MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang has assured the public that the Duterte administration is pro-active in addressing concerns over the killing of journalists in the Philippines. The group is tasked to investigate new cases of media killings and has accounted for three cases since President Duterte signed Administrative Order 1, which created it on Oct. 11, 2016. Headlines ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1He gave assurances that the task force is constantly monitoring, following up and providing legal assistance to family members of victims. The Impunity Index is published to mark Nov. 2 as an international day to end impunity for crimes against journalists, as declared by the United Nations General Assembly. It calculates the number of unsolved murders over a 10-year period as a percentage of each country’s population.

Source: Philippine Star November 02, 2017 16:52 UTC