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Martires: No ‘bad blood’ with DOJ on VP Duterte threat probe

Ombudsman Samuel Martires on Sunday denied having any bad blood with the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the investigation into Vice President Sara Duterte's...

AFP restricts FB page access after attack by ‘trolls’

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) disabled the comments section of its official Facebook page to curb "suspicious activities" potentially linked to troll...

Comelec disqualifies Edgar Erice over disinformation campaign

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) disqualified Edgar Erice from the 2025 elections. This decision follows a petition from Raymond Salipot, who accused Erice of spreading...

ASEAN urges better strategies to improve public awareness on regional integration goals

VIENTIANE, Laos—Acknowledging the increasing challenges posed by technology-driven information landscape, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) called for enhanced strategies to better engage...

PBBM calls on media to fight disinformation

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. urged the Philippine media on Thursday to help ensure clean, honest, and transparent midterm elections in 2025 while upholding...

New Russian disinformation targets swing states: US officials

Russia-linked disinformation operations have falsely claimed officials in battleground states plan to fraudulently sway the outcome of the extraordinarily close US presidential election, authorities...

India warns social media after airline bomb threats

New Delhi, India—India has warned social media platforms of "consequential action" after hundreds of hoax bomb threats to Indian airlines this month triggered travel chaos and...

TikTok, Facebook approve ads with US election disinformation, study says

TikTok and Facebook approved advertisements containing blatant US election falsehoods just weeks ahead of the vote, a watchdog investigation revealed Thursday, calling into question...

Solon urges Comelec, DICT to regulate deepfakes amid election season

Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to come up...

Musk’s X returns in Brazil after 40-day showdown with judge

Elon Musk's social media platform X, which was banned in Brazil for 40 days in a legal tussle over disinformation, was available again in...

X says paid Brazil fines to have ban lifted

Elon Musk's X says it has paid all the fines it incurred in Brazil where the platform was blocked by a judge in a...

US PsyOp collapses again

“The creativity of the Americans and their Filipino proxies is unlimited.” As every Philippine political observer should know, the country’s political atmosphere is infused with...

Solon advises vigilance amid disinformation, online trolls

PBA party-list Rep. Margarita Nograles is urging the public to stay more vigilant and critical when bombarded by trolls with disinformation. Nograles called on everyone...

‘Broken’ news industry faces uncertain future

Paris, France—From disinformation campaigns to soaring skepticism, plummeting trust and economic slumps, the global media landscape has been hit with blow after blow. World News Day,...
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