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...
Paano bumuo ng political dynasty sa kongreso?
Patuloy na lumalawak at lumalakas ang mga political dynasty sa Pilipinas. Sabay-sabay na humahawak ng kapangyarihan at impluwensya ang mga magulang at anak, mag-asawa, magkakapatid at pati mga magbibiyenan.
Meet the ‘obese’ political dynasties of the Philippines
At least two dozen political dynasties are aiming for five to 11 seats after May 2025.
Camille Villar ramps up FB ad spending before COC filing, catches up with Wilbert Lee
Like her father, mother, and brother before her, Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar is entering the 2025 senatorial race with more resources than her rivals for her advertising campaign.
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.
PH inflation soars for 2nd straight month
For the second straight month, there was an uptick in the country’s inflation rate as the Philippine Statistics Authority reported that it soared to 6.1 percent in September 2023, surpassing the 5.3 percent inflation rate tallied in August.
PH owes educators an ‘immeasurable debt,’ Marcos says on World Teachers’ Day
President Marcos recognized the sacrifices of teachers for the Filipino youth on World Teachers’ Day, saying the nation owes them an “immeasurable debt.”
DA official: PH ready to lift price cap
The price cap on rice could be lifted soon, a Department of Agriculture (DA) official said, as the harvest season in the country is underway.
China propagandists desperate to win anti-war narrative vs. PH
China propagandists are desperate to win the anti-war narrative over the Philippines, a retired high ranking Philippine Navy official said.
Marcos, Duterte see double-digit drops in approval, trust ratings—Pulse Asia
The approval and trust ratings of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte dropped by double digits in September, results of Pulse Asia’s Ulat ng Bayan survey showed.