The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) on Tuesday, September 30, exposed a massive network of illegal online gambling in the Philippines—revealing more than 1,000 unlicensed gambling websites and over 100 social media influencers promoting illicit operations. CICC’s Threat...
A coalition of top Filipino influencers and content creators has officially launched Creators Against Corruption (CAC), a grassroots movement calling for transparency, accountability, and urgent reforms in the Philippine government. The launch event, held in Kapitolyo, Pasig, on September 11, comes...
Regulating social media influencers from promoting online gambling must be studied carefully before the administration takes action about it, Malacañang said. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said it must be studied first as such move might violate the...
The House of Representatives’ Tri-Committee (Tri-Comm) should also invite pro-administration social media influencers and vloggers in their investigation on the prevalence of fake news, reelectionist Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said. As it is, Dela Rosa noted that the Tri-Comm’s...
The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) faction allied with former president Rodrigo Duterte has slammed the insistence of the House of Representatives’ Tri-Committee (Tri-Comm) to summon vloggers and other social media influencers perceived to be pro-Duterte to their...
DAVAO CITY – The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan criticized on Wednesday, Feb. 19, the decision of the House of Representatives tri-committee (tri-comm) to summon pro-Duterte vloggers and social media influencers. In a statement on the PDP-Laban official Facebook page, the party...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House tri-committee (tri-comm) has stumbled upon an apparent need to amend tax laws in order to help the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) properly collect taxes from online...
The relief operations of Ako Bicol Pary-list (Ako Bicol's Facebook page) Ako Bicol Party-list, in partnership with House Speaker Martin Romualdez, has initiated extensive relief and rescue operations across the Bicol region following the onslaught of...
(Unsplash) A House of Representatives joint panel on Wednesday, July 17, is urging the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) to compile a list of social media influencers who are promoting illegal gambling operators through Facebook, TikTok, and...
Travel content creators and tourism entrepreneurs are set to be recognized by non-profit organization Go Negosyo as it continues its quest for nominees of this year’s Inspiring Tourism Entrepreneurs Awards. The awarding will be held during the Tourism summit on May 13 at the Ayala Malls Manila...
Vlogger and businesswoman Rosmar Tan has recently shared her encounters with the tax authorities, shedding light on her struggles with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) not once, but twice. Tan bravely admitted that her interactions with the BIR had been quite stressful before, particularly when...
Before the vlogs, before the hashtags, before doing it for the gram, and before the dancing Tiktoks, there were blogs: the original summary of all different social media platforms bundled into one. A blog could have your photo albums like Instagram, your rants and short thoughts like Twitter, your...
