As a global oil crisis drives fuel prices higher and deepens economic uncertainty, the Philippine government has escalated its response beyond traditional policy measures—turning its focus to the digital sphere by ordering Meta Platforms, Inc. to curb the spread of disinformation across its...
Without revealing details, Malacañang said it knows where the smear campaign against President Marcos is coming from. "Kung mayroong naninira, alam naman natin kung saang parte ito nanggagaling (If there are smears, we already know where these are coming from)," Palace Press Officer and...
Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez said they detected a "sudden and coordinated surge" in disinformation, targeting President Marcos ' health. In a statement on Thursday, April 9, Gomez said they are now tracking and identifying the sources of the false information...
Malacañang has bared plans to file complaints against those peddling false information about President Marcos ' health. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez said on Wednesday afternoon, April 8, that they are currently gathering evidence related to claims that the...
Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez has filed charges against those behind the spread of false energy lockdown advisories online. Gomez lodged the complaint before the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday afternoon, April 7, against the administrators of a Facebook...
House Assistant Majority Leader Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong says "consequences" must be meted out to individuals who deliberately spread false information about the ongoing national energy emergency. Adiong, in a statement Monday, April 6, reckoned that those who exploit the...
Cybercrime agents of the Philippine National Police (PNP) have stepped up the monitoring of social media on energy‑related disinformation amid the series of oil price hikes in the past weeks. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said the intensified campaign against the attempt to...
Sowing confusion by spreading fake news online while the country is under an energy emergency "will be treated as a serious offense," Malacañang said, warning erring online users that it will press charges. In a statement on Sunday, April 5, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Acting...
House Deputy Majority Leader Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Luigi Villafuerte has reiterated the need for a Bill of Rights on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to protect Filipinos from fake news, algorithmic discrimination, and invasion of their privacy. Villafuerte made this call in a recent Facebook...
Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro, on Monday, March 23, hit Navotas Lone District Rep. Toby Tiangco for "having a lot to say" as he keeps on allegedly badmouthing government institutions. Her remark came after Tiangco claimed there is now vote buying in the...
President Marcos has called on the public to help the government manage the impact of the Middle East conflict by refraining from spreading misinformation and fake news. Marcos said this as he listed in his recent vlog the different initiatives and measures undertaken by his administration to...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, March 12, warned the public about a misleading social media post falsely claiming that classes are suspended every Thursday and Friday, stressing that the circulating information is fake news. In an advisory to the public, DepEd clarified that no...
