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Task force, CHR hold dialogue on media safety

Undersecretary Jose Torres Jr., Presidential Task Force on Media Security executive director, says President Ferdinand Marcos has a tall order to look after the welfare and safety of journalists in the country, especially those in the countryside whose safety is at risk as they deal with onion-skinned local politicians. The PTFoMS, in partnership with the Commission on Human Rights regional office in Bicol, conducted the Stakeholders’ Dialogue for Media Safety Mechanism in Albay on April 7, 2026.

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00:00The President has a very tall order.
00:03Ang sabi niya po sa atin,
00:06pangalagaan mo ang media,
00:08lalong-lalo na sa mga probinsya,
00:10dahil napaka-onion skin
00:12ng mga politiko
00:15sa mga probinsya, sa mga region.
00:17At ang sinasabi ng Presidente,
00:20ay napakaliit ng community,
00:22kaya napaka-vulnerable
00:23ng mga journalists
00:25na nasa mga probinsya.
00:26So, napaka-tall order nun.
00:28Specifically, na ang Presidente
00:31ay talagang tinitingnan
00:33at gustong ipagpatuloy
00:35yung kalayaan ng pamamahayag
00:37at subukado niya ito,
00:38especially yung kanyang fight
00:40sa misinformation and misinformation.
00:42Unfortunately, sa mga region,
00:44naririnig pa rin natin yung mga journalists
00:46na binabalikan ng mga politicians,
00:49yung mga nasa puder,
00:50dahil sa kanilang reporting.
00:53At tayo naman po,
00:54kung may natatanggap na mga balita
00:58o natatanggap ng mga ulat
00:59mula sa mga region
01:00tungkol doon sa mga bata,
01:02sa buhay na majournalist,
01:03ay atin po talagang inimbestigan
01:05at hinahanap yung ugat
01:06ng mga bata ngayon.
01:08For example,
01:09sa mga region,
01:10when it comes to
01:11yung tinatawag nilang
01:14weaponization
01:14o yung lawfare,
01:16ginagamit po yung mga batas,
01:17tulad ng libel,
01:18cyber libel,
01:19yung data privacy app,
01:20para balikan yung legitimate
01:22na pag-uulat ng mga mamayag,
01:24tayo po ay tinutulungan natin
01:25yung media
01:26sa kanilang defense,
01:28for example,
01:28sa paghanap ng abogado
01:30para sa kanila,
01:31sa pagtulong
01:32sa kanilang
01:33pag-follow up
01:34ng mga kaso
01:34at pagtingin
01:37na magkaroon
01:37ng patas
01:38na investigasyon
01:39doon sa mga kaso
01:40laban sa media.
01:41And we really encourage
01:43yung mga politicians,
01:45yung mga nasa puder,
01:45na dapat itibigin
01:46yung mga mamayag,
01:47yung mga nasa puder,
01:53na dapat itibigin
01:54sa pagtulongan natin
01:57sa pagtulongan natin
02:10sa pagtulongan natin
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