MANILA, Philippines (Updated 3:16 p.m.) — GMA News Online rebuffed speculations that its award-winning reporter Joseph Morong was removed from covering Malacañang over a fact check report on the Duterte administration's pandemic response. This comes months after the report in question, aired in Saksi, was taken down from the network's social media platforms. "Joseph Morong's reassignment is not related to a report that aired on Saksi as some have speculated. Saksi producers wrote that report and Joseph was just asked to voice it," the network's news arm said. GMA News statement amid the continuing speculation on Twitter about Joseph Morong pic.twitter.com/SIla7UXuLE — GMA News (@gmanews) June 27, 2021The Saksi report came out and was later taken down in April, though the network remained mum over questions about its move at the time.

Source: Philippine Star June 27, 2021 06:22 UTC