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Sugbo TV may reduce staff, lose satellite feed
NO more satellite connection. Fewer staff. An ongoing “review” of the province-owned Sugbo TV cable station, which was temporarily shut down by Acting Gov. Agnes Magpale, may end up reducing its 35-member workforce by half and its broadcast coverage “I think 35 workers is too many. My target is to slash it by 50 percent […]
Sugbo TV set to resume next month after review
December 24, 2012
The closure of Sugbo TV and Sugbo News stemmed from budget concerns and is only temporary pending a review of its programs, acting Gov. Agnes Magpale said yesterday. In a press conference held at her office, Magpale denied that she ordered the dismantling of the facilities used by Sugbo TV, a 24-hour cable TV program […]
Misa de Gallo live on air
December 13, 2012
The Misa de Gallo and Misa de Aguinaldo in Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral parish church will be aired live by dyDW Power FM 89.12 from Dec. 16 to 24 at 4:30 a.m. This radio apostolate program is for the benefit of the sick and the aged who cannot attend the Mass personally, and those residing in […]
Suspected backhoe operator in Maguindanao massacre arrested
November 26, 2012
COTABATO CITY — Another suspect in the Maguindanao massacre fell into government hands in a remote village in North Cotabato, the police said. The suspect, Bong Andal, a Maguindanao resident and said to be the operator of the backhoe that dug the common graves of the massacre victims, was cornered in an entrapment operation by […]
Spur discussions on future, ex-leader urges PH media
November 26, 2012
TAGAYTAY CITY— Former Polish President Lech Walesa, who led his country in its transition from communist rule to democracy, called on the Filipino media, on Sunday, to help shape the future of the Philippines. The role of the media today is to “provoke discussions on how this new era will evolve,” according to Walesa, a […]
Kin of Ampatuan victims decry slow justice
November 23, 2012
DAVAO CITY — Myrna Reblando, widow of slain journalist Alejandro “Bong” Reblando, said three years have passed since the Maguindanao massacre but their seven children are still grieving and in pain. “This is still one of the things that we are trying to struggle out of everyday,” Reblando said in a recorded video message sent via […]
CDN goes beyond gray print columns
September 23, 2012
(This article appears in the magazine CJJ7, the 7th edition of Cebu Journalism and Journalists, launched on Friday. The issue’s main theme “How newsrooms cope with the new media” explores the way Cebu newspapers adapt to the digital economy.) One of Cebu Daily News’ most compelling stories was triggered by a Facebook photo of […]
Cebu media push FOI bill, questions cybercrime law
September 21, 2012
On the 40th anniversary of the declaration of Marial Law, the community press in Cebu pushed for more access to information and warned that the new law on cybercrime had suspicious provisions to stifle press freedom. The Cebu Citizen’s-Press Council (CCPC) passed a resolution urgently calling for Congress to pass the Freedom of Information Act. […]
Social media changes the news media
September 21, 2012
THE Internet changes the landscape of how people use and consume information. The pace of change in the digital economy is so fast, the media has to keep up and adapt, said Ramon Isberto, head of PLDT and Smart communications. He presented his insights during a presentation in the quarterly meeting of the Cebu Citizens- […]
Media ‘Better irresponsible and noisy than suppressed’
September 20, 2012
Have Filipinos forgotten about the dark era of Martial Law? “There is a great danger that we will forget the horrors and atrocities of martial law,” said lawyer Democrito Barcenas, a former detainee, in yesterday’s forum commemorating the 40th anniversary of the declaration of martial law. Despite the downfall of President Ferdinand Marcos in 1986 […]
January 4, 2013
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