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).
A wave of suspicious X (formerly Twitter) accounts simultaneously posted screenshots of the debunked “polvoron” video, which falsely showed President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. using illegal drugs, just days after the Philippines passed laws asserting its sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea.
Earlier this month, a spokesman for China’s defense ministry slammed its rival, the United States, for deploying its new “Typhoon” missile launcher system in the northern Philippines.
Influencers on TikTok covered the recent “Christmas convoy” of vessels at the West Philippine Sea that had to turn back to Palawan after they were shadowed and water-cannoned by Chinese vessels.
