August 12, 2023 Data Privacy Act as a rule doesn’t apply to information processed for journalism. Thus, the arrest of an Iriga City reporter by the police comes out as an overreach and invasive. The case of Jose Rizal “Jores” Pajares could’ve been handled by the Iriga City, Camarines Sur police with more caution, less aggressiveness as the personal information handled by the Radyo Nation reporter falls under the […]
Statement on arrest of Iriga reporter
August 12th, 2023 · No Comments
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CCPC meets Bahia Tahzib-Lie, Human Rights Ambassador of The Netherlands
June 20th, 2023 · No Comments
On June 14, 2023, the Cebu Citizens-Press Council had the honor of meeting Ambassador Bahia Tahzib-Lie and engage in a free-wheeling, informal conversation about issues affecting Cebu, Cebu’s media in particular. Ambassador Tahzib-Lie, who chose Cebu as her only out-of-Manila destination during her stay in the Philippines, was accompanied by Marielle Geraedts, Ambassador to the […]
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Cebu Declaration in connection with World Press Freedom Day (May 3, 2023)
June 20th, 2023 · No Comments
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Cebu City’s FOI ordinance to be amended even before implementation
June 20th, 2023 · No Comments
An article on CCPC’s World Press Freedom Day Forum on Cebu City’s Freedom of Information Ordinance. Written by John Sitchon who attended the forum. Published by Rappler, on May 3, 2023 CEBU, Philippines – On World Press Freedom Day, Cebu City’s journalists asked an important question: Why hasn’t the city government implemented its Freedom of […]
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CCPC lauds Supreme Court for acquitting broadcaster Leo Lastimosa of libel. Took courts almost 16 years to resolve but SC has clarified the rule on identifying libel victim.
April 9th, 2023 · No Comments
Statement, April 8, 2023 THE Cebu Citizens-Press Council (CCPC) commends the Supreme Court decision finding as not libelous the June 29, 2007 column of Leo Lastimosa in The Freeman. Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia charged that the newspaper article libeled her, with the ABS-CBN broadcaster using a supposed fish vendor named “Doling” as the object of slander. Lastimosa called […]
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