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AFP chief's comment on social media 'regulation' may cost him CA nod: Lacson

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 06:07 PM

The Commission on Appointments (CA) may reject the nomination of Armed Forced chief of staff Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay should he fail to clarify his previous comment that social media needs to be "regulated" under the anti-terror law, an official of the Appointments panel said Monday. Read more »

TikTok pulls 380,000 videos in US for hate content

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 21 09:10 AM

TikTok on Thursday said it has removed more than 380,000 videos in the US this year as part of a part of a mission to "eliminate hate" on the platform. Read more »

Facebook failure to curb hate speech in India ignites fury

Glenda Kwek, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 18 11:27 AM

NEW DELHI - Facebook is in the eye of a political storm in India after claims it failed to take action against hate speech posts by a Hindu nationalist lawmaker out of fear for its business interests. Read more »

OPINION: Coalition of lawyers, journalists, human rights defenders calls Anti-Terror Act ‘repugnant’

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Updated as of Aug 10 06:52 AM

The Anti-Terror Law’s assault on the Bill of Rights is underscored in the petition that CenterLaw, together with three organizations and at least 20 individuals, are filing Monday before the Supreme Court to have the law declared “unconstitutional”. Read more »

Roque on SWS survey: Media remains 'alert, vibrant' under Duterte administration

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 02:37 PM

MANILA - Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Saturday defended the Duterte administration after the result of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed that half of adult Filipinos agree with the statement that it is dangerous to report anything critical of the administration.    Read more »

New military chief eyes 'regulating' social media to combat radicalization

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 03 07:07 PM

The new head of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said he was eyeing to "regulate" social media, which he claims had become a platform used by terrorists in radicalizing and recruiting future members. Read more »

There's hope amid imperiled freedoms, ABS-CBN News chief tells UP communication grads

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 03:31 PM

There is hope even as freedoms are in danger, ABS-CBN Integrated News chief Ging Reyes told communication graduates of the University of the Philippines on Sunday. Read more »

Noise barrage on SONA day

Fernando G. Sepe Jr., ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 10:19 PM

Employees and supporters of ABS-CBN hold a noise barrage in front of the network's headquarters after President Duterte's 5th State of the Nation Address. Read more »

Fifth State of the Nation Address

Handout, Office of the Senate President
Posted at Jul 27 09:13 PM

President Duterte delivers his fifth State of the Nation Address in front of a limited number of lawmakers, including Senate President Vicente Sotto III and House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano. Read more »

UP Diliman summa cum laude to deliver virtual graduation speech

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 22 01:13 PM

For the first time in its century-long history, graduation in UP Diliman will be done virtually this year, because of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.    Read more »

If there's anyone who should complain over edited speeches, it's Duterte: Palace

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 10:57 PM

MANILA - If there's anyone who should complain about editing President Rodrigo Duterte's speeches, it should be the Chief Executive himself, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said Monday. Read more »

Group of journalists wants explanation for 'sanitized' Duterte speech vs ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 18 11:47 PM

Media personalities, groups and advocates on Friday called on the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) to explain why President Rodrigo Duterte's July 13 speech in Sulu was "sanitized." Read more »

Anti-terror law mandates human rights protection, PH envoy tells US lawmakers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 08:25 AM

The Philippines' ambassador to the United States told American lawmakers that Manila's new anti-terror law, which takes effect Saturday, clearly defines terrorism and provides safeguards against abuse.    Read more »

'Bong' Go says cybercrime complaint vs student not meant to clip free expression

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 16 09:38 PM

Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go on Thursday said he has "nothing against freedom of expression" after filing a complaint against a college student who allegedly shared what he said could be a libelous post against him. Read more »

'I cannot respond,' Roque says when asked about Duterte's edited speeches

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 05:01 PM

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday cannot explain why Malacañang has been editing President Rodrigo Duterte's speeches. Read more »

'Adapting to change' key to survival in pandemic, as profitability takes a back seat: Pangilinan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 13 06:00 AM

Editor’s Note: Manuel V. Pangilinan shared his insights on crisis leadership to members of the Penn-Wharton Club of the Philippines on June 25, 2020. He spoke about how the MVP Group of Companies responded to the pandemic and its impact on their businesses. Pangilinan, who heads telecom giant PLDT, infrastructure conglomerate Metro Pacific Investments Corp., and HK-based First Pacific Company Limited among others, is an alumnus of the Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania. Read more »

Facebook decisions 'setbacks for civil rights,' audit finds

Mike Isaac, The New York Times
Posted at Jul 09 09:19 AM

Auditors hand-picked by Facebook to examine its policies said that the company had not done enough to protect people on the platform from discriminatory posts and ads and that its decisions to leave up President Donald Trump’s inflammatory posts were “significant setbacks for civil rights.” Read more »

Facebook ad boycott organizers cite no progress on hate speech

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 08 03:58 PM

Organizers of the Facebook ad boycott vowed Tuesday to press on with their campaign, saying the social network's top executives had failed to offer meaningful action on curbing hateful content. Read more »

BenCab and 100 more of CCP’s 13 Artist awardees issue statement against Anti-Terror Law

ANCX
Updated as of Jul 05 11:53 AM

“As concerned artists and citizens, it is our role to safeguard cultural values which embody our Constitutional rights,” the joint statement proclaims. By AUDREY CARPIO Read more »

Trump blasts "left wing cultural revolution" at Mount Rushmore

Jeff Mason, Reuters
Posted at Jul 04 12:08 PM

MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL, South Dakota - President Donald Trump on Friday railed against "angry mobs" that tried to tear down statues of Confederate leaders and other historical figures, warning thousands of supporters at Mount Rushmore that protestors were trying to erase U.S. history.   Read more »