Taking the lead on Facebook engagement among presidential aspirants is a "good sign" coming into the May 9 elections, Vice President Leni Robredo said. (Photo courtesy of VP Leni Media) "Coming into the elections, magandang pangitain ito (this is a good sign), Robredo said on Wednesday, March 8....
Vice President Leni Robredo’s closest rival former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. may be leading in election surveys, but analytics from social media showed otherwise. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) Robredo, the lone female presidential candidate in the May 2022 elections,...
Frontliners Ang Bida Party-list nominee and former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) spokesperson Celine Pialago went live on Facebook Thursday afternoon, Feb. 24 to do something that she said had long been requested by her followers--a makeup tutorial video. (Screenshots from Asec...
Today, we’re expanding the availability of Facebook Reels for iOS and Android to more than 150 countries across the globe. We’re also introducing better ways to help creators to earn money, new creation tools and more places to watch and create Facebook Reels. Our Fastest Growing Content Format...
House Deputy Speaker Mujiv Hataman proudly wore pink as he accompanied presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo on the latter's campaign trial down south, a Facebook post on Tuesday, Feb. 22 showed. House Deputy Speaker Mujiv Hataman (left) and Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo from...
Tarlac 1st district Rep. Carlos "Charlie" Cojuangco has died, his wife Czarina Maria "China" Jocson confirmed in a Facebook post Tuesday, Feb. 22. Tarlac 1st district Rep. Charlie Cojuangco (Photo from House of Representatives website) "It is with a heavy heart that we regret to inform you that my...
To spark meaningful and inspiring conversations to elevate learning across digital platforms, a new online education community that promotes inclusive, accessible, and safe learning solutions for Filipinos was launched. (This isKwela/ FB) Dubbed as “This isKwela,” the new online education page...
How will the platforms evolve? If you told me 20 years ago, in the Friendster and Myspace era, that social media would evolve to play a major hand in elections, become a one-stop marketplace where you could shop not just for clothes but for houses, and where Chatbots guide you through a...
The implications of tech’s hottest trend in media A NEW WORLD The metaverse blurs the line between the physical and virtual realms Technology is rapidly evolving. The need to address the challenges of the health crisis further hastens technological developments. The internet, in particular, has...
With the rise of Facebook’s metaverse, fiction becomes more real than reality CYBER SOCIAL Ready Player One protagonist Wade Watts in Virtual Reality equipment In creative talk, “meta,” derived from the Greek word for “beyond,” refers to a work that knows it’s a work, a dialogue that...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV didn’t take it badly when a supporter of presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told him he had "no brains". Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Trillanes, who is gunning for a return to the Senate under opposition...
Joshua Garcia and Ria Atayde have, once again, made an effort to correct wrong interpretation about their closeness. This, after a fake Facebook account, claiming to be Joshua's "official" page, posted a photo of them looking cozy, captioning it: "Ikaw ang aking liwanag. (heart emoji)" On...
