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CCTV FOOTAGE IDENTIFIES SUSPECTED KILLER OF REMATE COLUMNIST – SY EGCO

Authorities have already identified a “person of interest” (POI) in the twin killings of newspaper columnist Jupiter Gonzales and his companion in Arayat, Pampanga, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) announced recently. PTFoMS executive director, Undersecretary Joel Egco, said his office has sufficient evidence against the suspected killer of Gonzales and his companion, […]

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PTFoMS CONDEMNS THE KILLING OF REMATE COLUMNIST – SY EGCO

The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) has condemned the killing of Jupiter Gonzales, a columnist for the tabloid Remate. “The Presidential Task Force on Media Security is deeply saddened and condemns in the strongest possible terms the killing of Jupiter Gonzales,” the PTFoMS statement read. Arayat Municipal Police Station chief, Lt. Colonel Dale […]

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SUSPECTS IN KILLING OF KIDAPAWAN BROADCASTER INDICTED FOR MURDER – SY EGCO

The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) has reported that murder charges have been filed against all three suspects in the killing of Brigada News FM anchor Eduardo Dizon in Kidapawan City. PTFoMS executive director, Undersecretary Joel Egco, said the case was filed on September 18, just as PTFoMS member-agencies and media observers were […]

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PTFOMS CONDEMNS ARSON ATTACK ON ABANTE’S PRINTING PLANT – SY EGCO

The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) strongly denounced the vicious arson attack by still unidentified men on the printing plant of the Abante News Group in Barangay San Isidro, Parañaque City. Initial reports said that four hooded armed men forcibly entered the premises at 1:57 a.m. on Monday by overpowering an unarmed security […]

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SUSPECT IN MURDER OF OZAMIS CITY BROADCASTER ARRESTED – SY EGCO

A suspect in the killing of Ozamiz City broadcaster Cosme Maestrado was arrested in San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) said. The PTFoMS said joint operatives of the San Juan Del Monte Police Station, the Bulacan Provincial Police Office, Regional Intelligence Unit-National Capital Region, and Police Regional Office […]

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DUTERTE GOV’T COMMITS TO ENSURE SAFETY OF JOURNALISTS – SY EGCO

The top official of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS) said the Duterte administration remains committed to ensuring the safety of journalists in the country. Undersecretary Jose Joel Sy Egco, executive director of the PTFOMS which is under the Office of the President, said the task force’s top mandate is to protect the […]

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KAPA MEMBERS TAGGED IN MURDER OF KIDAPAWAN RADIO ANCHOR – SY EGCO

Three members of the Kapa-Community Ministry International (Kapa) were tagged in the murder of Brigada News FM radio anchor Eduardo “Ed” Dizon in Kidapawan City, Cotabato last July 10. In a Malacañang press briefing, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar and Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) Executive Director Joel Sy Egco […]

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PROBE ON KIDAPAWAN BROADCASTER SLAY IS PROCEEDING WITH DISPATCH – SY EGCO

The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) said the investigation on the murder of Kidapawan City broadcaster Eduardo Dizon is proceeding with dispatch. This after Al P. Calica, Regional Prosecutor for Region 12 (Soccsksargen), immediately assigned City Prosecutor Mariam April Linsangan of Cotabato City to take charge of the preliminary investigation shortly after the […]

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SUSPECTS IN KIDAPAWAN RADIOMAN’S SLAY CHARGED WITH MURDER – SY EGCO

The suspects in the killing of Brigada FM anchor Eduardo Dizon in Kidapawan City have been identified and were charged with murder, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PToFMS) announced. The PTFoMS said murder charges were filed at the City Prosecutor’s Office of Kidapawan City against the suspects, “whose names remain undisclosed in order […]

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MEDIA WORKERS WELFARE ACT TO IMPROVE PH MEDIA INDUSTRY – SY EGCO

Citing the lack of laws to protect the rights of media practitioners, a party-list lawmaker said she has filed a bill seeking to provide media workers quality compensation and security of tenure. In a press launch, Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support (ACT-CIS) Rep. Rowena Niña Taduran, who is also a former broadcast personality, […]