2020 Annual Report on the Human Rights Situation in the Philippines
71
to
sectors
adversely
affected by the Enhanced
Community Quarantine.
The NTF COVID-19
communications group
also supports the TG
Stratcomm
through
the distribution of press
releases, news features,
and photo releases on
daily operations of the
NTF COVID-19 and
the NIC-EOC. These
are continuously being
widely distributed via
NTF covid-19 accounts
on Facebook, Twitter, and
Instagram.301
250
While State information
networks have undertaken numerous information dissemination activities with regard to
Covid-19, it should also be noted that these had taken place when allies of the administration
in the House of Representatives prevented the renewal of the ABS-CBN franchise.
251
The CHR notes the denial of the ABS-CBN franchise resulting in the loss of thousands of
jobs and loss of a major network greatly affecting the far-flung areas.
301
Ibid.