Ganito na ba talaga sila katakot sa atin (Are they this afraid of us)? This question was posed by the spokesman of Vice President Leni Robredo after they have fallen prey to several online deliveries from fake bookings on Monday, Nov. 22. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Robredo’s spokesman...
Teachers play a vital role in promoting critical thinking among students as the spread of disinformation or fake news has become more rampant in social media, an educator said. (JOHN JEROME GANZON / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "Educators and teachers at any level, from basic, secondary, to tertiary...
A "sari-sari" store owner was arrested for selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards in Caloocan City last Sunday, the city police announced Saturday, Nov. 13. (Caloocan PIO photo / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) Police Col. Samuel Mina, Caloocan City police chief, identified the suspect as Benjamin...
The Quezon City government on Tuesday warned the public against persons misrepresenting themselves as city officials to solicit money and merchandise. "It has once again come to the attention of the Office of the City Mayor and the Quezon City Local Government that there are unscrupulous...
Vice President Leni Robredo's camp on Tuesday, Nov. 2, expressed gratitude to DZRH station manager Cesar Chavez for apologizing over a false radio report that claimed Robredo’s supporters in Northern Samar were offered money to join the "pink motorcade". Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP)...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, October 27, simply laughed off allegations on social media that her camp and supporters handed out cash during a nationwide motorcade last weekend. Vice President Leni Robredo (Solid Leni Bicol/Facebook) Asked about the issue during a...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) warned the public on Monday, Oct. 25, against a bogus Facebook page posing as DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista’s account that supposedly showed the latter’s bid to run for governor in La Union. (DSWD) “The Secretary has no...
The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, October 24, belied reports that “caravan kits” were given away during the volunteer-driven nationwide motorcade held during the weekend for her and Senator Kiko Pangilinan in relation to the 2022 elections. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP)...
Millions of people around the world use social media to voice out their opinion on anything and everything. The John and Jane Does among us consider it a boon, inasmuch as it gave them a pulpit. But how do celebrities feel about it? Awarded actress Charlie Dizon shared: “There are pros and cons...
Vice President Leni Robredo's camp has responded to a dubious social media post claiming that she has been disqualified from the May 2022 polls by pointing netizens to a Commission on Elections (Comelec) official's clarification on the fake news. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/MANILA...
It’s still a long way to go before the May 2022 elections, but former Senator Bam Aquino, Vice President Leni Robredo’s campaign manager, wants to keep the momentum of the “pink-splosion” going as he promises to make it a “people’s campaign.” Former Senator Bam Aquino (JAY GANZON /...
Citing the dangers of how technology can interfere in developing a cultured and healthier democracy, presidential candidate and Partido Reporma’s standard bearer Panfilo Lacson said it is high time for Filipinos to collectively address the onslaught of “fake news” and “troll farms” to...
