ILIGAN CITY — Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, Feb. 22, called on the public, the youth, and news agencies to band together to fight against disinformation, believing that this is one way to keep the spirit of the EDSA people power revolt alive. Vice President Leni...
Maymay Entrata is not at all happy with a viral video accusing her foreigner boyfriend of being a "scammer." The actress-singer took to social media to issue a warning to those responsible. Her post read: "!!FAKE NEWS!! Kapag di nyo po buburahin at patuloy nyo pong pags-spread ng false information...
PROI With the increased use of social media platforms and messaging apps, the volume of misinformation and fake news through online media will be on an uptrend in the coming year. PROI network, the largest global partnership of independent agencies, calls on organizations to prioritize this...
The fight's not yet over for Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan. After filing filed two separate cyber libel cases last July against YouTube channels "Latest Chika" and "Starlet" for supposedly spreading malicious lies against him, his wife and his children, he is now doing the same against the YouTube...
Reelectionist Senator Risa Hontiveros has committed to support a bill that will hold fake news peddlers accountable if reelected. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Photo courtesy of Hontiveros Office) This as she renewed her call on Tuesday, Feb. 15, for an official investigation on “troll farms” and...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, Feb. 6, asked fake news peddlers not to interfere into the aid being provided by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) as erroneous claims about the housing materials her team brought to Siargao made rounds on social media. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP...
A fact-checking initiative headed by journalism veterans showed on Wednesday, Feb. 2, that presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo is the “biggest victim” of fake news. Another significant finding is that among her rivals, former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., appears to be the...
Whatever happened to the complaint Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan filed against certain YouTubers whom he accused of spreading defamatory statement against him, his wife Sharon Cuneta, and their children? Well, it looks like he has notched a win already. On Friday, the lawmaker announced that...
Please don't get coronavirus disease (COVID-19) news or updates from "Marites". (Ben White/ Unsplash) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles made this appeal Tuesday, Jan. 25 as he--for the nth time--tried to dispell misleading information about COVID-19 that's being...
Partido Reporma chairman and standard-bearer Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said he wants stronger mechanisms against fake news, saying he is in favor of establishing a regulatory framework for social media networks and promoting digital media literacy among Filipinos to achieve this goal....
News that presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo already spent around P14.1 million on Facebook ads months before the kickoff of the official campaign period was met with derision by her critics, but she said on Thursday, Jan. 20, that supporters paid for these ads. Vice President Leni...
Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles appealed to Filipinos Tuesday, Jan. 18 not to spread fake news about the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (left) "'Wag po tayong magpakalat ng Omicron virus, 'wag din po tayo...
