Pagasa debunks ‘three days of darkness’ hoax

Adrian Parungao 03/24/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) dismissed claims that the Earth will experience three days of darkness due to passing the “Photon Belts” starting April 8 as false. The state weather…

Sherwin Gatchalian to Bianca Manalo: ‘No fake news will divide us’

12/23/2023

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian finally issued a statement on the issues hounding his girlfriend, actress-beauty queen Bianca Manalo, whose alleged conversations with actor Rob Gomez were earlier leaked on social media. The senator, who previously refused to comment on the issue,…

Vloggers’ regulatory body proposed

Charie Abarca 09/18/2023

MANILA, Philippines — In order to prevent the proliferation of fake news on social media, Senator Raffy Tulfo on Monday suggested the creation of a regulatory body that will oversee the content that vloggers in the Philippines…

Cebu Daily Newscast: Tom Jones, creator of longest-running musical ‘The Fantasticks,’ dies at 95

CDN Digital 08/14/2023

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Monday, August 14. Tom Jones, creator of longest-running musical ‘The Fantasticks,’ dies at 95 Tom Jones,…

Palace to work with Google, Meta, Tiktok, X in fight vs fake news

Julie Aurelio 08/13/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Media and information literacy (MIL) may soon be included in school subjects, while social media websites may soon work with the government to fight fake news, especially among the youth. These are among the…

Kaibigan ni Awra na binastos nagsalita na, kakasuhan ang nagkalat ng ‘fake news’: ‘The guy threw fists first to our friend…’

Pauline del Rosario 07/01/2023

NAGLABAS na ng pahayag ang mismong kaibigan ni Awra Briguela na si Zayla Nakajima na binastos at hinipuan umano sa isang bar sa Makati. Burado na ang kanyang post, pero maraming netizens ang nag-share ng screenshot nito na ibinandera…

Imelda Marcos ‘still strong and kicking,’ says kin amid death rumors

Beatrice Pinlac - @inquirerdotnet 03/24/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Former First Lady Imelda Marcos remains “strong and kicking.” Imelda’s niece, Eliza Romualdez-Valtos, took to social media on Thursday to end murmurs about the death of the 93-year-old. “Still strong and kicking,” Romualdez-Valtos said…

Neil Arce speaks up on separation rumors with Angel Locsin

Dana Cruz 11/18/2022

Film producer-businessman Neil Arce has broken his silence on what he called “fake news” that he and his wife, actress Angel Locsin, have separated. Arce denied separation rumors in a statement he sent to comedian Ogie Diaz,…

Talisay City resident, who posted unverified report online, to be charged – cop

Pegeeen Maisie Sararaña 08/27/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Talisay City police will file a complaint on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, against a city resident, who posted an unverified report on her Facebook account last August 25, 2022, about an incident…

Kylie naloka sa chikang nabuntis daw siya ni Gerald: Nakakainis! It’s so out of this world!

Ervin Santiago 08/24/2022

KALAT na kalat na sa social media at sa ilang celebrity vlogs ang mga chikang nabuntis umano ni Gerald Anderson ang Kapuso actress na si Kylie Padilla. Pero bago pa man maniwala nang bonggang-bongga ang mga mahilig…

Marcos caps campaign with kinder words from Duterte

Nestor Corrales 05/08/2022

The presidential campaign of former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. reached its culmination with a grand rally at a sprawling reclaimed area in Parañaque City, with the survey front-runner carrying on his broad theme of “unity.” There…

‘Fake news’ prompts Mindanao LGBTQIA+ group to hold voter’s education for members

Jigger J. Jerusalem 04/27/2022

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — One of Mindanao’s biggest groups of LGBTQIA+ has launched “Bayot, Botar!” (Gay, Vote!), a voters’ education caravan to fight “fake news” and disinformation among the communities of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer…

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