Security forces. Senate.Shots fired 7:49 pm Stampede.
Answer: Media people LIVE reporting now atm 7:40pm MNL Time: Fugitive-Senator Bato is now on the move, apparently to the 5th floor or to the roof top… the Senate on lockdown
Answer: Conflict Zone Reporters.
At the moment 6pm MNL Time: For Philippine Senate Beat Reporters: Arrest of Fugitive-Senator Bato: Based on the movements of armed personnel on the ground, the Senate Building and grounds can now be considered an undeclared conflict zone.
Some reminders here:
1.Make sure you have clear identifying tags on your body and person clearly showing you are a member of the media
2.Get a briefing from your news editor and news director on guidelines in conflict reporting
3.Observe minimum safety guidelines like being in proper gear and having a first aid kit in anticipation of dispersal and capture protocols.
4.Do NOT embed yourself closed-in in the company of any of the parties unless with approval of your head office and of government authorities.
4.Based on the KBP Broadcast Code: For LIVE real-time reporting and posts of an active, ongoing law-enforcement operation: Do NOT take part in negotiations between the news subjects, just cover the event as a reporter. Do NOT be used by either party as a go-between in negotiations. Do NOT report LIVE any real-time movements of troops or law-enforcement authorities: News editors and news directors: For LIVE reporting on movements of troops or forces, the KBP code requires a few minutes of delay if the reporting includes a live stream of troop movements or live footage of real-time movements and physical positions of forces
