Local FM station, two broadcasters in Cebu sanctioned

Josh Almonte 03/21/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A local FM radio station and two of its broadcasters have been sanctioned by the Cebu City Anti-Indecency Board (CCAIB) due to their controversial interview with a minor rape victim that went viral.…

CDN Digital at 5: Cebu and Beyond

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Three of Cebu’s biggest icons painted the Queen City of the South blue to mark Cebu Daily News Digital’s (CDN Digital) latest milestone. The Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) bridge, the SM Seaside Tower and Cube,…

How AI ‘revolution’ is shaking up journalism

Agence France Presse 03/19/2023

PARIS — Journalists had fun last year asking the shiny new AI chatbot ChatGPT to write their columns, most concluding that the bot was not good enough to take their jobs. Yet. But many commentators believe journalism…

Two youths’ views on 1986 Edsa revolution: A fight for freedom and its relevance today

CDN Digital 02/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the country celebrates the 37th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution, which happened on Feb. 25, 1986, here are some thoughts of some of the youths today, who were born years…

Journalists as endangered species

Ma. Ceres P. Doyo - @inquirerdotnet 10/07/2022

A most profound question one writer asked a revolutionary fighter, who survived the battle of his life, was not how bloody difficult it was or how he won the battle. It was: “Were you afraid?” Were you…

Why real news matters

Warren Fernandez - @inquirerdotnet 10/03/2020

More than 150 newsrooms from around the world marked World News Day last Sept. 28. This, however, is not an occasion for journalists to pat themselves on the back for the work they do. Rather, the focus…

CNN crew arrested while reporting on Minneapolis protests

Associated Press 05/30/2020

MINNEAPOLIS  — The Minnesota State Patrol on Friday arrested a CNN television crew as they reported on violent protests in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a…

July 25 is National Campus Press Freedom Day

Nestor Corrales - INQUIRER.net 09/10/2019

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law declaring July 25 each year as National Campus Press Freedom Day. Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11440 on August 28, a copy of which was released to…

FLOWERING OF THOUGHT: The case for journalism as creative work

Jason A. Baguia 03/27/2019

Academia is one aspect of Philippine life in which United States influence remains strong. The rigid and as such tragic division the country’s universities have imposed between the arts and sciences is a legacy from American pedagogies.…

The heart of community journalism

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/17/2018

I have been used to waking up in the morning reading Cebu Daily News. It has become part of my life.” These were the words of Gomer Jimenez, an 83-year-old former Cebu Provincial Capitol employee and one…

Journalism, truth, and memory

Jason A. Baguia 09/18/2018

The sun was out when the 26th Cebu Press Freedom Week celebration started Sunday. Cebu Auxiliary Bishop Dennis Villarojo concelebrated the Holy Mass to open the weeklong affair. Concelebrating were Msgr. Joseph Tan and Fr. Felmar Castrodes…

Lapu drafts case against Cebu Flash Report

Norman Mendoza 11/29/2017

The City Legal Office of Lapu-Lapu City is now drafting a case against the administrators of Cebu Flash Report (CFR). CFR, a Facebook page that publishes news and information, has been under fire since it posted information…

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