall be covered by the Social Security System, the Home Development Mutual Fund or the Pag-Ibig Fund, and the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. upon employment.
Employers shall provide additional insurance coverage to media workers, including the death benefit of P200,000, disability benefit of P200,000, and medical insurance benefit of P100,000.