FACES OF CEBU: Jessa Ngojo and Gerard Jamora, Mr. and Ms. Press Freedom bets

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 09/17/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu has produced notable media personalities in the past. At present, new faces are starting to make a name for themselves in the media industry here. Among them are Cebu Daily News (CDN) Digital’s…

CCPC honors first Cebuano Press Freedom martyr

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/21/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu media industry, on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 21, 2022, honored the life and works of four notable Cebuanos who have contributed greatly to advancing free press in their various capacities as journalist-lawyers…

Meet the officers of CFBJ for 2022 to 2023 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/19/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu Federation of Beat Journalists (CFBJ) on Sunday, September 18, unveiled the list of officers for the year 2022 to 2023. CFBJ on Sunday conducted its election in Cebu Quincentennial Hotel, which…

Race against forgetting the fight for freedom

Pooled Editorial 09/19/2022

FIFTY years is a long time, long enough for memories to fade. But what happened on September 21, 1972, will stand out despite the years because the dictatorship that followed was not mere chismis (gossip). On that…

Mayor Rama signs Freedom of Information Ordinance in Cebu City

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 07/28/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama signed, on Thursday, July 28, 2022, the Freedom of Information (FOI) Ordinance of 2019 entitled “An Ordinance Operationalizing Freedom of Information in the City Government of Cebu and…

Press Freedom Week closes with a bang

Morexette Erram 09/25/2016

The 22nd Press Freedom Week ended with a blast as print, broadcast and online journalists from all beats in Cebu came dressed in replicated police uniforms, had scrawled doodles to look like tattoos on their backs, and…

Spotlight on the suffering

Jason A. Baguia 09/23/2016

I would like to start this edition by congratulating Ador Vincent Mayol, Cebu Daily News (CDN) senior reporter, on being adjudged print and online reporter of the year at the recent Globe Media Excellence Awards. Ador is…

Online trolls a challenge to true freedom of speech

Dominic D. Yasay 09/21/2016

FREEDOM of speech does not mean to smear reputation and ruin credibility, nor does it mean the freedom to be irresponsible and to defame. This became the focus of a discussion yesterday as media leaders in Cebu…

Charm rules Press Freedom volleyball

Nestle L. Semilla 09/27/2015

Cebu City Hall beat reporters yesterday bagged the  top prize in the annual press freedom volleyball tournament. After  losing the first two out of five sets, the City Hall Association of Reporters in Media (Charm) managed to…

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