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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY ― The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is calling on Congress to decisively advance measures decriminalizing libel and cyberlibel, arguing that prison penalties have long been used to harass journalists and silence ordinary citizens.
On Thursday, January 22, the Philippine Press Institute (PPI) convened key stakeholders to form a media-citizen council—an initiative designed to promote responsible journalism and give the public a formal platform to raise concerns about news coverage.
Grievances between media practitioners and their sources are expected to be resolved more efficiently as the Philippine Press Institute (PPI) supports the creation of the 13th media-citizen council in Cagayan de Oro City.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Construction of the P25-million pedestrian overpass on Masterson Avenue has been temporarily halted following a City Council resolution citing traffic congestion and alleged design flaws.
WITH the deadline for national amnesty applications just weeks away, the push for peace in Mindanao is pushing forward, marked by a mass surrender of 92 former rebels in Davao del Norte and a surge of amnesty filings in Bukidnon.
DESPITE confirmation from health officials that rumors of a leptospirosis outbreak at Cogon Public Market are unfounded, City Councilor Yevonna Yacine Emano says sanitation efforts must intensify, not relax.
The Cagayan de Oro City Council on Tuesday, January 26, approved a resolution temporarily suspending the construction of a pedestrian overpass along Masterson Avenue, citing concerns that the project encroaches on the roadway and poses traffic and public safety risks.
Business owners in Cagayan de Oro now have two extra months to renew their permits—without penalties and without lining up at City Hall.
The Department of Health (DOH) has launched a citywide supplemental immunization campaign against measles and rubella in Cagayan de Oro, targeting children aged six months to four years old.
