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 prove that is participated in the … [Read more...] about Court acquits one of the suspects in broadcaster’s murder
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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 everyone … [Read more...] about Facebook users relieve after global outage
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 reset … [Read more...] about Facebook is down right down
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 the … [Read more...] about Army vows support to protect journalists
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 already been the deadliest quarter for … [Read more...] about Increasing number of journalists killed in conflict zones alarms UNESCO