IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay – In an exchange between the military and local press, an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) general vowed to uphold press freedom while emphasizing the vital need for accuracy and ethical responsibility in journalism. Speaking at the opening of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security’s (PTFoMS) two-day Media Safety and Security Workshop at the Philippine Army’s 102nd Infantry Brigade (IB) headquarters here on Thursday, Brig. Gen. Samuel Yunque, 102nd IB commander, stressed that soldiers and journalists share a common duty to the public despite their differing roles. “Disagreement must never become a reason for threats or […]...

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