Amid the alleged proliferation of paid trolls who spread disinformation and misinformation, two lawmakers have moved to criminalize peddlers and creators of fake news. Malabon City lone district Rep. Jaye Lacson-Noel and An Waray Party-list Rep. Florencio Noel filed House Bill (HB) 2971, otherwise...
Malacañang has belied information declaring Aug. 9 as a special non-working holiday to honor former president Fidel V. Ramos which has been making rounds on social media. (Photos courtesy of the Office of the Press Secretary) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said on Thursday, Aug. 4, that...
Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez said the current administration will continue to be hounded by fake news and the "Marites" as long as President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is the chief executive. Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez (MPC Pool) Rodriguez said this after reports that he resigned...
Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez denied reports that he has resigned from the Cabinet of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. last night, saying he had no idea where the rumors originated. Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez (MPC Pool) Rodriguez said this after reports on social media that...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s weekly public service radio show, “BISErbisyong Leni,” will come to an end this Sunday, June 26. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo by Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) Robredo’s spokesman Barry Gutierrez said that this week’s episode would be the last in the...
It is a mystery to the camp of outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo why she remains a target of internet trolls despite losing the recently concluded May 2022 presidential elections. Vice President Leni Robredo and daughters Aika, Tricia, and Jillian (Photo from Tricia Robredo via Twitter)...
The Senate has approved a report recommending that social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and Tiktok be held accountable for the spread of disinformation. Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, chairman of the Senate committee on constitutional amendments and revision of codes, drafted the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is now determining the veracity of a video circulating on social media which shows shaded ballots allegedly in favor of Vice President Leni Robredo being torn by unidentified individuals. JUST IN: Comelec Comm. George Erwin Garcia says poll body now...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has disowned a now-viral document circulating on social media saying that some party-list groups and a senatorial candidate have been disqualified by the poll body. Comelec/MB Per the fake document that even used the logo of the Comelec, the party-lists and a...
Parties and candidates of the Makabayan bloc have not been disqualified from the 2022 national elections despite claims made by a fake document; members of the bloc have even described the disinformation as a “desperate act by anti-democratic and fascists minions of NTF-ELCAC (National Task Force...
Vice President Leni Robredo and her spokesman Barry Gutierrez will file a case at the Quezon City Prosecutor's Office on Friday, May 6, against online news site journalnews.com.ph for publishing “false statements” against them. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo from VPLR Media Bureau) “To...
After the May 2022 elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it will file cases against five individuals allegedly spreading “fake news” that undermines the integrity and credibility of the electoral process. Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia (Photo courtesy of the Office...
