Lea Salonga clarifies viral FB post: ‘I never cursed the Philippines’

Ryan Arcadio 06/23/2020

Lea Salonga clarified that she did not curse the Philippines, days after her Facebook post on loving the country despite the issues it faces went viral. “Dear Pilipinas, p***** ina, ang hirap mong mahalin,” the Tony-award winning…

Facebook: No malice in surge of fake accounts

06/12/2020

Facebook on Thursday said it had yet to discover proof of malicious activity in the apparent surge of fake accounts in the Philippines. “At this time, we have not seen evidence of the reported accounts engaging in…

PNP probes link of fake FB accounts to protests

Leila B. Salaverria - Inquirer.net 06/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police chief, Gen. Archie Gamboa, said on Tuesday that the link between the recent proliferation of dummy Facebook accounts and the antiterror bill or destabilization attempts has yet to be established,…

RACU-7 urges netizens to report to Facebook duplicate, fake accounts

Alven Marie A. Timtim 06/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Regional Anti-Cyber Crime Unit in Central Visayas (RACU-7) Police is urging netizens to report to Facebook duplicate accounts that started surfacing last June 7, 2020. Police Lieutenant Colonel Artemio Ricabo, deputy chief…

NBI says clone accounts in Facebook may be due to system glitch

Catherine Gonzales - Inquirer.net 06/08/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The recent surge of duplicate and blank accounts in Facebook might have been caused by a system glitch,  an official of the National Bureau of Investigation said on Monday. NBI Cybercrime Division chief Victor…

Is the proliferation of fake Facebook accounts a ‘prelude to a crackdown’?

Katrina Hallare - Inquirer.net 06/08/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Is the sudden proliferation of fake Facebook accounts a prelude to a crackdown once the Anti-Terrorism Bill is enacted into law? House Deputy Minority Leader Carlos Zarate raised this concern on Sunday after it…

#HandsOffOurStudents trends on Twitter

Immae Lachica 06/07/2020

    CEBU CITY, Philippines– The online world is abuzz a little louder than usual Sunday, June 7, 2020, because of some rumored identity theft going on social media, particularly Facebook. Some Facebook users are alarmed because…

Facebook removes nearly 200 accounts tied to hate groups

AP 06/06/2020

Facebook has removed nearly 200 social media accounts linked to white supremacy groups that planned to encourage members to attend protests over police killings of black people — in some cases with weapons, company officials said Friday.…

PH internet deal with Facebook a go by September 2020 — DICT

Miguel R. Camus 05/18/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government’s massive internet deal with social media giant Facebook is pushing through after being entangled in geopolitical tensions between the United States and China. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) undersecretary Eliseo…

Google, Facebook extend work from home until end of the year

AFP 05/09/2020

SAN FRANCISCO–Google and Facebook have told most employees to keep working from home for the rest of the year as part of a response by the tech giants to the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Chief executive Sundar Pichai…

Netizens show off their own versions of Facebook’s new ‘care’ reaction

Immae Lachica 05/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—With most of us spending more time at home nowadays,  social media–particularly Facebook–has been our best friend. Facebook allows us to connect with our family and friends through photos and messages, so during these trying…

Facebook rolls out Messenger Kids to 70 new countries

04/23/2020

Facebook on Wednesday rolled out its Messenger Kids application to 70 new countries, saying it can help children deal with the challenges of distance learning and isolation during the virus lockdowns. The app, which is aimed at…

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