The Presidential Communication Office (PCO) is ready to implement the Marcos administration's Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Campaign Project to combat misinformation and disinformation online. File photo Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said this ahead of the ceremonial signing of the...
To combat fake news and the dangers it may bring to the public, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) officially launched an anti-fake news campaign dubbed "#SaTrueLang." Photo courtesy of DSWD Facebook The initiative is also a response to the president's call to...
CEBU CITY – A nurse was arrested for posing as a policeman in Mandaue City, Cebu on Thursday afternoon, July 20. (https://images.mb.com.ph/production/mb-mkt-neo-prod-1-uploads/TAC_AN_beb6f1ff51/TAC_AN_beb6f1ff51.jfif) GABRIEL Santino Tac-an, a resident of Barangay Hipodromo, Cebu City, was in...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested two persons for allegedly using fake money to pay their purchases in a “sari-sari” (community convenience) store in Barangay Alijis here on Tuesday, July 11. POLICE arrested two persons for using fake money to pay cigarettes in a ‘sari-sari' store in Barangay...
BAGUIO CITY – A 42-year-old man who pretended to be a policeman and demanded money from a driver was arrested by alert police on Upper Session Road here on June 27. The suspect was identified as Jerry Fines Farnacio, 42, single, barker, and resident of Barangay Sanitary Camp, Brookside...
CEBU CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) warned the public against some individuals posing as NBI agents. “Let us know if there are people posing as NBI agents and we will verify,” the NBI-7 said in a statement on Friday, June 23. The NBI-7 said there had been...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Thursday, June 22 said she has no qualms supporting any moves to pass the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill into law. Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda (Senate PRIB Photo) President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. recently called on...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda is eyeing a briefing with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in the House of Representatives on the fake or "ghost receipts" scam, which has apparently cost the national government billions in lost...
Since ancient times, gossip has been frowned upon as it destroys the very fabric that holds a community together. Numerous verses in Proverbs emphasize the hostility and negativity that can arise from seemingly “harmless” gossip. Once gossip is spread, it becomes inevitable to contain or erase...
Expressing his solidarity with the international community in advocating for people’s right to information, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday, June 19, vowed to fight the proliferation of fake news in the country and strengthen the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill. The...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has renewed his government's commitment to enact a Freedom of Information (FOI) Law as this would stem the tide of disinformation and misinformation online. *INFORMATION CONFERENCE — President Marcos keynotes the 14th Edition of the International...
A media and information literacy program will be undertaken by the government as part of its goal to combat fake news. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. made the statement in his speech during the 14th edition of the International...
