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...
Fewer Filipino families experienced hunger in the second quarter of 2026, based on the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from June 20 to 29. The Second Quarter 2026 Social Weather Survey found that 20.3 percent of Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger, or being hungry and...
Members of the Social Security System (SSS) affected by Tropical Storm “Maymay” and the enhanced Southwest monsoon (habagat) can now apply for immediate financial relief through the agency’s emergency loan program. According to the state-run pension fund, qualified workers nationwide can...
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,...
The Philippines recorded the second-largest increase in 10-year government bond yields among selected Asia-Pacific economies since the war in the Middle East began, raising the government’s borrowing costs at a time when the Marcos Jr. administration is relying heavily on domestic debt to finance...
The Social Security System (SSS) is opening its existing emergency loan program to members affected by Tropical Storm Maymay and the enhanced Southwest Monsoon, easing eligibility rules to speed up financial relief for workers recovering from severe weather. In a statement on Monday, Aug. 17,...
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...
The proportion of households experiencing hunger fell more sharply among beneficiaries of the Walang Gutom Program (WGP) than among non-beneficiary households, according to a two-round survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). The survey, commissioned by Globe Telecom and conducted among 2,400...
