These reported visits by Philippine National Police (PNP) on journalists' homes can't help but remind Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman of the previous administration's "Operation Tokhang". Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Screenshot from Zoom) "Crusading journalists need police protection...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada isn’t happy with the Philippine National Police (PNP) after an officer visited the private residence of a media practitioner last Oct. 15. A police officer in plainclothes–not in uniform–visited the home of GMA broadcast journalist JP Soriano last Oct. 15. This was...
Coordination is important when it comes to police officers visiting the homes of media practitioners, says Senator Win Gatchalian. this was his reaction after GMA TV journalist JP Soriano bared on Twitter that a plainclothes police officer had visited his private residence on Saturday, Oct. 15....
The suprise visit of the police to a journalist’s home is similiar to the supposed “profiling of teachers,” House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro said on Sunday, Oct. 16. ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Screenshot from HReps livestream) Castro...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The SIM Card Registration Act, or Republic Act 11934, ‘will require all SIM card users to register their personal information with telecommunications companies or telcos -- details which can be made available upon the request of a court or law enforcement agencies.’ The...
The newly elected officers of the Airport Press Club (APC) were sworn in on Thursday, Oct. 6, in Ortigas, Pasig City with Department of Transportation Secretary (DOTr) Jaime Bautista gracing the event. The APC officers led by its new president, Ariel Fernandez of Manila Bulletin, took their oath...
Lawmakers of the Makabayan bloc condemned the killing of veteran radio journalist Pervical “Percy Lapid” Mabasa, and at the same time called on the Marcos administration to immediately probe the brutal shooting. Justice for Percy Lapid (Image courtesy of KMU) READ:...
Human rights defenders, together with Filipino journalists and progressive groups, held an indignation rally at the Boy Scout Circle in Quezon City to denounce the killing of veteran broadcaster and prominent government critic Percival Mabasa, more popularly known as Percy Lapid. Rights defenders...
In a truly free society, there is no space for the killing of veteran radio broadcaster and columnist Percival Mabasa, known to his followers as Percy Lapid, former vice president Leni Robredo said on Tuesday, Oct. 4, as Mabasa’s family called for his “cowardly assassins’” arrest. Percy...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu Federation of Beat Journalists (CFBJ) on Sunday, Sept. 11, hosted another round of shooting competition dubbed “Shoot for a Cause” at the Front Sight Gun Club in Barangay Tubod, Minglanilla, Cebu. CEBU Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia (2nd from left) leads the ceremonial shoot of...
The United Print and Multimedia Group (UPMG) paid a courtesy call and their officers took their oath as media practitioners before Speaker of the House Rep. Martin Romualdez. Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) administers the Oath Taking of new set of officers of the United Print & Multimedia...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez said he is not the type who gets offended with negative reports from members of the media. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) Instead, the Leyte 1st district congressman sees these negative media reports as opportunities to air his side on different issues for...
