House prosecution panel spokesperson Robert Ace Barbers hald told Filipinos to watch the Senate impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte themselves, instead of relying on social media commentary for information. This--along with the prosecution panel 's plan of facilitating...
Senator Raffy Tulfo is pushing for swift changes to Republic Act No. 9344, also known as the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act, to allocate funds for the creation of a dedicated detention facility for minors involved in heinous crimes. During the hearing of the Senate Committee on Women and...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, July 1, identified what she described as a suspected adult groomer who may have recruited the two minors allegedly involved in the June 22 Tacloban City school shooting. During a hearing of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender...
The Philippine government has fully spent the World Bank financing supporting its flagship Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), marking the successful completion of a nearly six-year project that modernized the country’s social protection system while providing cash assistance to millions...
The call for transparency and accountability by protesters at the People Power Monument in Quezon City appeared to have gained more criticisms than expressions of support on social media. That is according to the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) which said that negative...
For years, corporate boardrooms treated Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) metrics as a tedious exercise in public relations—a glossed-over chapter in the annual report designed to appease regulators and activists. Sustainability was viewed strictly as an expense center and relegated to...
Senate President Pro Tempore Vicente Sotto III is seeking a Senate investigation into the effects of social media on Filipino children, seeking to determine how online platforms may be affecting their mental health, safety, behavior, and overall well-being. In filing Senate Resolution No. 486,...
For years, the internet has insisted they share more than just a passing resemblance. On Sunday, June 29, social media personality and entrepreneur Diwata decided there was only one way to settle the debate: meet MMDA General Manager Nicolas Torre III face to face. After all, if the comment...
Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, June 28 renewed his push for the passage of the measure that prohibits minors aged 16 and below from accessing social media, saying he believes this should be prioritized among other bills that is now being pushed following the tragic Tacloban school...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan says Congress should consider adopting the Australian model when it comes to restricting minors’ access to social media, in the aftermath of the deadly Tacloban City school shooting Libanan said the June 22 tragedy should...
Senator Robin Padilla renewed his call for the immediate passage of two pending measures aimed at protecting children, arguing that the Senate should stop delaying action as young Filipinos continue to face threats from online radicalization and youth crime. In a Facebook post on Friday, June 26,...
"I 'd stare at the wall." It was a teenager 's answer in a now-viral BBC interview about the proposed social media ban for children under 16 in the UK. When asked what she would do if she no longer had access to social media, she replied that she would simply stare at the wall. The answer...
