MANILA, Philippines — Following the National Telecommunication Commission's cease and desist order that prompted ABS-CBN Corp.'s radio and TV broadcasts to go off the air, the Philippine National Police reminded its personnel that ABS-CBN reporters should be allowed to pass through quarantine checkpoints provided they present a valid media ID. In a tweet, ABS-CBN journalist Raffy Sison Santos reported that the network's reporters were not allowed to pass through checkpoints. Gen. Bernard Banac, PNP spokesperson, in an advisory issued Thursday afternoon, reminded cops that ABS-CBN personnel should be allowed to pass through all Quarantine Control Points subject to a routine presentation of a valid ID. Based on PNP data, police in Luzon have recorded 103,303 out of the total 162,723 quarantine violators nationwide. "A simple reminder that our work as journalists is not covered by a franchise mga sir/s," Santos' tweet read.

Source: Philippine Star May 07, 2020 12:19 UTC