While President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. admitted that artificial intelligence (AI) is "disconcerting," he said it is deemed helpful in the modern times. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PCO) He said the government must learn how to deal with it,...
Leading the launching of a media literacy campaign on Monday, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. issued a challenge to the government and the nation to fight for the truth. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) The first step towards this, he said, is to direct the...
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...
The Czech Republic Embassy in Manila agreed to fund a P1-million project with the Center for People’s Media (CPM) for a series of forums promoting democracy and press freedom that will culminate with the commemoration of the first death anniversary of slain broadcast journalist Percival “Percy...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a resolution calling on the Senate to investigate the proliferation of fake celebrity endorsements online, victimizing consumers to buy unregistered drugs and food items. In filing Senate Resolution No. 666, Estrada cited the risks the said scam poses to...
Generative AI, one of them ChatGPT, was in several speaker’s presentation at the opening day of the 74th World News Media Congress in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 28, reflecting how the technology’s use has “exponentially increased,” and its effects in the newsrooms more apparent. The interesting...
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...
(Unsplash) The reliance of young people on so-called influencers and social media platforms as their primary sources of news and information contributes to the lowering of the public's intellectual quotient (IQ). Thus, said House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro...
CEBU CITY – With the continuing threat of cyber attacks, the country needs to have more cybersecurity professionals. The country’s lack of cybersecurity professionals has to be addressed as electronic information security has become a national threat, a senior economic growth specialist of the...
Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), directed the special investigation task group (SITG) handling the case of a slain radio broadcaster in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro to immediately arrest the remaining at-large gunman, noting that his order is a...
Canada and New Zealand have both expressed their "grave concern" over the killing of yet another Filipino journalist. Their embassies on Wednesday issued a joint statement, where they called for the immediate investigation into the killing of radio broadcaster Cresenciano Bunduquin. Bunduquin was...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology’s Cybersecurity Bureau advised Filipinos to only transact with online sellers within legitimate e-commerce platforms or online stores to ensure their safety. This, according to DICT, was after they received reports and complaints where...
