The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed concern over the arrest of an online content creator for alleged digital manipulation of the statement of President Marcos to make it appear that the President is calling for the legalization of illegal narcotics. Citing reports, the CHR said...
Social media personalities were left with no choice but to apologize after they admitted to the House tri-committee (tri-comm) on Friday, March 21 that they don't confirm the truthfulness of the information they shared online in their viral posts. Friday's tri-comm hearing proved to be tense...
CEBU CITY – A vlogger is in hot water for performing a stunt that caused heavy traffic in Consolacion town, northern Cebu. TRAFFIC slows down on a highway in Consolacion town, Cebu as a man mimicking a snail crawls in the middle of the road. (Facebook screengrab) The stunt, which was...
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 Commission on Human Rights (CHR) underscored the need for "safeguards" and "protection" of the rights of content creators in social media and other platforms as the House of Representatives conducts hearings on the proliferation of disinformation across the internet. "Addressing the persistent...
The United States Embassy in the Philippines will be hosting a media literacy program for content creators from Southeast Asia starting April in Manila. The embassy is inviting all emerging digital content creators to participate in the bootcamp that will run until June. The bootcamp, entitled...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has announced that it created a content creation course and will include it in their vocational courses, taking advantage of the growing online income opportunities. According to TESDA, the course aims to help people make money online...
PRESENTING THE FUTURE OF CINEMA Project to Screen participants at the TCCF Two weeks ago, we attended the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) at the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park Taipei New Horizon to familiarize the creative hub initiated by the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA)....
With such a fast-paced world, who wouldn’t want to take a break and escape it all? Folks in the city are especially surrounded with noise, activity and perpetual change. A quiet, provincial life is what a lot of people long for, but it’s not easy to drop everything and change lifestyles....
Fiber internet provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. has blocked around 350,000 web addresses or uniform resource locators (URLs) as of end-January 2023, more than double the list the previous year as it combats illicit content, including those that contain imagery of online sexual abuse and...
‘Understanding the Middle East in 30 minutes’ and other global affairs for the YouTube generation By Baptiste Dedieu GEOPOLITICS FOR DUMMIES French Youtuber Gildas Leprince known as Mister Geopolitix, poses in Asnieres-sur-Seine Paris (Thomas Samson) Donning khaki and adjusting the camera,...
A deep dive into the state of content creators in Korea and the Philippines By IM Young-a MULTI-AWARDED DARK COMEDY The cast of Parasite at the 2020 Academy Awards with director Bong Joon-ho in the middle. The Korean film won best picture Recently, I attended the International Film Industry...
