Cebu Defense journos condemn PNP Cybercrime for “sensationalizing” arrest of its president
CEBU CITY – Cebu-based Defense PNP Press Corp (DEPP) slammed the Philippine National Police (PNP) Anti Cybercrime Group for stating that veteran print and broadcast journalist Arnold Bustamante was arrested when the journalist voluntarily surrendered.
Marcos Jr. replaces PCOO with Office of the Press Secretary
By President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the reorganization and renaming of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO).In Executive Order (EO) No. 2 released to the public on Thursday, Marcos said the PCOO would be replaced by the Office...
Rice sufficiency
President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr., sitting as the country’s farm secretary, wanted rice and corn production increased in the remaining months of the year to stave off a looming food crisis.The cost of rice per kilo–the main staple–is projected to rise by three...
NPC bereaves veteran journalist, former president Lobo
The National Press Club of The Philippine (NPC) joins the family and friends of Alfredo ‘Fred’ Lobo in mourning his sudden death.
No vloggers have applied for Palace accreditation since 2017—PCOO exec
By Zero vloggers have applied for accreditation to attend events in Malacañang since 2017, acting deputy Palace spokesman Kris Ablan said on Thursday. The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), under its outgoing chief Martin Andanar, allowed some...
More Filipinos trust news but many avoid it—Digital News Report 2022
Overall trust in news among Filipinos has risen, putting the Philippines among the few countries that have furthered gains made at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Marcos Jr. admin to consider vloggers’ following, engagements in Palace accreditation
By President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s communications chief Trixie Cruz-Angeles on Thursday said the incoming administration would factor in the follower and engagement counts of vloggers before giving them access to Palace events.In a Teleradyo...
Marcos Jr. admin pushing for vloggers’ access to Palace events
By President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s communications chief Trixie Cruz-Angeles on Wednesday said the incoming administration was looking to give vloggers accreditation to attend events in Malacañang.In a "Laging Handa" briefing, Cruz-Angeles said the...
Lawyer-vlogger is Marcos Jr.’s comms chief
By Trixie Cruz-Angeles, a lawyer who helped President Rodrigo Duterte's campaign for the presidency in 2016, will head the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) under presumptive president Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s administration.The camp of the...
‘Marcos campaign boosted by disinformation’—Tsek.Ph coordinator
By The campaign of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for the presidency was helped by an “effective use of disinformation,” the coordinator of the fact-checking collective Tsek.Ph said. “It was a very effective public relations campaign which was boosted...
Comms educators, professionals to host post-election forum; Ces Drilon to moderate
How close were the surveys and exit polls in predicting the outcome of the 2022 elections?
Duterte declares Aug. 30 as National Press Freedom Day in PH
By President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure declaring Aug. 30 of every year as National Press Freedom Day.Acting Palace spokesman Martin Andanar said in a virtual presser that the date coincided with the birthday of Marcelo del Pilar, who is dubbed the...
Seeding doubt and hate: How mimicking news boosts disinformation, attacks online
MANILA, Philippines – When “microcelebrities” and influencers claim space on social media, their attempts to position themselves as authoritative sources of information must be scrutinized because this affects how Filpinos trust their online sources of information.
PCS holds webinar on role of tech titans in PH elections on March 9
Filipinos are digitally immersed in a cascade of news and information. And the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified changes in our systems, allowing the migration of election campaigns to online avenues like social media.
Disinformation attempts to rehabilitate the Marcoses, disparage EDSA
A heavy dose of conspiracy theory, denial of human rights violations during the Marcos dictatorship and casting of democracy icon President Corazon Aquino as villain were among the scores of martial law and Edsa-1 related disinformation debunked by Tsek.ph.
#FactsFirstPH: Join the call to stop cyber attacks vs news websites
As the country moves closer to the May elections, there is a greater need for reliable and vetted information to help the public make their decisions on the ballot and in their daily lives.