The Marcos admin is set to carry out a digital media literacy campaign to equip the most vulnerable communities with knowledge and tools "to be discerning of the truth," a Palace Communications official said. Communications Undersecretary Cherbett Karen Maralit said this during the CyberSafe Against...
Filipinos now have a new "anti-marites" and "anti-fake news" tool in the form of the eCongress website. House Majority Leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe (Contributed photo) House Majority Leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe gave this description of...
Malacañang has warned the public about a fake memorandum circulating online, saying government officials faced a two-day salary deduction to fund the Philippines' Türkiye-Syria earthquake relief fund. Photo from the Official Gazette The Palace, through the Official Gazette Facebook page, said...
Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar warned the public not to transact with unscrupulous individuals reportedly recruiting social workers for deployment abroad. Aguilar came out with the warning after the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) was able to get a copy of fake “payment...
ZARAGOZA, Nueva Ecija – Police seized counterfeit cigarettes worth P360,000 from three individuals in this province on Friday, Feb. 10. FAKE cigarettes valued at P360,000 were seized in Nueva Ecija last week. (Photo via Liezle Basa-Inigo) Col. Richard V. Caballero, Nueva Ecija police chief, said...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers arrested have arrested two foreign nationals with fake travel papers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). BI border control Investigation unit (BCIU) chief Dennis Alcedo identified the duo as 30-year-old Chinese national Zhang Yang and Indian Malkeet...
The Muntinlupa City government is ramping up its efforts against fake news by teaching employees on how to fight disinformation. Its Public Information Office (PIO) recently held a Truth Advocates Workshop with employees with the aim of getting the public properly informed. The workshop conducted...
TACLOBAN CITY – A woman from Calbayog City, Samar was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 31, for impersonating Gandara, Samar Mayor Warren Aguilar to scam money from individuals. The suspect was identified as Nicole Jann Babagay from Barangay San Policarpo. Reports disclosed that Babagay created a fake...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s former top security adviser, Clarita Carlos, has voiced her opinion about disinformation- mongers on social media. Former National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos (Facebook) Carlos, in a Facebook post Friday, Jan. 27, wrote "Social media would be so much...
Debunking the latest fake Covid-19 news and updates on XBB.1.5 and bivalent vaccines CLINICAL MATTERS DR. EDSEL SALVANA It’s a new year and so far, so good! The first week of 2023 showed less than 500 Covid-19 cases per day and only one severe case a day for the entire week. Healthcare...
Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested a 65-year old man for allegedly posing as a dentist during a follow-up operation in Alaminos town of Laguna. CIDG director Brig. Gen. Ronald Lee said the operation stemmed from reports about a man who illegally operates a...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco on Friday, Dec. 23, issued a warning against fake immigration papers circulating amid the Christmas season. (File photo) The warning follows the interception of a Korean national identified as Ke Shuiyin, 45, at the Ninoy Aquino International...
