CEBU CITY – Boxes of fake cigarettes worth P700,000 were seized in a buy-bust operation in Danao City, northern Cebu on Tuesday, May 30. BOXES of fake cigarettes were seized from a house in Barangay Looc, Danao City, northern Cebu on Tuesday night, May 30. (Contributed photo) The fake...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (left) and Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla (Facebook) Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. has branded as "fake news" the reports that he will come back home to the Philippines on...
Philippine press freedom remains under threat by disinformation and fake news that continue to mislead the Filipino people. In a message on World Press Freedom Day today, Senator Robinhood C. Padillla said: ‘’This is what I have been trying to address as chairman of the Senate committee on...
Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna on Wednesday, April 12, branded as fake news the circulating reports on social media of an alleged serial killer stalking the barangays of Balut, Tondo in Manila. In a press conference, the Manila Police District presented the gunman in the widely publicized Tondo "Serial...
LAGUNA – The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) is advising the public to refrain from sharing unverified and inconsistent information as this may cause panic and confusion. On Saturday, April 1, the council issued an advisory to shed light on misinformation being...
Don't be duped by this fake Facebook account by somebody posing as Cebu 5th district. Vincent Franco "Duke" Frasco. The real congressman Frasco called out the poser on Wednesday, March 29 in order to protect his social media followers from being fooled. "PUBLIC ADVISORY Please be informed that there...
Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil assured the public that the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) strives to share facts with the public as she highlighted the importance of ensuring factual communication about government actions and services amid the proliferation of fake news. Garafil...
The Marcos admin is set to carry out a digital media literacy campaign to equip the most vulnerable communities with knowledge and tools "to be discerning of the truth," a Palace Communications official said. Communications Undersecretary Cherbett Karen Maralit said this during the CyberSafe Against...
Filipinos now have a new "anti-marites" and "anti-fake news" tool in the form of the eCongress website. House Majority Leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe (Contributed photo) House Majority Leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe gave this description of...
Malacañang has warned the public about a fake memorandum circulating online, saying government officials faced a two-day salary deduction to fund the Philippines' Türkiye-Syria earthquake relief fund. Photo from the Official Gazette The Palace, through the Official Gazette Facebook page, said...
Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar warned the public not to transact with unscrupulous individuals reportedly recruiting social workers for deployment abroad. Aguilar came out with the warning after the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) was able to get a copy of fake “payment...
ZARAGOZA, Nueva Ecija – Police seized counterfeit cigarettes worth P360,000 from three individuals in this province on Friday, Feb. 10. FAKE cigarettes valued at P360,000 were seized in Nueva Ecija last week. (Photo via Liezle Basa-Inigo) Col. Richard V. Caballero, Nueva Ecija police chief, said...
