Duterte creates panel to probe media slaysPresident Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the creation of a task force that will investigate the killing of journalists, Malacañang said Saturday. The attack was the second incident of media violence under the Duterte administration. In 2006, the Arroyo administration created Task Force Usig to investigate the kiling of media personalities and activists. The President has already ordered the creation of a Task Force on Media Killings,” Andanar said in a statement. Andanar made the announcement after Apolinario Suan, a broadcaster and an elected board member of Surigao del Sur, survived an ambush.

Source: Manila Times July 16, 2016 13:07 UTC