PCOO looks to expand policy on journalists’ safety, welfare
Designated Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles. Contributed photo
MANILA, Philippines — Incoming Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) chief Trixie Cruz-Angeles on Wednesday said the office is looking to expand the government’s policy on the safety of journalists to include their welfare.
She said they are already crafting a new policy on the safety of journalists, as a response to the concern of the National Press Club (NPC).
“We are always concerned about the safety of our journalists. We are crafting possibly a new policy on this one. Possibly also make it a little more expansive,” she said in a public briefing.
“We are well aware of the concern of our NPC regarding this, so we have been responsive. We are already working on it,” Cruz-Angeles added.
She said that the incoming PCOO is looking into the welfare of journalists, and not only just safety or protection.
Article continues after this advertisement“We are looking into welfare, not just safety or protection because apparently the current policy is focused on attacks, physical attacks on our journalists,” she said.
Article continues after this advertisement“We would also like to look at expanding it to include the welfare of our journalists. Some of them have been hit very hard by the pandemic. So, we would like to take a look at that trend, that expansion of the policy in that direction,” she added.
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