DAVAO CITY — Two of the three suspects in the murder of Juan T. Jumalon aka “Johnny Walker” were simultaneously arrested on March 15 in barangay Poblacion, Sapang Dalaga town Misamis Occidental. Paul Gutierez, executive director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) citing the report from Misamis Occidental Provincial Police identified the […]
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Court acquits one of the suspects in broadcaster’s murder
DAVAO CITY — The Regional Trial Court Branch 16 here acquitted one of the three suspects in the murder of Kidapawan City Broadcaster Eduardo Dizon due to the failure of the prosecution to substantiate the suspect’s involvement in the case. Judge Emmanuel Carpio on March 8, acquitted Sotero “Jun” Jacolbe as the prosecution failed to […]
Facebook users relieve after global outage
DAVAO CITY — “Is my account hacked?” This was the common reaction of Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Messenger users when their accounts automatically logged off middle of the night on Tuesday when the Meta-owned platforms experienced a global outage. For almost two hours all Meta-owned platforms experienced technical issues which affected almost all users but […]
Facebook is down right down
DAVAO CITY— (UPDATED) Huge Facebook users experience log in problems right now. Facebook users have reported that the social media site is currently down and not working. As of 11:30 in the evening Facebook, Messenger and Instagram, all associated with Meta do not work. Some users say their account were automatically logged out and cannot […]
Army vows support to protect journalists
DAVAO CITY — The leadership of the Philippine Army on Monday committed to support all endeavors in protecting journalists and their safety. Philippine Army Commanding General Lt. General Roy Galido who met Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) executive director Paul Gutierez and his team in a courtesy visit, acknowledged the critical role of […]
Increasing number of journalists killed in conflict zones alarms UNESCO
UNESCO expressed alarm over the increasing number of journalists killed in conflict zones in 2023. The agency said figures show that 2023 has been a particularly deadly year for journalists who work in conflict zones, with killings almost doubling compared to the past three years. The last three months of this year in particular have […]
CTU says sorry over controversial “Singkil” performance during the Sinulog Festival
DAVAO CITY — The Cebu Technological University apologized over the controversial “Singkil” performance during the Launching Parade for the Sinulog 2024 on Friday, January 12, said show sparked anger among netizens, citing cultural insensitivity. This morning the CTU issued the following statement: “To our beloved Muslim Brothers and Sisters, We, the Cebu Technological University (CTU) […]
Widodo assures Marcos Indonesia will ‘reexamine’ Veloso’s case
DAVAO CITY — Indonesian President Joko Widodo has assured President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. that the Indonesian government will “reexamine” the case of Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina on death row over drug charges, Malacañang said on Thursday. In a text message, Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said Widodo made the commitment during his meeting with […]
Police identifies 3 suspects in broadcaster’s death
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine National Police has identified the three suspects in the killing of broadcaster Juan ‘DJ Johnny Walker’ Jumalon, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) announced on Monday, January 8. Jumalon was killed while livestreaming on his social media page last November 5, 2023, in Calamba, Misamis Occidental. Undersecretary Paul […]
Marcos open to talk with Duterte over SMNI issue
DAVAO CITY –— The Palace says President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is “always available” to meet with his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte. Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil in a statement released to Palace reporters on Monday said, “The President will contact him now to ask if he wants a meeting.” In a press conference here on Saturday, Duterte […]
Ex-President Duterte wants to “indirectly” talk with President Marcos to help his friend Quiboloy
DAVAO CITY — Former president Rodrigo Duterte wanted to “indirectly” talk with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to help his friend pastor Apolo Quiboloy over the investigation of Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI), a network owned by the evangelist. In sending his message to President Marcos, Duterte in a press conference Saturday night said, “I do […]
Three social media users regret posting bomb joke
DAVAO CITY — Three of the 20 individuals from Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Norte, involved in spreading the bomb joke through social media have surrendered before the local chief executive pf Pagadian City. This, after Pagadian City Mayor Sammy Co revealed he will criminal case against those involved based on Presidential Decree No. 1727 or […]
BARMM Chief Minister meets the media
COTABATO CITY — Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Chief Minister welcomed Undersecretary Paul Gutierrez, the executive director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security together with his chief of staff, Atty, Jyro Go and Edith Caduaya, the president of the Mindanao Independent Press Council on Friday. During the more than one hour meeting, […]