Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro has denied that she was the person in an alleged recorded conversation about troll farms, saying lawmakers must be careful not to be unwittingly used by fake news peddlers. Castro said this after Senator Robin Padilla presented...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, May 6 called on the government to conduct a full-scale investigation against InfinitUs Marketing Solutions Inc. (IMSI) which is allegedly involved in trolling activities favoring China. Gatchalian made the call after the denials made by the public relations...
Senator Francis Tolentino said officials and partners of public relations firm InfinitUs Marketing Solutions Inc., may potentially face charges of treason and espionage for being involved in “troll farm” activities in the country. Tolentino, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Maritime...
The Senate may summon the Makati-based public relations firm supposedly hired by the Chinese embassy to spread pro-China propaganda on social media and influence public perception in favor of China, Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino said. Tolentino, during a press briefing, confirmed...
Malacañang is expecting a surge in cybercrime incidents at the height of the campaign period leading to the 2025 mid-term elections. PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro (RTVM) The Palace also believes that cyberattacks are starting to have an effect in the country, prompting President Marcos to...
Metro Pacific Agro Ventures Inc. (MPAV), a subsidiary of Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), is looking at the viability of venturing into large-scale production of strawberries and blueberries in the Cordilleras. In an interview, MPAV President Jovy I. Hernandez said,...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Undersecretary for Employment and Human Resource Development Cluster Carmela I. Torres (center) leads the awarding of a P1-million training fund to Pacific Farms, Inc. on February 28, 2025. The initiative, under the DOLE Adjustment Measures Program (AMP),...
Davao Oriental 2nd district Rep. Cheeno Almario (left), Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles (Facebook) A measure that seeks to safeguard the integrity of Philippine elections by criminalizing troll farms and election...
Listed firm Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation (CREC) is stepping up in a big way on adding renewable energy (RE) capacity to the country’s power supply, with 1.3 gigawatts (1,300 megawatts) ramp up on its solar operating facilities by yearend until early part of 2025. In a briefing with the...
While many other power plants fail to deliver during this year’s El Nino-stricken weather temperatures, solar plants have been thriving as ‘powerhouse solution’ in shielding consumers from the wrath of unwanted blackouts or power service interruptions. Rotational brownouts would typically...
Equity acquisition in existing renewable energy (RE) projects had driven up the net income of Yuchengco-led PetroEnergy Resources Corporation (PERC) by 9.0% last year to P944 million from P863 million in 2022. The corresponding portfolio boost, according to the company, likewise shored up its...
CEBU CITY – A Tacloban City court has dismissed two petitions seeking to invalidate the search warrant it issued against the site where a controversial chicken breeder farm is located. DEPARTMENT of Environment and Natural Resources-Eastern Visayas personnel collect water and soil samples from a...
