President Rodrigo R. Duterte has no hand in the supposed plan of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to file a case before the Supreme Court, seeking the revocation of the congressional franchise of local media giant ABS-CBN Corp., … Continue reading PANELO: DUTERTE NO HAND IN HIGH COURT CASE VS. ABS/CBN
Has other media platforms Local media giant ABS-CBN Corporation can still run its other media platforms, in the event that it fails to secure a fresh 25-year congressional franchise for the operation of its television (TV) and radio broadcasting stations, … Continue reading ABS-CBN CAN SURVIVE WITHOUT TV, RADIO FRANCHISE
Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Wednesday expressed hope that the Congress will give priority to a measure meant to provide quality compensation and security of tenure for media workers. During a Kapihan press conference in Malate, … Continue reading PCOO hopes ‘Media Workers Welfare Act’ given priority
House assures fairness in tackling network’s application Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday assured that the House of Representatives would be fair in tackling the bill seeking the renewal of the 25-year congressional franchise to local broadcast network ABS-CBN. In … Continue reading DUTERTE AGAINST RENEWAL OF ABS-CBN FRANCHISE
Panelo slams remark as ‘exaggerated’ Rappler CEO Maria Ressa is exaggerating by characterizing the media and press landscape in the Philippines under the Duterte administration as “worse than any war zone” that she has been in, Malacañang said on Monday. … Continue reading RESSA: PHILIPPINES “WORSE THAN ANY WAR ZONE” FOR JOURNALISTS
PTFoMS expects favorable ruling to Maguindanao massacre victims The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) expressed optimism on Friday that the court will rule in favor of the families of victims of the 2009 Maguindanao massacre. “We expect that … Continue reading MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE UP FOR DECISION
Red-tagging condemned Support pours for mediamen Statements of support for two local journalists, who are victims of red-tagging anew, continue to pour Friday evening, this time coming from various public officials. The expressions of support came after Froilan Gallardo and … Continue reading 2 CdeO journalists ‘tagged’ as NPA rebels
The manager of a radio station in Davao City has stopped broadcasting his public affairs radio program and totally cleaned up his Facebook account of libelous politically-slanted posts over accusation he was spreading fake news. Michael Manguhig, radio station manager … Continue reading DAVAO BROADCASTER GAGS SELF, CLEANS FACEBOOK POSTS OVER FAKE NEWS VS. FLOIRENDO
PNP to validate matrix of plotters The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday said it will conduct a validation on the matrix showed by Malacañang which includes names of journalists and media organizations allegedly involved in a destabilization plot against … Continue reading JOURNALISTS TAGGED IN ‘OUST DUTERTE’ PLOT
There will be no public funds wasted in the government’s Press Freedom Caravan in European countries to discuss media-related issues, the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) said on Monday. PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar made this clarification after saying in an … Continue reading ANDANAR assures no public funds wasted in Europe “Rappler caravan”
Malacañang on Wednesday urged Rappler chief executive officer (CEO) Maria Ressa to just focus on her defense after the Manila Regional Trial Court branch 46 ordered her arrest over a cyberlibel case. No violation of Ressa’s civil rights: DOJ February … Continue reading Malacañang to Ressa: Focus on your defense
