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Courtesy call and renewal of strong partnership

MANILA — Philippine National Police Director General P/Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr., warmly receives Undersecretary Paul M. Gutierrez, Executive Director of Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), during the latter’s call, Camp Crame on Wednesday (June 14).

During their talks, the PNP and PTFoMS agreed to continue with their standing arrangements, namely: The immediate formation of ‘SITG’ (Special Investigation Task Group) in case of violent incidents resulting in the death of any member of the press; and All PNP PIOs (Public Information Officer) in all police offices to remain as ‘Media Safety Vanguards’ (MSVs) whom any member of the press can approach to report on threats and harassments against them;

Further, a ‘Quick Alert’ central messaging system, managed by the PTFoMS, is to be immediately created that would notify the PNP leadership, including the PNP Chief, of any reported death, threats, and harassment of any member of the press.

The PNP Chief PIO/Spokesman, P/BGen Red Maranan, would be the PNP’s principal representative to the PTFoMS while a representative from the PNP DIDM shall also be designated focused on helping the PTFoMS solve pending cases.

Also present during the meeting are PNP Chief PIO/Spokesman P/BGen. Red Maranan, P/BGen. Cosme Abrenica, PNP DIDM, Atty. Jyro Go, PTFoMS chief of staff and Ms. Venet Sandal, HEA to Gutierrez. (UnliNews Online)

Manny D. Balbin
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Emmanuel "Manny" Dineros Balbin, founder and editor-in-chief of UNLINEWS ONLINE and UNLINEWS Digital Newspaper, is a former seminarian of Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) in Notre Dame University Seminary in Cotabato City. Graduated college with Philosophy and Political Science courses at the University of Santo Tomas, Legazpi City. A former Journal Group of Publication (People's Journal, People's Tonight, Taliba & Women's Journal) staffer for 17 years. Before, he simultaneously contributed news articles to 3 local newspapers in Bulacan (NewsCore, MetroNews & NewsWatcher). He is the founder and the former editor-in-chief of RONDA Balita, both in weekly newspaper and online news. A former Kabayan provincial reporter, 2010 Bulacan election correspondent by Rappler and presently, a stringer of Philippine News Agency (PNA) Bulacan.
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