When lifelines are labeled as conspiracy: The toll on small and non-profit newsrooms
A collaborative investigation by journalists from Southeast Asia has uncovered a coordinated campaign that weaponized transparency to dismantle the world’s primary foreign aid apparatus and vilify media outlets that received funding, labeling them as propaganda machines.
State of the Fact-Checkers: Audiences grow as finances worsen
A new IFCN report finds fact-checking organizations cut staff and relied more heavily on grants as financial pressure mounted
U.S. visa bans on fact-checkers undermine press freedom – IFCN
IFCN rejects the attempt to portray fact-checking as a security threat and warns of rising global repression
Varsitarian’s annual ‘Inkblots’ to tackle campus press’ role in demanding public accountability
THE VARSITARIAN, the 97-year-old official student publication of the University of Santo Tomas, will hold the 27th Inkblots, its annual fellowship for campus journalists and journalism practitioners, on Jan. 13 and 14, 2026.
JSAP National Conference 2025 to examine journalism’s role in advancing SDGs
The Journalism Studies Association of the Philippines (JSAP) will hold its 2025 National Conference on Dec. 9 at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines’ Bulwagang Balagtas, focusing on how journalism can strengthen public accountability and advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Filipino concern over online disinformation hits record high—Digital News Report 2025
Concern over online mis- and disinformation in the Philippines climbed to a record 67% in early 2025 amid a politically charged midterm election season that saw Vice President Sara Duterte impeached on corruption charges and former president Rodrigo Duterte arrested by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity tied to his brutal drug war.
FACT-CHECK: Deepfaked videos pit Elon Musk vs Marcos Jr.
A deepfaked ABS-CBN News Patrol video surfaced on Facebook claiming President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. was blocking Elon Musk’s cryptocurrency platform in the Philippines.
FACT-CHECK: Still no franchise for ABS-CBN
A series of false claims appeared on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) announcing that ABS-CBN will return to free Philippine television starting Feb. 10.
An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from the world’s fact-checkers, nine years later
As Meta announces end to U.S. fact-checking, program partners warn of a setback for accuracy online and potential global consequences
Amazon’s Alexa has been attributing false information to fact checkers, including VERA Files
By Celine Isabelle SamsonVERA Files Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa has been giving incorrect information about false and misleading claims already debunked by fact checkers – and cites them as the source — an investigation by British fact-checking charity Full Fact...
Pulitzer Prize winner Manny Mogato launches autobiography
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and PressOne.PH editor Manny Mogato unveiled his first book, “It’s Me Bok!” an autobiography featuring his four-decade experience in the field, on Oct. 19 at the Cignal TV Launch Pad Building in Mandaluyong.
PressOne.PH joins anti-fake news campaign as 2025 polls near
PressOne.PH has joined newsrooms and universities nationwide in an advocacy campaign against fake news and disinformation spearheaded by GMA Network.
FACT-CHECK: Journalists have a code of ethics
An X user made the false claim that journalists do not have a professional code of ethics.
Facebook, other traditional socmed platforms wane as news sources in PH—Digital News Report 2024
Adult Filipinos are relying less on Facebook and other legacy social media platforms for news, increasingly turning to video-centric TikTok amid changing news consumption habits
PPI reinforces viability, innovation on 60th anniversary
On its 60th year, PPI organizes three assemblies and hosts two major awards from April 24 to 26 at Century Park in Manila: General Membership Meeting, Outstanding Stories on Breast Cancer, National Press Forum, Community Press Awards, and Learning Exchange Forum.
PressOne.PH launches advocacy campaign to test effects of fake news on children
PressOne.PH has launched an advocacy campaign to raise awareness about the adverse effects of fake news on the younger generation, with Redbin Philippines as its creative agency partner.