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Student journalists and advocacy groups across the Philippines continued their protests against the University of Santo Tomas (UST), one of the oldest and largest Catholic universities in Asia, after it allegedly ordered its campus online media organization, TomasinoWeb, to delete a photo of their students in uniform entering a known convenience store.
Even students and officials from other universities have taken a stance on the campus press freedom issue
Catch this interview with journalist Leo Laparan II about the TomasinoWeb photo takedown and the challenges facing campus journalism
Because of the takedown, which he calls 'a clear illustration of censorship,' the TomasinoWeb publications adviser resigns from his post
Mobile payments service GCash has been constantly coordinating with authorities and regulatory bodies, like the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and National Privacy Commission, in providing the necessary information required of the e-wallet application following what it considered as a deliberate phishing attempt on its platform last week.