Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Press Freedom Week kicks off tomorrow (including Canadian Embassy event) - Cebu, Philippines

Press Freedom Week kicks off tomorrow   - Cebu, Philippines

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Posted 07:47:00 09/18/2010

Once again, Cebu’s print and broadcast media will set aside competition to celebrate press freedom.

The annual celebration kicks off tomorrow with a “Freedom Walk” down Osmeña Boulevard at 7 a.m.

Newspaper and TV-radio companies will hold a parade from City Hall to the Provincial Capitol, where a Holy Mass and opening program will unfold at the Social Hall.

The annual celebration, which falls on the week of the Sept. 21 , 1972 declaration of Martial Law, is unique to Cebu.

A series of activities from Sept. 19 to Sept. 25 will be held to foster professional journalism and camaraderie in the industry.

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Cebu Daily News and the Embassy of Canada will sponsor a forum “Your Right to Know: The Power of Citizens in the Freedom of Information Act” on Friday, Sept. 24, at the Marcelo B. Fernan Cebu Press Center, where other media forums will be held.


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full article: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view/20100918-292945/Press-Freedom-Week-kicks-off--tomorrow