Docu film on Imelda, martial law stirs queries

Peter L. Romanillos 09/27/2014

How can a journalist tackle a story without getting caught in personal biases? Is objectivity necessary? Is it all right to  use family members as news sources in a documentary film? These were some of the questions…

‘Uphold accuracy, fairness and ethics in the news’

Peter L. Romanillos 09/26/2014

The emergence of online media has deepened the need for journalists to uphold high ethical standards in the profession, a veteran Canadian journalist said yesterday. Kim Kierans, a journalism professor and media practitioner with  almost 40 years…

‘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  …

Parada, pageant, press freedom

Gerard Pareja 09/23/2014

Nabasahan nako sa column ni Super Bobby Nalzaro nga tulo man diay ka banggiitang taga media nga nipanaw na ang taga Argao. Tungod niini, gi-atol sa Press Freedom Week ang pagpahingan sa tulo ka dalan sa ilang…

Cenewof accreditation renewed

Peter L. Romanillos 09/23/2014

ACKNOWLEDING the role of media practitioners in nation building, the Cebu Provincial Board (PB) yesterday renewed the accreditation of the Cebu Newspaper Workers Foundation Inc. (Cenewof) as a civil society organization. The foundation’s president Dr. Pureza Oñate,…

Martial Law @ 42: ‘I’m afraid but I must write to let young people know’

Inquirer 09/22/2014

By Fr. Benjamin E. Alforque As I begin this narrative, I must confess the fear and trepidation creeping through me again. I had to convince myself of my will to be free, that nothing evil would happen…

Demolition job?

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 07/03/2014

Cebu Provincial Legal Officer Orvi Ortega intends to stop Bobby Nalzaro from attacking him on issues surrounding the failed temporary engagement of Black Pearl Security Agency (BPSA) in the Capitol – by filing a case against the…

Capitol exec threatens to sue broadcaster over bid tirades

Peter L. Romanillos 07/02/2014

An official of the Cebu provincial government said he would file libel charges against Bobby Nalzaro if the broadcaster continues to malign him in the latter’s radio dySS program and newspaper column over the bidding for the…

Civil society, Cebu media sign nationwide FOI petition

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/02/2014

Civil society groups and the Cebu media yesterday joined a nationwide signing of a petition calling on President Aquino and the members of Congress to immediately pass and enact into law the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill.…

P-Noy should sign FOI

07/01/2014

President Benigno Aquino III marked his fourth year in office yesterday with a slate of promises old and new, of continuing efforts to clean house, and tons of reconstruction projects brought about by two major disasters, among…

Nationwide FOI signature campaign tomorrow

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/30/2014

Cebu media will join a nationwide launching of a signature campaign for the immediate passage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill. A sign-on event and a forum on the FOI will be held at the Rajah…

Temporary setback in FOI law

05/29/2014

Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III’s disclosure that the Freedom of Information bill (FOI) and the bill decriminalizing libel will not be passed anytime soon is a big blow to proponents of the two measures who’ve lobbied for years…

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