ALERT: China Daily’s new Tiktok account amasses millions in engagement despite having no content
After TikTok banned the state-run China Daily’s account from its platform, a new account with a similar name and logo has surfaced, already amassing hundreds of thousands of followers and millions of likes despite having no content posted.
IN-DEPTH: Pro-China opinion writers escalate online attacks vs Coast Guard spokesman
“Tainted source, PMA reject, CIA operative, US dog.” These are some of the ad hominem attacks lobbed against Commodore Jay Tarriela by pro-China propagandists and trolls.
Ex-President Duterte, Sotto, Tulfo top Q1 Oculum senatorial poll
Former president Rodrigo Duterte, former senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, and ACT-CIS Partylist Rep. Erwin Tulfo topped the senatorial survey conducted by Oculum Research and Analytics in the first quarter of 2024.
Pope Francis trusted by 71% of Pinoys – poll
Pope Francis enjoys the support of 71% of Filipinos, according to a survey by Oculum Research and Analytics.
Alert: Social media pages riff on ‘nasaan ang pangulo’ trend as floods hit Davao Region
Various social media pages and accounts repurposed the “nasaan ang pangulo” trend amid the heavy rain and floods that hit the Davao region earlier this week.
Ang totoong ginagawa ng China sa West Philippine Sea
Kahit araw-araw nang laman ng balita ang West Philippine Sea, lingid padin sa kaalaman ng maraming mga Pilipino ang totoong storya sa likod nito.
Alamin: Ano nga ba ang influence operations?
Na-“budol” ka na ba na bumili ng isang produkto dahil magaling mag-endorse nito ang iyong paboritong artista? O di kaya’y napakain sa isang restaurant dahil mukhang masarap ang mga litrato ng pagkain sa mga bintana nito?
ALERT: TikTok influencers cover Christmas convoy at West PH Sea
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.
Anonymous accounts flood WPS discourse with ‘CIA agent’ accusations vs PCG spox
MANILA, Philippines — Similarly worded allegations that Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson Jay Tarriela was a covert “CIA agent” and supporter of the United States government surfaced online after he publicly condemned the Chinese Coast Guard’s water cannon attack on Filipino vessels in August.
The ‘Makapili’ narrative: MaxDefense and ‘pro-China’ online personalities call each other traitors
Two parties with opposing narratives are calling each other traitors as tensions rise in the disputed Ayungin Shoal and other parts of the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
ALERT: Social media influencers, pages appeal to emotion on West PH Sea, US-PH diplomacy
Social media influencers and other social media pages are using appeals to emotion in presenting news updates, particularly in relation to issues surrounding the West Philippine Sea and diplomatic ties between the Philippines and the United States.
Advocates urge news media to shun sensationalized reporting on HIV
Advocacy groups and the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Nov. 29, released a media guide to help Filipino journalists and news outlets to shift from sensationalized to a more “truthful, empowering, and human-rights based” approach in reporting about the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Coalition calls for political party reforms
A pro-democracy coalition called for reforms to address the country’s weak political party system ahead of the 2025 midterm elections.
Socmed personality’s pro-China narrative on WPS shared across various pro-China disinformation websites
Berletic’s article was first published in The New Eastern Outlook (NEO) is an internet journal published and funded by the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. A 2020 US State Department report describes NEO as “a pseudo-academic publication … that promotes disinformation and propaganda focused primarily on the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.”
De Lima: Unjust detention made me stronger
Former senator Leila De Lima finally stepped out of jail after more than six years of being detained, after her petition for bail was granted by a Muntinlupa court.
Drowning in fear: Some Masinloc fisherfolk face mental health struggles amid West Philippine Sea tension
The issue of mental health remains to be an uncharted territory in Masinloc, Zambales, even as fear often creeps into the hearts of fisherfolk in the frontlines of China’s aggression in the West Philippine Sea.