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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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
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CCPC mourns loss of journalists Luis Teodoro and Pegeen Sararaña
March 21st, 2023 · No Comments
March 14, 2023 Luis V. Teodoro, former two-term dean of U.P. Diliman College of Mass Communication and newspaper columnist, was regarded by his colleagues as a press freedom stalwart. He taught journalism and helped produce journalists skilled in their craft and faithful to its values. He was both educator and practitioner. Seventeen years ago, working with […]
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Cebu media loses veteran journalist Elias Baquero (1959-2023)
January 29th, 2023 · No Comments
Official statement, Saturday, January 21, 2023 Cebu just lost a multi-media practitioner whose work in community media had spanned more than three decades. Elias O. Baquero died of cardiac arrest Saturday, January 14. He would’ve turned 64 this July 10. Elias O. Baquero (EOB) was one of a few Cebu journalists whose work straddled multiple […]
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CCPC says Congress definition of ‘fake news’ must exclude specifically honest mistakes in news reporting
January 29th, 2023 · No Comments
CCPC statement, Dec. 8, 2022 The Cebu Citizens-Press Council (CCPC) has condemned and deplored the proliferation of false and deceptive stories in media platforms. On proposals in Congress, however, which seek to criminalize misinformation and disinformation, CCPC has repeatedly called for a clear and specific definition of “fake news.” CCPC believes the definition of Senate Bill […]
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F.O.I. ordinance didn’t make it to Mayor Rama’s First 100 Days list. Process of legislation and enforcement mechanism not yet complete.
October 3rd, 2022 · No Comments
Cebu City Ordinance #2657, also called Freedom of Information Act of 2019, was signed into law last July 28, 2022 by Mayor Michael Rama. Today, 67 days after the signing, the ordinance is still inoperative. The ordinance is not yet complete, legislatively and administratively. The city’s Legal Office […]
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