Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Raul Angelo "Jil" Bongalon (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) House Assistant Majority Leader Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Jil Bongalon is calling for stronger media literacy among Filipinos, especially among the youth,...
Senator Grace Poe has underscored the vital role of print media as a source of credible information in the era of fake news. Poe issued this reminder at the induction of officers and general membership meeting of the United Print and Multimedia Group at the Manila Hotel on Wednesday, March...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is launching a nationwide crackdown on fake Persons with Disability (PWD) identification cards to protect legitimate PWD privileges and prevent government revenue losses. In a statement, BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. expressed that the bureau maintains a...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, March 26 welcomed the National Bureau of Investigation's (NBI) plan to seek the assistance of the International Criminal Police Organization 's (Interpol) in order to arrest vloggers peddling false reports from abroad. "The long arm of the law now extends...
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Jaime B. Santiago on Tuesday, March 25, assured that the bureau has not been weaponized by the administration of President Marcos against its critics and dissenters. Santiago made the assurance amid the investigation being conducted by the NBI against...
The Senate of the Philippines has launched an official Viber channel, which will not only serve as a reliable platform for accurate information but also be an effective tool for combating the spread of fake news and misinformation on social media. Senate of the Philippines According to Senate...
Some senators have expressed support for the National Bureau of Investigation's (NBI) impending probe of vloggers who spread fake news which is among the cybercrimes that the bureau is looking into. Senate of the Philippines In a statement on Monday, March 24, Senator Grace Poe said that the full...
Vloggers Mary Jane Quiambao Reyes (left) and Krizette Laureta Chu (Facebook) Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido "Benny" Abante Jr. said it's not enough for certain pro-Duterte vloggers to say "sorry"--they must also stop spreading lies....
Abang Lingkod Party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen "Caraps" Paduano (PPAB) ABANG LINGKOD Party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen “Caraps” Paduano may be the object of fear of invited resource persons to House quad-committee (quad-comm). But that doesn't...
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile believes that the constitutional right to freedom of expression relies on truthful information to inform the public and not to manipulate them. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile Enrile said this amid concerns about infringement on...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) bared that it has created a task force to audit social media personalities' tax compliance even as a House probe discovered that some of them supposedly rake in millions worth of earnings a day. Lawyer Ron Mikhail Uy, who represented the BIR during third...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) If you know that a certain social media post is fake news, then don't share it anymore. This was senatorial candidate ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo's simple yet powerful tip against the...
