Marcos appoints new PTFoMS chief

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MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed former Philippine Information Agency chief Joe Torres Jr. as the new executive director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS).

This was confirmed by Presidential Communications Office Secretary Cesar Chavez in a Viber message to reporters on Thursday.

Torres replaced Paul Gutierrez in the post.

Torres served as sub-editor for Saudi Gazette, the national newspaper of Saudi Arabia.

He was also an investigative reporter for the now-defunct Isyu news magazine and wrote for The Manila Times, The Philippine Post, and The Sunday Paper.

He joined ABS-CBN’s online platform in 2001 then later played a role in the establishment of GMA News’s online presence in 2005. He also set up the online version of the tabloid Remate in 2009.