Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (PPAB) There had been an unprecedent proliferation of fake news about pro-administration congressmen these past few weeks, and even House Senior Deputy Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep....
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) has urged the public to be more discerning amid the increasing spread of false narratives online this past week. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro (RTVM) Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary...
When posts about the supposed resignation of police officers in protest of the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte went viral on social media, the Philippine National Police (PNP) immediately conducted a background check and found out that they were done to sow intrigue and mislead the...
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. has expressed concern over the widespread disinformation and misinformation after the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte for alleged crimes against humanity. “Mag-andam lang kita (We should be cautious),” urged Defensor....
Two lawmakers are hopeful that a measure regulating the use of social media to fight the spread of fake news would get passed in the next Congress. House Assistant Majority Leader Zambales 1st district Rep. Jay Khonghun says there are ongoing hearings in Congress that are focused on...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte (Arnold Quizol/ MANILA BULLETIN) Majority congressmen are up in arms over the false reports that the Supreme Court (SC) tried to halt former president Rodrigo Duterte's arrest and subsequent turnover to...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILABULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers isn't bothered one bit by the libel cases that certain vloggers have filed against him. However,...
ILOILO CITY – The false abductions of teenagers and children in Iloilo province may indicate adolescent or family problems. “These children may be seeking attention,” said Ann Rapunzel “Rara” O. Ganzon of the Iloilo Provincial Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO). The Iloilo Police...
Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A ranking congressman has joined the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in condemning the fake news that the government rejected an increase in soldiers’...
New Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Jay Ruiz will not give his position up after facing an apparent disinformation about him being a co-founder of a private media firm that secured a multimillion-peso contract with a government agency. PCO Secretary Jay Ruiz (RTVM) Ruiz said he...
Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman (left), Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro (Facebook) Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro has made a fan out of Bataan 1st district...
Newly installed Communications Secretary Jay Ruiz is pushing for the regulation of content published on social media, saying the platform's unregulated nature has allowed misinformation to flourish and threaten national security. Communications Secretary Jay Ruiz (Malacañang photo) In an interview...
