A Korean YouTuber in the Philippines was criticized for making videos of himself paying Filipino women to drink their breast milk. Korean media outlet JTBC’s news program “Crime Chief” reported that the Korean YouTuber produces content containing daily life, eating shows (“mukbang”) and...
BUTUAN CITY – Two content creators in Cabadbaran City are facing alarm and scandal charges after staging a disruptive public stunt that authorities said compromised public safety and negatively impacted the city's reputation.In a statement released on Monday, the Cabadbaran City Police Station...
Malacañang has called on content creators to be responsible and respectful when making videos in the Philippines.Screenshot from XCommunications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this following the recent arrest of Russian-American vlogger Vitaly Zdorovetskiy for allegedly harassing Filipino...
Calling them the fifth estate, senatorial candidate Ben Tulfo slammed content creators and vloggers who hide their identity; having no accountability for the content they're sharing on social media."Now, the problem is with the fifth estate, they are free to do what they want because the...
BACOLOD CITY – A content creator from Bacong, Negros Oriental apologized to authorities for the content he posted online over the weekend that sparked public outrage.A CONTENT creator posted a video online showing him lying down on the middle of the road in Bacong, Negros Oriental that sparked...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed concern over the arrest of an online content creator for alleged digital manipulation of the statement of President Marcos to make it appear that the President is calling for the legalization of illegal narcotics.Citing reports, the CHR said...
Social media personalities were left with no choice but to apologize after they admitted to the House tri-committee (tri-comm) on Friday, March 21 that they don't confirm the truthfulness of the information they shared online in their viral posts.Friday's tri-comm hearing proved to be tense as...
CEBU CITY – A vlogger is in hot water for performing a stunt that caused heavy traffic in Consolacion town, northern Cebu.TRAFFIC slows down on a highway in Consolacion town, Cebu as a man mimicking a snail crawls in the middle of the road. (Facebook screengrab)The stunt, which was uploaded...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House tri-committee (tri-comm) has stumbled upon an apparent need to amend tax laws in order to help the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) properly collect taxes from online content...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) underscored the need for "safeguards" and "protection" of the rights of content creators in social media and other platforms as the House of Representatives conducts hearings on the proliferation of disinformation across the internet."Addressing the persistent...
The United States Embassy in the Philippines will be hosting a media literacy program for content creators from Southeast Asia starting April in Manila.The embassy is inviting all emerging digital content creators to participate in the bootcamp that will run until June.The bootcamp, entitled...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has announced that it created a content creation course and will include it in their vocational courses, taking advantage of the growing online income opportunities.According to TESDA, the course aims to help people make money online...
