Abang Lingkod Party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen "Caraps" Paduano (PPAB) ABANG LINGKOD Party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen “Caraps” Paduano may be the object of fear of invited resource persons to House quad-committee (quad-comm). But that doesn't...
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile believes that the constitutional right to freedom of expression relies on truthful information to inform the public and not to manipulate them. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile Enrile said this amid concerns about infringement on...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) bared that it has created a task force to audit social media personalities' tax compliance even as a House probe discovered that some of them supposedly rake in millions worth of earnings a day. Lawyer Ron Mikhail Uy, who represented the BIR during third...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) If you know that a certain social media post is fake news, then don't share it anymore. This was senatorial candidate ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo's simple yet powerful tip against the...
Three pro-Duterte social media personalities risk being cited for contempt by the House of Representatives if they fail to show up again during the lower chamber's inquiry on fake news. Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep.thecź Johnny Pimentel said they will issue a subpoena to former...
For certain social media personalities the posting of unverified claims online is somewhat justified for as long as you use the word “daw”, or purportedly in English. Bloggers Krizette Chu and MJ Quiambao Reyes--who have gained a massive following on Facebook as supporters of former president...
Flag of China (Unsplash) Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commodore Jay Tarriela has confirmed to congressmen that China’s absurd claim on Palawan in the Philippines is "a new kind of propaganda". Tarriela, PCG's spokesman for the West...
PCO Secretary Jay Ruiz (Facebook) Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Jay Ruiz criticized Malaysia during the House tri-committee (tri-comm) hearing Friday, March 21, on the topic of fake news and disinformation. Ruiz, a former...
Social media personality and former press secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles has a hard time defining what "fake news" is. This, as she believed that certain information that could be considered fake now might eventually become true in the future. During the House tri-committee (tri-comm) hearing...
(Unsplash) TRECE MARTiRES, Cavite--Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Makati City Mayor Abby Binay said the government must make an "example" out of fake news peddlers in order to show them that authorities "mean business"....
Mayor Abby Binay Makati City Mayor and senatorial aspirant Abby Binay has called on the national government to further strengthen the capabilities of the police and other law enforcement entities in the country to effectively combat the proliferation of fake news and online scams. Speaking...
The Philippines is now being divided as a nation because of the continued spread of fake news online, the country's chief communicator said on Friday, March 21. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Chief Jay Ruiz expressed sadness over this as he addressed the issue of online disinformation,...
