Online Lies, Busted. Distributed. Amplified.
A certain Efren Tercias posted a meme showing the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison and his wife, Julieta de Lima. But what is eye-catching is the fact that the meme claimed that “Julieta de Lima is Sister of ‘DOJ Leila de Lima’.” The meme then went on to say, “Until […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte has numbered the days of Senator Leila De Lima’s political career, hinting that his upcoming exposes against the senator would surely spell the doom of her career. “Tapos ka na. Sunod [na] eleksyon?” (You’re finished. Next election?),” Duterte pronounced, sounding like he estimated how De Lima would lose next election because of […] More
Recent statements of President Rodrigo Duterte on the firing of government employees en masse—particularly appointees from the previous administrations—sent shivers down the spine of the bureaucracy. He said this was an anti-corruption measure to clean up the government. Others fear gross violation of a constitutional provision protecting the tenure of civil service employees from unreasonable […] More
In the government’s war against drugs, President Rodrigo Duterte defended his program by saying that it is either the safety of the public or the lives of the criminals. Despite the mounting criticisms and expressions of concern over the alarming increase in the body count in this campaign against the drug menace in the Philippines, […] More
Did you hear about the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) conferring on President Rodrigo Duterte what could be the biggest honor any man could have? According to a pro-Duterte Facebook fan page, it feels especially good to be a Filipino these days, thanks to Duterte and his achievements, one of which is being hailed […] More
Why do many Filipinos keep falling for satire news and articles, treating them as real news and even sharing them online? According to a Rappler article written by Marguerite de Leon in 2013, “Why can’t many Filipinos tell truth from satire?” she noted how many times Filipinos have been fooled by satirical articles. Filipinos have […] More
“Sen. De Lima confirms dating married driver; denying Duterte’s proposal,” or at least that’s what a few articles that have been circulating on Facebook claimed. The articles said that Senator Leila de Lima “boldly confirmed” that she is going out with her married driver a few days after Duterte’s revelation of her being an “immoral […] More
While the Senate, led by Senator Leila De Lima, is investigating alleged extrajudicial killings in police anti-drugs operations, the House of Representatives is preparing another probe on the alleged proliferation of drugs at the National Bilibid Prison (NBP). Particularly, the Lower House aims to ascertain if De Lima abetted the said proliferation while she was […] More
News portal The Maharlikan reported that Peter Lim has already left the Philippines with his family in tow. Lim, the Cebuano-Chinese businessman suspected to be one of the top drug lords in the country, has left the country, according to an Immigration official. “Well, the alleged drug lord Peter Lim is already out of the […] More
Is Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte indeed the best president in the world? Facebook fan page “Dugong Maharlika” posted a link to an article with a headline, “Philippine’s Rodrigo Duterte Announced as World’s Best President.” [ads1] The post was captioned, “The President of Philippine’s Rodrigo Duterte has been announced as the best President in the world […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday, August 23, that he was urging Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno to double the salary of soldiers by December. Duterte said this in front of newly promoted generals and flag officers in Malacañang. “Before I start, I’ve been egging Secretary Ben Diokno to really see to it that by December, […] More
The Supreme Court en banc has ordered to stop the preparations for a hero’s burial for the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos within the next 20 days, covering August 23 to September 11. The en banc issued a 20-day status quo ante order (SQAO) during its session on Tuesday after martial law victims filed six petitions […] More
