Prominent Filipino journalist Maria Ressa has been found guilty of cyber libel in a case widely condemned as politically motivated. She has 15 days to appeal the decision but risks spending up to six years in prison. “We are appalled by the court’s decision and urge Maria’s guilty verdict to be quashed at the earliest […]
Media and Society
Radioman killed, Mayor asked to offer P1-M bounty for suspects identification and arrest
DAVAO CITY – Dumaguete City Radio broadcaster Cornelio Pepino was killed Tuesday night after he finished his radio broadcast in DYMD. Dumaguete police have yet to identify his assailants as of press time. Vice Mayor Alan Gen Cordova and the City Council have asked Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo to offer a PHP1-million reward for information leading […]
MIPC wants Congress to act on ABS-CBN application
DAVAO CITY — The Mindanao Independent Press Council Inc. (MIPC) is asking the House of Representatives to act on the application for franchise renewal of ABS-CBN. In a press statement issued on Wednesday, May 6, the press council which is composed of journalists from all over Mindanao said, the Congress should act on the application […]
Official statement of Malacañang Press Corps on the NTCs CDO against ABS-CBN
“There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.” – Montesquieu The Malacañang Press Corps strongly condemns the National Telecommunications Commission’s (NTC) cease and desist order that shut down broadcast company ABS-CBN as a shameless and blatant attack on press freedom. NTC’s decision […]
Mindanao journalists free but threatened under ECQ, professors urge journalists to be more responsible
DAVAO CITY — Days before the world celebrated Press Freedom day on May 3, a Mindanao journalist filed his counter-affidavit before the court as she is charged cyber liber for showing a photo describing how people waited for government ration. The journalist posted photos of three plastic basins along the street early morning with a caption saying […]
Unesco Statement on 2020 Press Freedom Day
We are currently facing an unprecedented health crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic spreading across the world also represents a new challenge for the press, which was already battling smear campaigns and defamation. Today, citizens are on lockdown, eager for news like never before. And more than ever, the news must be fact-checked, verified. Because disinformation spreads […]
Radio transmitter in Davao Norte torched
DAVAO CITY – A radio transmitter located in Purok Mahayahay in Mawab, Davao de Oro, was burned by two unidentified men on Wednesday evening. Pat Lucero Pacquiao, owner of the Tagum City-based 99.9 RP-FM transmitter, said the damage is estimated at around PHP700,000. “I received a report from my staff saying two men arrived in the […]
Press group denounce unethical behavior of DavNor DILG official
DAVAO CITY — The Mindanao Independent Press Council (MIPC) Inc. on Sunday denounced the unethical behavior of Jeannette Palmera, the assistant provincial director of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Davao del Norte. The MIPC statement reads: The Mindanao Independent Press Council (MIPC) Inc. regrets the actuation, behavior, and demeanor of Ms. […]
BREAKING! Broadcaster survives ambush try
DAVAO CITY–– Radio broadcaster Pat Lucero Pacquiao survived an ambush try early this morning, October 11, Along Abad santos St, Tagum City. Pacquiao is currently serving as the Provincial Information Office (PIO) of Davao del Norte. He also owns 99.9 RPFM. Based on his live interview with MindanaoNet Balita, Pacquiao was about to leave his […]
2 killed, 11 hurt in Sultan Kudarat highway mishap
COTABATO CITY — Two persons died while 11 others were injured after a passenger vehicle fell off a cliff in Kalamansig town in Sultan Kudarat province on Saturday. In a statement, the Kalamansig Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) said the victims were on their way to Balut Island, a swimming resort in Barangay […]
Maguindanao massacre decision out by November: PCOO chief
MANILA — A court decision on the Maguindanao massacre may be out before its 10th anniversary in November, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar said Friday. “The court has already deemed the case as submitted for decision, and barring unforeseen circumstances, we are hoping for a decision by the third week of November,” Andanar […]
Eastmincom, MIPC agree to condemn scare tactics and work for journalists safety
DAVAO CITY—Open communication lines, security provision for threatened journalists and condemn scare tactics from difference forces. These are among the agreed courses of action that key military officials of the Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) and journalists representing the Mindanao Independent Press Council (MIPC) have agreed Monday (Sept. 2), following a two-hour dialogue to tackle the […]
Davao Oriental radioman nabbed for gun possession
DAVAO CITY – A radio broadcaster in Mati City, Davao Oriental was arrested by authorities on Wednesday afternoon for illegal possession of firearm and ammunition. In an interview Thursday morning, Maj. Bembo Aying, officer-in-charge Mati City Police station, identified the arrested suspect as Ezperanzo Nishiguchi, a radio commentator of Sunrise FM. Aying said Nishiguchi was arrested […]