00:00 Davao Occidental was rocked by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake this morning.
00:05 This and other news in tonight's provincial wrap-up.
00:10 A magnitude 5.8 earthquake jolted waters off Balut Island in Sarangani, Davao
00:15 Occidental at 1048 this morning. The epicenter of the tectonic quake was
00:20 located 413 kilometers southeast of Balut Island. Intensity 2 was felt in
00:26 General Santos City, Glan, Alabel, Malapatan, Malungon and Kiamba, Sarangani, Tupi,
00:32 Cronodal City and Tiboli, South Cotabato. Intensity 1 was experienced over
00:37 Polomoloc, Surala, Lake Cebu in South Cotabato and Maasim, Maitum in Sarangani.
00:42 PHIVOX also warned the residents for expected aftershocks. Freedom of the
00:48 Press and Responsible News Reporting are the center of discussion in the 2023
00:52 Visayas Media Summit held in Cebu City. The Presidential Task Force on Media
00:57 Security together with the Public Attorney's Office spearheaded this event.
01:01 Aside from the members of the media and information officers of local
01:04 government units, personnel of the Philippine National Police were also
01:08 present.
01:09 It's evident that both the task force created by His Excellency President
01:15 Bongbong Marcos and the Public Attorney's Office or PAO value human
01:21 resource and could greatly support the continuous enhancement of this
01:27 invaluable treasure. This summit has become a vital tool in capacity
01:34 building for our sisters and brothers in the media. Topics such as libel, cyber
01:40 libel, ethical guidelines for media workers, responsible journalism in times
01:45 of war and threats and gender fair language in news writing and reporting
01:49 were also tackled.
01:51 Charms Espina, for the nation.
