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'Chaotic:' Media experts wary of Marcos Jr.'s media treatment

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 04:23 PM

Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility trustee Vergel Santos said Marcos' relationship to the press will only worsen during his presidency. Read more »

PH media urged to call out sources propagating falsehoods

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 03:50 PM

A board member of the CMFR on Friday urged the Philippine media to call out news sources propagating falsehoods and religiously fact-check claims as part of its duty in informing the public. Read more »

Interrupting broadcast, fact-checking Trump: Can local networks do it, too?

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 03:09 AM

US networks could have carried the entire Trump news conference, but instead interrupted the live broadcast to call out Trump making baseless allegations.   Read more »

ABS-CBN urged: Resist government use of network facilities

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 29 02:01 PM

A veteran journalist and press advocate voiced disappointment Wednesday with ABS-CBN Corp’s offer for government to use its transmission facilities even after being denied a franchise by Congress and attacked again by President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Solon's proposal for ABS-CBN to air only non-political shows 'unconstitutional': analyst

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 30 11:07 AM

A lawmaker's proposal to allow ABS-CBN Corp to resume operations without news and public affairs programs is "unconstitutional," a media analyst and journalist said Tuesday. 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 »

Broadcast network’s shutdown haunts ‘sycophantic’ solons

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 06 08:08 PM

Congressional leaders joined the chorus of public condemnation of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) for shutting down the leading broadcast network in the Philippines amid the coronavirus pandemic and despite a pending application for a new franchise. Read more »

‘Traitorous attack’: Shutdown order on ABS-CBN denounced

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 06:38 PM

The Philippine government’s order on Tuesday to shut down the biggest news network in the country, which was often criticized by President Rodrigo Duterte, sent shock waves among journalists and human rights groups worried over its impact on press freedom. Read more »

Why Congress can be the best—and worst—place for broadcast franchise renewal

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 09:10 PM

The Philippine government’s attempt to shut down the largest media network in the country has placed under scrutiny the process of granting broadcast franchises, a power wielded by Congress. Read more »

Santos: Duterte admin's move to shut down ABS-CBN 'a case of personal vendetta'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 10:04 PM

Vergel Santos of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility is not convinced that President Duterte had no hand in the quo warranto petition filed against ABS-CBN. Read more »