Sagip Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta questioned Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong s claim that rock netting and studs were used in government projects for slope protection in landslide-prone mountains.
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(PNA file photo) MANILA-Despite the new methodology used in this year's World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) of the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released on May 4, 2022, the Philippine press remains freer and "extremely vibrant" under President Rodrigo Roa Duterte compared to the previous administrations of former Presidents Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino Jr. and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. "Even with the new method used by the Paris-based RSF in determining each nation's rankings in the 2022 World Press Freedom Index, the present administration still fared way better than past administrations, a testament to President Rodrigo Duterte's unwavering commitment to media freedom," Undersecretary Joel M. Sy Egco, Executive Director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), said in a statement. Once again, Egco said that RSF's index proves beyond doubt the media environment in the country has greatly improved after President Duterte came to