Cebu Citizens-Press Council

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 […]

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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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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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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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