Nalzaro libel case advances to court

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/05/2015

THE libel case against columnist-broadcaster  Pablito “Bobby” Nalzaro was  filed in the Regional Trial Court in Cebu City last Wednesday. The prosecutor junked the broadcaster’s plea to drop the charges.  Bail was set at P10,000. Nalzaro was…

Radio blocktimer caught on video insulting, threatening Citom traffic enforcer

Marian Z. Codilla 06/03/2015

  A radio blocktimer insulted and threatened a Cebu City traffic enforcer who refused his request not to be issued a ticket. The man who introduced himself as Roger Cimafranca, a blocktimer of radio station dyLA and…

Media as catalyst for change, progress

Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/29/2015

RESPONSIBLE media should mirror the need for change in society in order to jumpstart it and keep the momentum going. Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) President Alexandra Prieto-Romualdez reiterated this in a speech during the Public Sector Human…

GMA 7 retrenchment, shades of media convergence

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 04/27/2015

The retrenchment of GMA 7 Cebu employees and talents engaged in the TV station’s morning show including employees in sister stations in Cagayan de Oro, Bacolod, Naga City and Ilocos was like a bombshell that filled newsrooms,…

GMA-7 chief: Layoffs ‘part of strategy to increase ratings, revenues’

Marian Z. Codilla 04/26/2015

The streamlining undertaken by GMA-7 TV network that laid off 200 media workers is “geared towards increasing ratings and revenues.” “The strategic streamlining being undertaken by the Network is geared towards increasing ratings and revenues of all…

GMA retrenches 200 staff to ‘streamline’ reg’l stations

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jhunnex Napallacan 04/26/2015

Network scraps morning TV program in Cebu; Layoff focuses on news  teams   in  Cebu, Bacolod, Davao, Naga, Cagayan de Oro,  and Ilocos TV correspondent Jun Veliganio was about to go on air to deliver a live report…

Radio network closes down, under new management

Norman V. Mendoza 03/10/2015

Twelve personnel of the dyKC Radio located at RPN Compound in barangay Maguikay, Mandaue City were surprised with the noon advisory issued by their  new management that shut down their network yesterday. One of them, Jovelito Jayme,…

The right to blaspheme

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 01/15/2015

Rains brought by Tropical Depression Amang, which is expected to move northward, hover around the schedule of Pope Francis as he arrives today in Manila for the second and last leg of his Asian trip which began…

Judge drops contempt charges against editor, radio broadcaster

Edison Delos Angeles 12/24/2014

A Cebu judge who said  he was unfairly criticized in the media last year has  dismissed the indirect contempt charge against broadcaster Leo Lastimosa and SunStar editor  Pachico Seares. Judge Raphael Yrastorza of the Regional Trial Court…

‘Distinguish opinion from news’

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/25/2014

Media outlets should make a careful distinction between straight news and commentaries to avoid misleading the audience, said journalist  Raissa Robles. Robles, the Manila correspondent of the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post, whose online commentaries on  …

Cebu media told: Forge love despite competition

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Marian Z. Codilla 09/22/2014

Hundreds of Cebu-based journalists and media workers converged yesterday at the Fuente Osmeña Circle for the annual parade and general assembly to kick off this week’s 20th Cebu Press Freedom Week celebration. The parade which ended at…

‘Filipino youths are biggest Internet users’

09/01/2014

Filipinos aged 15 to 24 years old represent the biggest consumers of information technology in the past few years, a survey on media use and youth lifestyle showed. Dr. Grace Cruz, author of the study, said media…

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