Cebu Citizens-Press Council

Pros, cons of new bill discussed Regulation of blogs brought up By Cherry Ann T. Lim Sun.Star Cebu, December 7, 2012 A NEW bill that seeks to help citizens meet the challenges of navigating cyberspace could be a double-edged sword for journalists.

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Forum discusses libel in media Media organizations gather to celebrate 2012 World Press Freedom Day Sun.Star Cebu, May 5, 2012 “IS the Philippines considered free as far as press freedom is concerned?” Pachico Seares, executive director of the Cebu Citizens-Press Council (CCPC), asked a forum celebrating the 2012 World Press Freedom Day.

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DECRIMINALIZE LIBEL? By Court of Appeals Associate Justice Gabriel T. Ingles (Speech delivered during the “Forum on Decriminalizing Libel” held to celebrate World Press Freedom Day on May 4, 2012 at Theodore Buttenbruch Hall, University of San Carlos, Cebu City)

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Group finds issues in ordinance Cemla says proposed board can’t give itself power over tabloid content By Karlon N. Rama Sun.Star Cebu, December 7, 2011 THE reincarnation of the Provincial Government’s proposed anti-tabloid ordinance, now renamed the Anti-Obscenity Ordinance, triggers discussion among the members of the Cebu Citizens-Press Council (CCPC).

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[This agreement was signed by seven top police officials in Central Visayas led by Police Regional Office 7 Director Chief Supt. Ager Ontog Jr.,  and news editors and news directors of 13 print and broadcast media outlets in Cebu. The signing was witnessed by Cebu Citizens-Press Council vice president Sabino Dapat and Cebu Federation of [...]

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