[lg policy] Philippines: Draft Palace policy: No lies, foul language for bloggers

[Harold Schiffman]

Draft Palace policy: No lies, foul language for bloggers

Bloggers who apply for Palace accreditation must commit to publishing only
'truthful and accurate' information, according to a draft PCOO memorandum
circular
<http://www.rappler.com/authorprofile/pia-ranada>
Pia Ranada <http://www.rappler.com/authorprofile/pia-ranada>
@piaranada <https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=piaranada>
Published 9:00 PM, February 22, 2017
Updated 9:52 PM, February 22, 2017






[image: BLOGGERS IN PALACE. President Rodrigo Duterte meets bloggers and
online defenders in Malacañang. Screenshot from RTVM]



BLOGGERS IN PALACE. President Rodrigo Duterte meets bloggers and online
defenders in Malacañang. Screenshot from RTVM

MANILA, Philippines – The Presidential Communications Operations Office
(PCOO) has begun drafting its social media policy for accrediting bloggers
<http://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/160294-bloggers-media-accreditation-malacanang-andanar>
who will be allowed to cover Palace events.

A draft of the PCOO Social Media Policy was sent to Malacañang reporters on
Wednesday, February 22, a day before the Social Media Town Hall where
representatives from the media, academe, and blogging community will
discuss the policy.

The document, a memorandum circular from Communications Secretary Martin
Andanar, lists down proposed provisions for involving bloggers in Palace
coverage, including criteria for them to be given accreditation.

The proposed criteria is as follows:

   - The bloggers must be Filipino citizens aged 18 years old or above.
   - They must have a publicly-accessible "social media page, blog, or
   website which generates content and whose principal advocacy is the daily
   dissemination of original news and/or opinion of interest."
   - The social media page, blog, or website must have at least 1,000
   followers and must have "regularly and consistently" published content in
   the past 12 months.
   - The social media page, blog, or website must be "editorially
   independent" of any institution, foundation, or interest group connected or
   affiliated in any manner with the government.

But bloggers who are given Palace accreditation will also be subject to
requirements if the current draft of the PCOO Social Media Policy is
approved.

The draft proposes the following requirements:

   - They must strictly abide by the code of conduct of citizens using PCOO
   social media platforms as listed in Section VII-C of the draft policy. This
   code of conduct requires bloggers not to use language that is "offensive,
   inflammatory, or provocative" and to provide "truthful and accurate
   content" at all times.
   - They must post, share, or disseminate all press releases and other
   news information from the PCOO.
   - They must "validate" the "truthfulness" of the news content they
   generate, publish, and share.

Some bloggers supportive of President Rodrigo Duterte have been known to
openly curse at various persons and groups, including the Malacañang Press
Corps.

Read the entire draft policy here:

Bloggers themselves asked Duterte to allow them to cover Palace events, a
request granted
<http://www.rappler.com/nation/160910-duterte-online-defenders-access-palace-events>
by the President.

Andanar had said this is the administration's way of acknowledging the
contribution of pro-Duterte bloggers to his presidential campaign. *–
Rappler.com*


*http://www.rappler.com/nation/162261-draft-pcoo-social-media-policy-bloggers-criteria
<http://www.rappler.com/nation/162261-draft-pcoo-social-media-policy-bloggers-criteria>*


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