PANABO CITY (June 16) — Friends of slain journalist Dennis Salvador Denora set up P1.2-million bounty for the identification and capture of the suspects behind his death. “His friends, former Governor Rodolfo del Rosario, Congressman Antonio Floirendo and well meaning citizens, contributed to set up the bounty for the identification and capture of his killers,” […]
Media and Society
Speaker Alvarez denies hand in journalist killing, authorities create Task Force Denora
DAVAO CITY (June 13) — “I am a lawyer, I file cases, I don’t kill people”, this was the outright denial of House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, as speculations are rife that he had a hand in the killing of newspaper publisher and veteran journalist Dennis Denora. Alvarez, in an interview with Newsline.ph, said “Why […]
World’s Press Calls on Facebook to Immediately Exempt News Content from its Political Ads Policy
PORTUGAL — WAN-IFRA with six media organisations and their affiliates representing over 20,000 media publishers and professionals in over 120 countries around the world have come together to express concern over Facebook’s new advertising policy that labels quality news as political advocacy and includes such content in its political ad archive. Through its attempt to […]
Davao publisher shot dead
DAVAO CITY (UPDATED, June 7) — The publisher of Trends and Times, a weekly newspaper based in Davao de Norte was shot dead by gunmen in Panabo City Thursday afternoon, June 7. Davao del Norte Police Chief Alan Manibog identified the victim as Dennis Denora, publisher of Trends and Times and a resident of Panabo […]
ABS-CBN Davao terminates a dozen employees, talents
DAVAO CITY (May 23) — Tears and uncertainty greeted over a dozen of ABS-CBN Davao regular employees and talents Tuesday, after they were told, their employment is only good until June 30, 2018. The television giant cited redundancy and digitalization, as the reasons. Terminated employees include television and radio reporters, at least two occupy high […]
Gov’t puts up P700M state of the art Media Hub in Mindanao
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Mindanao will soon have a state-of-the art, government-owned media hub as Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go and PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar led the groundbreaking ceremony of the P700 million Mindanao Media Hub along Carlos P. Garcia Highway in Davao City. In an interview, Andanar said the facility will […]
Dumaguete media air indignation over broadcaster’s death
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Journalists in Dumaguete City are up in arms against the death of broadcaster Edmund Sestoso, of DYGB-FM, who was brutally killed by still unknown gunman last Monday, April 30, 2018. Reports revealed, Sestoso was shot five times in broad daylight by riding in tandem assassins in Barangay Daro, Dumaguete City. Police […]
NBI files cyber libel raps vs. Rappler
MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) filed a cyber libel complaint before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against online news website Rappler’s chief executive officer Maria Ressa and eight others in connection with the complaint filed by a businessman regarding an article it has published in 2012. In a transmittal letter signed by […]
“Rappler might be CIA sponsored” : Duterte
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte Thursday said, he invoked executive prerogative when he ordered the ban on all Rappler reporters from entering Malacañang and covering his events. Duterte said “Because it is not a legitimate agency, according to SEC. So, I am now invoking executive action based on the SEC ruling,” During the […]
Duterte suspends Rappler’s MPC accreditation, Ranada and Ressa cannot enter Malacañang
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — President Rodrigo R. Duterte temporarily suspends Malacañang’s media accreditation issued to Rappler, which in effect prohibits Pia Ranada and Maria Ressa to enter Malacañang Complex and to cover the activities of the President. In lieu of this development, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, emphasized “Rappler still has the right to write, anything […]
PSG threatens to ban rude journalists inside Malacañang complex
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Presidential Security Group Commander, Big. Gen. Lope Dagoy threatened to ban rude and disrespectful journalists, to enter the entire Malacañang complex following the Tuesday incident involving reporters from Rappler and television giant ABS-CBN. Dagoy was reacting to the “rude” attitude displayed by Rappler reporter Pia Ranada, ABS-CBN reporter and cameraman, who […]
Rappler reporter barred from entering Malacañang Palace
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — A reporter of Rappler was initially prevented from entering Malacañang Palace Tuesday morning, but few minutes later she was allowed entry. Pia Ranada, a Malacañang-accredited reporter was stopped by the Presidential Security Group (PSG) from entering the New Executive Building of Malacañang compound citing an order from “Higher Ups” which turned […]
Healthy engagement between private, gov’t communicators urged
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Given that the delivery of message is not a singular event, public information officers have been urged to engage stakeholders, particularly the media, to effectively cascade “real” and “truthful” information that would eventually be consumed by the masses. With the prevalence of false information circulating in social media, Philippine Star columnist Luisito […]