Media’s role in the age of information disorder

MEDIA’S ROLE IN THE AGE OF INFORMATION DISORDER. Officers and board members of the Philippine Press Institute led by its chairman and Manila Standard publisher Rolando Estabillo, take their oath of office before Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo at the Supreme Court on Oct. 26, 2023. Gesmundo, a former journalist of the now-defunct Business Day, underscored the important role of media amid the spread of misinformation and disinformation. From left: Marie Antoinette Ruiz (Treasurer), Monica Macasaet (Trustee for NCR), Francis Angelo (Trustee for Visayas), Dexter See and Joenald Rayos (Trustees for Luzon), Ruevivar Reyes (Southern Leyte Times), Alfonso Pedroche (Pilipino Star Ngayon), Mr. Estabillo, Ariel Sebellino (Executive Director), Juliet Javellana (Philippine Daily Inquirer), and Joyce Babe Pañares (Seminar Director and Manila Standard Managing Editor).