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Stopping the police ‘perp walk’

June 17th, 2018 · No Comments

CEBU CITIZENS-PRESS COUNCIL STATEMENTJune 17, 2018 The decision of PNP chief Oscar Albayalde to stop parading crime suspects puts back in place the order of then PNP chief Jesus Versoza in 2007 that bans the Philippine equivalent of the U.S.-style “perp walk.” What Versoza ordered was a rung or two higher than what Cebu media […]

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Rappler has right to continue publishing: CCPC

January 16th, 2018 · No Comments

CEBU CITIZENS-PRESS COUNCIL (CCPC) STATEMENTJanuary 16, 2018 Rappler has rightto go on publishing.And it’s not a matterof procedure. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reportedly said Rappler can still operate its website because the news organization’s appeal of the SEC ruling revoking its incorporation papers is still pending.

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CCPC seeks donations of journalism books

May 1st, 2017 · No Comments

The Cebu Citizens-Press Council (CCPC) is soliciting donations for a section on journalism that was recently set up at the Cebu City Public Library (CCPL), which occupies the ground floor of the Rizal Memorial Library and Museum located along Osmeña Blvd. Read: Editorial: Journalism books for citizens

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Cebu media to get stories directly from Presidential Communication Office

March 3rd, 2017 · No Comments

CEBU CITIZENS-PRESS COUNCIL (CCPC)March 3, 2017 NEWS FEEDFROM MALACAÑANG News stories and other materials from the Presidential Communication Office (PCO) will be e-mailed to addressees of major Cebu media outlets at about the same time they are released to the Malacañang Press Corps. The gap will be a matter of minutes.

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Freedom of Information: Capitol, Cebu and Mandaue Cities regulate access

August 19th, 2016 · No Comments

By Mayette Q. Tabada (The Cebu Citizens-Press Council’s project to find out the transparency stance and mechanisms of the potential heads of selected local government units in Cebu started before the May 2016 elections. Questions formulated by University of the Philippines Cebu assistant professor Mayette Tabada and University of San Jose-Recoletos Department of Journalism and […]

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