Mexico gun attack: Police officer, journalist killed

Agence France Presse 09/26/2023

  Mexico City, Mexico — An armed attack on a group of off-duty police in northwestern Mexico killed an officer and a journalist who was speaking to them at the time, authorities said Monday, September 25, 2023. Three suspects…

POOLED EDITORIAL: Challenges old and new

09/18/2023

The fact that we are celebrating the 31st anniversary of Cebu Press Freedom Week means the journalism industry lives on. But is it dying a slow death? What challenges threaten journalism and the media? We can name…

British Ambassador bares global pro-media campaign

Irene R. Sino Cruz 05/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –British Ambassador Daniel Pruce has shared his government’s campaign to promote freedom of the press. “This campaign is not anti-government: It is not anti-business. It is not anti any single individual or political party,” …

Former USJ-R teacher a proud finalist in 2019 Cambridge University Press’ Most Dedicated Teacher Awards

Immae Lachica 02/06/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – A former teacher of the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) was one of six educators from around the world who were finalists in the ‘Most Dedicated Teacher’ awards given by the Cambridge University…

Press freedom: An election issue

11/16/2018

We need in the national legislature senators and congressmen who would defend press freedom. Lest the public forget, their participation in our democratic experiment is enabled by an unfettered mass media. Unfortunately, the press in the Philippines…

Exporters press for PH-South Korea deal on bananas

Inquirer.net 09/20/2018

BANANA exporters could lose the Korean market if the latter insists on resolving a key trade issue through a longer process. The Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) has urged the government to come up with…

CEBU PRESS FREEDOM WEEK: New CFBJ officers take oath 

Rosalie Abatayo 09/19/2018

The new set officers of the Cebu Federation of Beat Journalists (CFBJ) took their oath during their general assembly on Wednesday (September 19).  Mitchelle Palaubsanon took over Elias Baquero as president of the federation. Baquero served as…

4-peat win for CDN in Mr. Press Freedom tilt CDN’s bet for Ms. Press Freedom crowned 1st runner-up

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/16/2018

Objectivity to the truth and religious adherence to the ethical standards of journalism are the keys to bringing the essential and truthful information to the public. So was the answer that has brought Cebu Daily News its…

KIN MOURN BUT WILL NOT PRESS CHARGES

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Doris Mae C. Mondragon, Futch Anthony Inso 03/07/2018

It was an accident, say the families of victims as they accept cash aid from J.E. Abraham C. Lee Construction and Development Inc. It is painful to lose a loved ones. But the families of those who…

Highlighting young, aspiring volleybelles

Ray Charlie Diaz 02/10/2018

  The Cebu Province and the Cebu Provincial Sports Commission (CPSC) are giving aspiring volleybelles from around the province a chance to shine with the staging of the Governor’s Cup U-18 Cebu Province Volleyball Tournament 2018, which…

The monorail prospect

STEPHEN CAPILLAS 11/23/2017

Upon first learning about a press conference on a proposed monorail project for Metro Cebu from yesterday’s piece of Cebu Daily News columnist Jobers Bersales, (“Moving Cebu’s monorail forward”) I was reminded anew, rightly or wrongly (wrongly…

The press and the stories

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 09/22/2017

Today marks the last day of the 25th Cebu Press Freedom Week, and my throat and vocal chords are 90 percent healed from the trauma and exhaustion they underwent because of a pageant and a dance competition.…

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