TV5 news anchor Ed Lingao spoke out against how his fellow TV5 news anchor and radio commentator Erwin Tulfo launched a tirade against Senator Risa Hontiveros over a fake meme. On June 16, he took to Facebook to talk about Tulfo cussing on air and doing so only after reading a fake statement that was […] More
After four days of President Rodrigo Duterte’s absence from the public eye, #NasaanAngPangulo trended on Twitter. Amidst the search for the President and raised concerns about his health, Malacañang released photos of Duterte working in Bahay Pagbabago and arriving in Villamor Air Base on June 15. [ads2] The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) also released […] More
Senator Cynthia Villar gave the assurance that she is not filing a bill to ban unlimited rice servings in food establishments. [ads2] She clarified that she merely expressed her concern on the effects of eating too much rice during the Senate hearing on rice importation on June 14. “I am not planning to make a […] More
After skipping the 119th Independence Day Rites this Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte has never been seen in public since as he is said to be “just taking some time off to rejuvenate,” according to Malacañang. [ads2] On Thursday, Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said that the 72-year-old President is “well” despite his absence, adding that it […] More
Senator Grace Poe slammed Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II after he used an old photo to link opposition lawmakers to the fighting in Marawi City. [ads2] As the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, she expressed alarm over the proliferation of fake news online, which she described to be “adversely […] More
Reacting to House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez’s warning about how the Congress would defy any decision from the Supreme Court compelling the lawmakers to convene and revise President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao, a Facebook user reminds Alvarez he is “not above the law.” [ads2] Bernard Ong called the Speaker “Smarty Panty” and […] More
President Rodrigo Duterte said on June 11 that he did not ask Washington for support to put an end to Marawi siege after the US Embassy revealed that that they provided technical support “at the request of the government of the Philippines.” [ads2] On June 9, US embassy spokesperson Molly Koscina confirmed that the US […] More
Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña took to Facebook to question Justice Vitaliano Aguirre’s decision to order the city prosecutor to inhibit from conducting and resolving the preliminary investigation of the Banco de Oro’s tax case. [ads2] Osmeña earlier revealed that BDO Jones branch only paid P35 in business taxes in 2015. “Justice Sec. Aguirre has […] More
In a press conference on June 7, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II insinuated to the media that opposition lawmakers Sen. Bam Aquino, Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano, and former Aquino political adviser Ronald Llamas had a meeting in Marawi two weeks before the conflict between the government forces and the Maute terror […] More
The Philippine military said it is carefully “studying” the possibility of bombing mosques in Marawi City as local terrorists Maute Group are using these places of worship to stage attacks on troops. [ads2] “There are provisions that may allow for us to take action against them… We are studying this carefully,” said Armed Forces of […] More
Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said on June 6 that President Rodrigo Duterte has not done anything in defending the Philippines’ territories and maritime entitlement. [ads2] This is despite the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s decision to uphold the Philippines’ claim over the West Philippine Sea and to declare China’s nine—dash line claim as something that […] More
Filipino journalists may have found one of the solutions to stop misinformation in social media by launching the fake news blocker, Fakeblok. [ads2] The proliferation of fake news and unverified reports has grown online, so much so that even the government-run news agency Philippine News Agency (PNA) was caught up with the fake news scandal. […] More