The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) has reported a marked improvement on the security of media workers under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte owing largely to proactive measures that are now in place to ensure a safer environment for members of the working press.

Although one case, that of Catanduanes News Now publisher Larry Que has been verified to be a media worker killing (MWK), a number of cases handled by the task force involved threats, harassment and physical assault against journalists. This is the first time that the government has documented and taken action on potentially deadly incidents reported by the victims themselves.

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