Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said he supports the National Bureau of Investigation’s (NBI) move to investigate vloggers and online trolls disseminating fake news on social media platforms. Gatchalian said it is high time for authorities to seriously look into the impact of their...
“Fake news is now worse than illegal drugs.” Thus, declared Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Jay Ruiz as he rued the growing scourge caused by the unabated proliferation of fake news and misinformation in social media platforms like Facebook, Youtube, and Instagram....
CEBU CITY – The Bohol Police Provincial Office debunked reports circulating online that a prayer rally meant to show support for former President Rodrigo Duterte was sabotaged by cutting off power supply at the venue. The BPPO said there was nothing irregular when electricity went off during a...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas said no candle lighting vigil was held by Iloilo City councilors or Iloilo City Hall employees in support of former President Rodrigo Duterte. “I would like to clarify that the Iloilo City government, along with its officials, did not organize or lead any...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has vowed serious legal action against those impersonating him on social media for their own malevolent ends. In a Facebook Wednesday, March 19, Romualdez clarified...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House tri-committee (tri-comm) is reportedly bent on citing for contempt and ordering the detention of several social media personalities and vloggers, including former...
Fake news here, fake news there. The spread of fake news is becoming prevalent in this digital age, where information flows faster than ever. With this development, the spread of disinformation and misinformation has become a dire concern. The advent of social media has allowed...
Presiding Judge Lulia Antoanella Motoc (ICC) The pro-Duterte disinformation campaign has caused "national embarrassment", especially after online fake news peddlers began to target International Criminal Court (ICC) Judge Lulia Motoc, the presiding...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left), Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (Facebook, PPAB) Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong slammed the spread of fake news falsely claiming that the Supreme...
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...
