SOME dental paraphernalia recovered by police from a former barangay councilor in Lanao del Sur who was arrested for posing as a dentist in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental Wednesday, June 15. (Photo courtesy of Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office) BACOLOD CITY – A former barangay councilor...
NTC Alarmed at the upsurge of fake job text scams, the National Telecommunications Commission has ordered the country's biggest telecommunications firms to warn their subscribers not to be fooled by the fraudulent schemes. In a memo sent by the NTC for the second straight week to DITO Telecommunity...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Four men selling fake gold bars were arrested by the police through an entrapment operation at Capistrano Complex, Barangay Gusa in this city on Saturday, June 4. The City Mobile Force Company (CMFC) of Cagayan de Oro arrested four men selling fake gold bars through an...
The Senate has approved a report recommending that social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and Tiktok be held accountable for the spread of disinformation. Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, chairman of the Senate committee on constitutional amendments and revision of codes, drafted the...
The camp of Vice President-elect Sara Duterte warned the public Thursday, June 2 about the circulation on social media of a "quote card" attributing a false statement to the lady official, who will be taking over the Department of Education (DepEd) next month. (Vice President-elect Sara Duterte's...
Vice President Leni Robredo, through her official Facebook page, asked supporters to be wary of social media groups claiming to be the official Angat Buhay NGO account. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo from VPLR Media Bureau) “Paalala po sa lahat na tumutok lamang sa VP Leni Robredo Page para...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is now determining the veracity of a video circulating on social media which shows shaded ballots allegedly in favor of Vice President Leni Robredo being torn by unidentified individuals. JUST IN: Comelec Comm. George Erwin Garcia says poll body now...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has disowned a now-viral document circulating on social media saying that some party-list groups and a senatorial candidate have been disqualified by the poll body. Comelec/MB Per the fake document that even used the logo of the Comelec, the party-lists and a...
Parties and candidates of the Makabayan bloc have not been disqualified from the 2022 national elections despite claims made by a fake document; members of the bloc have even described the disinformation as a “desperate act by anti-democratic and fascists minions of NTF-ELCAC (National Task Force...
Vice President Leni Robredo and her spokesman Barry Gutierrez will file a case at the Quezon City Prosecutor's Office on Friday, May 6, against online news site journalnews.com.ph for publishing “false statements” against them. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo from VPLR Media Bureau) “To...
After the May 2022 elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it will file cases against five individuals allegedly spreading “fake news” that undermines the integrity and credibility of the electoral process. Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia (Photo courtesy of the Office...
If you've seen social media posts accusing members of the Matugas family of Surigao del Norte of illegal toll collection from fuel transporters in Siargao Island, that's fake news. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) Thus, said reelectionist Surigao del Norte 1st district Rep. Francisco Jose "Bingo"...
