ALERT: Chinese state media outfits deliver pro-China content in Filipino
Chinese state media organizations have been using the Filipino language to propagate pro-China messages on websites and social media.
Seeking credibility, China Daily’s ‘Media Unlocked’ TikTok passes off opinion as news
China Daily’s Media Unlocked has been utilizing time-tested strategies to push pro-Beijing narratives to a new generation of audiences on TikTok.
IN-DEPTH: AI bolsters China state media’s TikTok offensive to influence narrative on sea dispute
Artificial intelligence is China state media’s latest tool in its ongoing social media offensive to try to change negative public opinion globally on its actions in the disputed waters of the South China Sea.
ALERT: Chinese state media’s TikTok account plays victim after being flooded with negative comments
“Media Unlocked,” Chinese state media’s social media vanguard in the South China Sea dispute, is now casting itself as the victim of an ongoing battle of narratives where it is, ironically, a major player.
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.
Erwin Tulfo tops Oculum senatorial survey
ACT-CIS Partylist Rep. Erwin Tulfo obtained the highest voter preference among potential candidates in the 2025 midterm senatorial elections, results of the national survey of Oculum Research and Analytics Philippines showed.
Sara gets highest rating among top officials in new survey
Vice President Sara Duterte got a 79% job performance satisfaction rating, the highest among the country’s top national officials, indicating a positive public perception of her leadership and performance, the latest survey of Oculum Research and Analytics Philippines showed.
Top candidates in 2022 elections spent P1.5B on political influencers
By A newly published study by a group of Filipino researchers estimated that presidential and vice-presidential candidates in the 2022 elections spent P600 million to 1.5 billion on social media influencers.The research report “Political Economy of Covert Influence...