Senator Francis Pangilinan on Saturday, October 9, said that Maria Ressa winning the Nobel Peace Prize is also a victory against disinformation and social media trolls. 13062025_MARIARESSA_ROMERO-1024x683 The opposition lawmaker said Ressa's historic Nobel Peace award proves that Filipinas are...
Senator Richard Gordon on Sunday, Oct 3, called on the public to be vigilant against the proliferation of fake news and clickbait headlines that are fomenting disinformation to muddle and deflect the people’s attention away from the Senate’s investigation into the alleged overpriced COVID-19...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s rating in the latest Pulse Asia election survey shows the continued public trust and support given to her even as she has been the subject of lies and misinformation, her spokesman said on Wednesday, September 29. Vice President Leni Robredo’s spokesman Barry...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque branded as fake news the reports circulating via text message that the P20 banknote will no longer be recognized as legal tender before the end of 2021. (Ellson A. Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Ang P20 paper bill ay mananatiling legal tender. Mayroon po kasing...
Vice President Leni Robredo has denied that a personality who recently announced his bid for the presidency in the upcoming 2022 elections asked for P1 billion to agree to run as her vice president in the polls. Robredo made the statement after a social media post alleged that Manila Mayor...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora slammed yesterday the malicious social media post circulating online falsely tagging the city as the area where a jewelry store robbery recently took place. Zamora clarified that the robbery occurred in Serramonte Mall, Daly City, in California, USA and not in...
Former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales told the public on Saturday, September 11, not to be afraid to fight against fake news and misinformation even if it angers “some officials who do not know their limitations.” Former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales (FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) She said...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has branded as "fake news" an online quote card bearing his face and a rather hilarious statement that traced back corruption to the time of Jesus Christ. (Screenshot from Harry Roque's Facebook) But more than that, the dubious quote card also contained a tacit...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) dismissed on Wednesday, August 1, as false social media posts that vaccination schedules in San Pedro, Laguna had been cancelled to give way to its Vaccine Express project last weekend. Various posts circulated online that Vice President Leni Robredo’s...
Barbie Imperial is among celebrities very much active on social media. She loves how the platform allows her to interact with fans. It goes without saying that she also has experienced the ill-effects of the same. Some fans often use social media to directly harass celebrities. Then there are those...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) assured Monday, August 23, that the cash aid (ayuda) distribution in the National Capital Region (NCR), Laguna, and Bataan will continue even with their shift to the less restrictive modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) amid...
Fake news, riding on the power of social media, brought thousands of people to vaccination centers early morning of August 5. They were “convinced” to line up for vaccination by the news that only the vaccinated can claim the ‘ayuda’ (cash aid) from the government, as the unvaccinated will...
