Ted Failon leaves ABS-CBN
Broadcast journalist Ted Failon is set to leave the ABS-CBN network and will make his final appearance on “TV Patrol” and “Failon Ngayon sa TeleRadyo” on Aug. 31.
Cathy Yang moves to PLDT after departure from shuttered ABS-CBN
Broadcast journalist Cathy Yang has been appointed head of corporate communications of the PLDT group, the telco giant announced in a statement on Thursday.
PTV host axed over critical tweets on ABS-CBN franchise hearings
A former People’s Television (PTV) host said he was fired by the state-run broadcasting network over his critical tweets on the ABS-CBN franchise issue.
RTVM placed on 2-week lockdown after 2 employees test Covid-19 positive
The Presidential Broadcast Staff under Radio Television Malacañang (PBS-RTVM) Manila Office was placed on a two-week lockdown after two of its staff were confirmed Covid-19 positive on Tuesday. RTVM executive director Demic Pabalan said in a statement that aside from...
‘Let us not succumb to fear or surrender to lies’ – NUJP
The National Union of Journalists in the Philippines on Monday, July 27, urged media workers to not succumb to fear or surrender to lies especially at this time when the media and the truth are “increasingly under siege.”
‘Like ABS-CBN, Maria Ressa a victim’ – NUJP
In a statement, the NUJP said the Rappler executive editor was a victim of a “vindictive government.”
Maria Ressa ‘playing victim’ – Roque
Malacañang on Wednesday slammed Rappler Executive Editor Maria Ressa for “playing victim” by bringing up the franchise denial of ABS-CBN after pleading not guilty to one of five tax-related charges she faces.
Panelo accuses ABS-CBN anchors of bias, prefers ‘suave’ Ted Failon
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo on Friday fired tirades against ABS-CBN anchors, accusing them of having “anti-administration” biases.
Decision to use ABS-CBN frequencies for blended learning up to DepEd, CHEd – Palace
Malacañang on Thursday acknowledged the possibility of using shuttered ABS-CBN’s frequencies for distance learning, but it would be up to the Department of Education and Commission on Higher Education.
DOLE: Displaced ABS-CBN workers should receive compensation from network
Workers of ABS-CBN who will be affected by the failure of the network’s franchise bid should receive compensation from the company, the Department of Labor and Employment said on Tuesday.
Media workers condemn ‘unjust and cruel’ denial of ABS-CBN franchise
Journalists, editors and media workers from different media organizations advocated for their ABS-CBN colleagues whose jobs were jeopardized by House lawmakers’ decision to deny the company a fresh broadcasting franchise.
‘Murdered by assassins’: Writers, journos cry foul over ‘killing’ of ABS-CBN franchise
Writers, journalists and educators expressed outrage over House lawmakers’ decision to deny ABS-CBN Corp. a new broadcasting franchise.
‘Hilarious and sad’: Ressa responds to Duterte calling her a ‘fraud’
Rappler Executive Editor Maria Ressa, whom President Rodrigo Duterte accused of being “a fraud” in a state broadcast Wednesday, said the president’s remarks were “hilarious and sad.”
CNN Philippines pauses operations after staff contracts Covid-19
CNN Philippines temporarily shut down operations Tuesday evening after a utility staff tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
DOLE chief accuses ABS-CBN lawyers of ‘intellectual dishonesty’
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Thursday lashed out at lawyers of broadcasting giant ABS CBN for making claims that the company’s seasonal work arrangement for program employees received tacit approval from the Department of Labor and Employment.
Provision to protect artists, creatives in anti-terrorism bill sought
PBA Party-list Rep. Jericho Nograles on Monday requested the inclusion in the anti-terrorism bill of a provision protecting the free expression of artists.