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The Sotto Family of the Philippines

By Todd Sales Lucero | April 19, 2023 - 12:00am

This week on April 18 in 1877, Vicente Yap Sotto, known as the Father of Cebuano Journalism, Literature, and Language, was born in Cebu City. Aside from being a politician, he was also well-known as a playwright...

Freeman Opinion

Online, broadcast journalists now protected vs being compelled to reveal sources

September 25, 2019 - 12:00pm

The new law expands protection to journalists of different forms of media including print, broadcast, wire service organizations...

Headlines

Pag-usab sa Sotto Law aprobado sa komitiba

By Gregg M. Rubio | October 17, 2016 - 12:00am

Aprobado sa House Committee on Public Information ang gidusong kausaban sa Republic Act 53 o ang Sotto Law diin malakip na ang mga broadcast journalists, news agencies ug internet publications nga exempted sa pagbutyag...

Banat Balita

For broadcast, e-journos: House committee approves changes to Sotto Law

By Gregg M. Rubio | October 17, 2016 - 12:00am

The Committee on Public Information in the House of Representatives has approved the proposals to amend Republic Act 53 or The Sotto Law, as amended, so that journalists in broadcast, online, and wire agencies will...

Cebu News

Bill seeks to expand Sotto Law provision to online journalists

By Dennis Carcamo | March 4, 2014 - 10:53am

The House of Representatives' Committee on Public Information has endorsed for plenary passage a bill seeking to extend to...

Nation

Del Mar wants Sotto Law to cover broadcast, net writers

By Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon | July 12, 2013 - 12:00am

Cebu City North District Rep. Raul del Mar has filed House Bill 362 that seeks to amend Republic Act 53, known as the Sotto Law.

Cebu News

Media urged: Support each other

By AJ de la Torre | December 2, 2012 - 12:00am

Members of the senate are seeing the significance of fortifying the clusters of tri-media in the country to help protect those in the profession from the risks brought about by the job to them and their familie...

Cebu News

Media kailangan ng representasyon sa Kongreso

October 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Hayagang  idinek­la­­ra ng National Press Club na kaila­ngan nito  ng represen­tante sa le­hislatu­ra upang maisulong ang kapaka­nan ng malayang pamamahayag na kasalu-kuyang...

Bansa

Sotto defends cybercrime prevention law

By Marigold Lebumfacil | September 22, 2012 - 12:00am

Senator Vicente "Tito" Sotto III assured the media that Cybercrime Prevention Act or Republic Act 10175 is not meant to suppress freedom of the press.

Cebu News

Sotto wants online media protected, too

By Christina Mendez | May 2, 2011 - 12:00am

Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto wants to include members of the legitimate online media as among those who should be protected from revealing the “sources” of their information.

Technology