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CHR investigating killing of Percy Lapid

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 08:01 PM

The Commission on Human Rights on Tuesday said it is already investigating the killing of veteran broadcaster Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa. Read more »

Local, foreign press urged to close ranks to fight disinformation

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 05 09:47 AM

The local and foreign press need to close ranks following the May elections to fight disinformation, the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) said Thursday. Read more »

FOCAP airs 'grave concern' over attacks vs some members

Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 05 09:51 AM

FOCAP on Tuesday expressed 'grave concern' over the online attacks on some of its members, including tagging one correspondent a 'whorenalist.' Read more »

Cusi sues for cyberlibel over story on Malampaya

Art Fuentes and Benise Chiara Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 06 07:08 PM

Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi has filed a cyberlibel complaint against ABS-CBN Corp. over a story detailing the graft complaint filed against him and businessman Dennis Uy over the Malampaya deals. Read more »

'Chaos is a ladder': Why Duterte ratings went up despite pandemic, unemployment, PhilHealth mess

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 09 09:39 PM

The Philippines is struggling to stamp out Southeast Asia's worst coronavirus outbreak, millions of its people are unemployed, and officials of the medical insurer are fighting multi-billion peso corruptions claims. And yet, 9 in 10 Filipinos approved President Rodrigo Duterte's performance in a recent opinion poll. Read more »

COVID-19 pandemic not under control in Philippines: ex-health chief

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 06:29 PM

MANILA - The Philippine government has been unable to keep a lid on the COVID-19 pandemic, a former health secretary said on Friday, warning that the country faces an uphill battle.  Read more »

Social media platforms need to do more to combat disinformation, press freedom advocates say

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 08:53 PM

Lawyer Chel Diokno said social media platforms should be called to account to make sure that so-called online trolls do not monopolize the conversation on social media.  Read more »

READ: TeamAsia issues support for ABS-CBN after shutdown order

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 04:11 PM

Marketing and communications firm TeamAsia extended its solidarity message to ABS-CBN after the National Telecommunications Commission ordered a halt in its radio and television broadcast.     Read more »

READ: FOCAP condemns NTC for shutting down ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 12:15 PM

The Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines condemns the National Telecommunications Commission’s order to shut down the television and radio stations of ABS-CBN Corp., the country’s largest broadcaster. Read more »

READ: Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines statement on NTC cease and desist order vs ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 12:21 AM

We stand with ABS-CBN. We stand with press freedom. Read more »

‘Perfect storm’ of diseases brewing if COVID-19 pandemic drags on: expert

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 07:04 PM

The coronavirus pandemic will trigger a “perfect storm” of disease outbreaks in the Philippines if it rages through the flu season beginning June, an infectious diseases specialist warned on Wednesday. Read more »

Journalists denounce move to void ABS-CBN franchise

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 06:09 PM

Several journalists denounced Monday a legal move to shut down ABS-CBN Corp by invalidating its franchise, even as they hailed the media conglomerate's role in nation-building. Read more »

Former CBS News Manila correspondent Gaby Tabuñar dies at 94

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 09:12 PM

Gabino “Gaby” Tabuñar, Jr., a longtime Manila correspondent of US network CBS News, passed away Tuesday. He was 94. Read more »