Andanar was completely unapologetic when asked by irate Senate reporters, the National Press Club and the National Union of Journalists to prove his charge, so no apology from him is forthcoming. His defense that he didn’t name any particular Senate reporter and didn’t know if the offer of $1,000 was accepted was no defense. In doing so, he besmirched the reputation of all Senate reporters, among them respected old hands in journalism. However, I have known Secretary Andanar only as a newsreader on a TV station. With his mindless diatribe against Senate reporters, Andanar will have great difficulty in building a good working relationship with the media.

Source: Manila Times February 21, 2017 16:46 UTC