Senate deputy minority leader Senator Risa Hontiveros has urged the Senate to conduct an inquiry into the alarming rise in social media-related hacking, illegal access and other cybercrime incidents. In filing Senate Resolution No. 777, Hontiveros said “the offices of individual...
(Arnold Quizol) Dr. Raymundo W. Lo, an opinion columnist of the Manila Bulletin (MB), was cited as "Best Columnist" at the People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) 11th Makatao Awards for Media Excellence. The award ceremony was held on Aug. 30, at a hotel in Pasay City....
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go renewed his call for Congress to expedite the measure providing enhanced protection and benefits for media and entertainment workers to safeguard their rights and welfare. Go noted the sacrifices of media and entertainment workers particularly as frontliners,...
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) has stressed the need for additional resources to finance the implementation of its key programs, particularly the media and information literacy program that aims to combat fake news. PCO Secretary Cheloy Garafil (Photo courtesy of PCO) Presidential...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Tuesday, August 29 pushed for better benefits for media workers saying it is high-time media networks and related companies provide journalists, photojournalists, cameramen and other media workers a good working environment. Sen. Raffy Tulfo takes the cudgels for media...
While President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. admitted that artificial intelligence (AI) is "disconcerting," he said it is deemed helpful in the modern times. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PCO) He said the government must learn how to deal with it,...
Leading the launching of a media literacy campaign on Monday, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. issued a challenge to the government and the nation to fight for the truth. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) The first step towards this, he said, is to direct the...
The Presidential Communication Office (PCO) is ready to implement the Marcos administration's Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Campaign Project to combat misinformation and disinformation online. File photo Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said this ahead of the ceremonial signing of the...
The Czech Republic Embassy in Manila agreed to fund a P1-million project with the Center for People’s Media (CPM) for a series of forums promoting democracy and press freedom that will culminate with the commemoration of the first death anniversary of slain broadcast journalist Percival “Percy...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a resolution calling on the Senate to investigate the proliferation of fake celebrity endorsements online, victimizing consumers to buy unregistered drugs and food items. In filing Senate Resolution No. 666, Estrada cited the risks the said scam poses to...
Generative AI, one of them ChatGPT, was in several speaker’s presentation at the opening day of the 74th World News Media Congress in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 28, reflecting how the technology’s use has “exponentially increased,” and its effects in the newsrooms more apparent. The interesting...
A media and information literacy program will be undertaken by the government as part of its goal to combat fake news. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. made the statement in his speech during the 14th edition of the International...
