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…

Andanar: Press freedom should not be abused

06/02/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Freedom of the press should not be abused, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said during the Press Freedom Caravan in Tokyo. “Freedom and responsibility are the words in my equation, precisely because we are Asian.…

A celebration of truth and courage

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 09/18/2018

CEBU PRESS FREEDOM WEEK In the wake of fake news proliferating on social media and a pervading lack of public trust even in legitimate news reports, is it still relevant to celebrate press freedom? The question arose…

Press freedom is not one way

NESTOR B. RAMIREZ 01/23/2018

As a former reporter and now opinion writer and journalism professor, I can say without blinking an eye that I am for a free press. However, the freedom that we dearly love and are willing to die…

Former Miss KBP shot dead

Benjie B. Talisic, Nestle L. Semilla 09/21/2017

A former Miss KBP was found dead inside her house in Barangay Busay, Cebu City early morning on Thursday, September 21. Maxi Bolongaita, 29, suffered a gunshot wound to her chest. SPO2 Rommel Bangcog of Cebu City…

Jacky Chang: Creature of Love

10/23/2016

  WHAT the radio does not reveal to the public is the truth about Jacky Chang’s love story secretly rolled into a record hit. To her, however, once the music is out, it can be owned by…

MassComm students hold ‘integrity rally’

Michaela Jaycel L. Dolores 09/22/2016

  Mass communication students from different schools and universities in Cebu held an “integrity rally” against envelopmental journalism at the UP Cebu Oblation Square. The Journalist Creed was recited as well containing the oath to the integrity…

2016 Press Freedom Run set this Saturday

Glendale G. Rosal 09/21/2016

Media practitioners and workers from Cebu are gearing up for the annual Press Freedom Run this Saturday, which starts and ends at the Cebu Business Park fronting the City Sports Club-Cebu. The run, which is one of…

Ipatigbabaw ang kagawasan, ibagsak ang martial law

Lloyd Suarez 09/18/2016

Subo kaayong palandungon kay samtang nag-obserbar kami karong mga panahuna sa Cebu Press Freedom Week, nagkadiyutay intawon ang among puwersa sa print and broadcast media. Ang mga hinungdan basi sa akong mga pangagpas tungod kay gawas nga…

The press freedom that we celebrate

Nestor Ramirez 09/06/2016

The Kapisanan nga mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) Cebu chapter commenced the celebration of Broadcasters Month last Sunday with a parade and on the third week of this month, the print news organizations will also hold the…

‘Don’t shoot the messenger, Mr. President’

06/04/2016

A PPI Statement The Philippine Press Institute (PPI) urgently calls on the incoming administration to commit itself in no uncertain terms to protecting journalists and other media workers in the country and thus uphold the constitutionally enshrined…

Exercise care, responsibility in posting online, netizens urged

Juli Ann M. Sibi 09/25/2015

THESE days anyone with a WiFi connection and a mobile device can upload videos, photos and stories that can be seen by anyone around the world. Fleire Castro, a social media marketing consultant and founder of Third…

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