(Unsplash) House Deputy Majority Leader and Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre says the regulation of social media content requires a delicate balance between oversight and the preservation of freedom of expression. Acidre expressed this sentiment in...
(Shutterstock) A bill seeking to protect victims of crime, accidents, or suicide from unauthorized media exposure has been filed in the House of Representatives. Under House Bill (HB) No. 10277, otherwise known as the Victims’ Privacy Protection...
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año has called on Philippine media to push back against "corrosive narratives" on issues in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). National Security Adviser Eduardo Año (Noel B. Pabalate) During a seminar on WPS with the Malacañang Press Corps on Monday, April 29, Año...
Police arrested on Monday, April 29, the alleged gunman in the killing of broadcaster Juan T. Jumalon who was shot dead in the middle of his program in Misamis Occidental in November last year. Nabbed was Julito Mangumpit, alias Ricky, who was collared at around 3 a.m. in Dipolog City, Zamboanga...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is urging the Senate to approve a bill that seeks to create a safer work atmosphere for journalists following President Marcos’ commitment...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has denounced the reported confiscation of the personal belongings of a photojournalist while he was covering a land dispute in Silang, Cavite last April 20. Citing a report from the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, the CHR said that...
President Marcos has urged media practitioners to remain critical saying this serves the Philippines better than having a press that is "cooperative." President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this during the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Foreign...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid on Friday, March 1 called for an inquiry into the prolfieration of advertisements of online gambling on different social media platforms in the country, saying this could be detrimental to social and mental health. Lapid said he will file a resolution seeking...
The PLDT Group’s MediaQuest Holdings and its broadcast unit TV5 have signed a landmark collaboration agreement with Nine Media Corporation to launch RPTV -- a new free-to-air channel offering sports and news -- to take over CNN Philippines' airtime. MediaQuest Holdings, TV5, and Nine Media...
UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan (File photo) The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) was furious at the recommendation made by United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Irene Khan to abolish the already "outdated" anti-insurgency group. NTF-ELCAC Executive Director...
Social media has consistently played a pivotal role in the Philippines by serving as an avenue to extend conversations among Filipinos from diverse backgrounds. In 2023, let's unravel the topics that sparked intricate online discussions, significantly influencing public discourse and reaffirming...
The Philippine government must show tolerance to criticism and dissent if it really wants to live up to its value for democracy, United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Irene Khan said as she concluded her 10-day visit in the Philippines. Khan, UN rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression,...
