The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, Aug. 31, disputed the ₱1,503.84 price tag being circulated online for its family food packs, saying the figure referred to the maximum amount allowed for the procurement package, not the actual cost of each food pack. DSWD...
Tech giant Meta has agreed to share user data with Philippine law enforcement authorities, especially when there is an imminent threat of violence, Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Friday, August 28. This comes after Meta’s top Asia-Pacific region policy officers held a roundtable meeting at its...
Meta, the owner of social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and messaging app WhatsApp, has agreed to pay up to $18 billion to settle with the lawsuit filed against them across 29 US states. The lawsuit alleged that Meta built their platforms to be addictive for children, even as it...
Philippine regulatory authorities have raised the possibility of blocking nationwide access to Facebook, igniting widespread debate across the country’s technology and business sectors. The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), led by Executive Director Undersecretary Renato...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Tuesday, Aug. 25 called for stronger accountability on social media platforms over the continued circulation of violent and disturbing content online, particularly material involving children. In a privilege speech, Tulfo said platforms such as Meta, YouTube, TikTok and...
Malacañang is open to banning social media platforms and gaming applications, including Facebook, that are deemed potentially harmful to the youth. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said President Marcos is open to banning anything that could potentially be...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) is considering recommendations to ban Facebook in the country. Reasons cited by CICC Executive Director Undersecretary Renato “Aboy” Paraiso are misinformation and protecting children from online abuse. He also mentioned his awareness...
Following a fatal school shooting in Zamboanga City, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla called on Congress to establish strict regulations on children 's access to violent video games and social media platforms, warning that these digital environments are being exploited to radicalize young...
Stressing that regulation should be imposed on the platforms themselves, Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, August 19, said she would support legislation prohibiting minors from registering on social media platforms. Duterte said the government should require social media providers to...
Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, August 19 renewed his call for the passage of the measure that would ban children aged 16 and below from using social media. Gatchalian made the call in the wake of another fatal school shooting incident in Zamboanga City where two minors died,...
President Marcos has raised concern over the growing influence of social media and online platforms on children, saying young people are increasingly exposed to harmful content and distorted realities while their critical judgment is still developing. Speaking at the Foreign Correspondents...
Using personal social media accounts does not exempt teachers and other school personnel from professional and ethical standards, the Department of Education (DepEd) reminded its personnel. This came after the agency received reports of posts that may not be consistent with DepEd’s standards of...
