To prepare itself for earthquakes, the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Mass Communication (CMC) held an unannounced earthquake drill simultaneously held at Plaridel Hall, Media Center, and Cine Adarna (UPFI Film Center) last Feb. 15. According to the CMC, “the unannounced earthquake drill was done to familiarize students, faculty, and staff with the CMC’s earthquake […]

Former UP Diliman (UPD) College of Mass Communication (CMC) Dean Luis V. Teodoro passed away on Mar. 13. He was an educator, veteran journalist, writer, press freedom advocate, editor, and official of various media organizations.  Media practitioners, university colleagues, and co-advocates for press freedom paid him tribute and posted their messages and memories of Teodoro […]

While the case purports to be a personal one involving a media institution and an “aggrieved” citizen, the UP College of Mass Communication sees this event as a direct threat to freedom of the press. Why? The trial court judgment of guilt and imprisonment for libel for Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and UP-CMC alumnus and […]

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