Freedom of the press and the legitimate right of practicing journalists to act as watchdogs will always be respected by the state as stipulated in the Constitution.
This, Presidential Chief Legal Counsel Atty. Ed de Mesa emphasized Tuesday as he assured members of media that there is no reason to be alarmed over the involvement of two of their colleagues in the probe report of the Aug. 23 hostage tragedy.
“We respect the right of media and we highly value press freedom, and so, that is why we are very careful in coming with recommendations against members of the media.†De Mesa said.
De Mesa suggested that members of the media should police their respective ranks in sensitive police operations similar to the Quirino Grandstand bus hijacking and hostage taking incident which killed eight innocent civilians.
De Mesa pointed out that the reason why they left the decision to the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkasters ng Pilipinas (KBP) to issue possible sanctions against broadcasters Erwin Tulfo and Michael Rogas is because the KBP has the jurisdiction over them. Tulfo and Rogas are both active members of the KBP. (PNA)
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