Penalties, jail time vs netizens who spread fake news on 2019-nCoV readied

Rosalie O. Abatayo 02/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Penalties, including jail time, awaits those who spread false information about the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Cebu. This as the provincial government is eyeing to pass next Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, an…

Phivolcs tells public: Earthquakes can’t be predicted

Rosalie Abatayo 11/04/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—Stop spreading fake news.  Amid the recent series of earthquakes in Mindanao, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) appealed to the public to refrain from sharing and circulating unverified information regarding an “anticipated…

Osmeña files cyber libel complaint against Alcover over ‘fake’ social media post

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 01/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña today lodged criminal and administrative charges against Cebu City Councilor Pastor “Jun” Alcover Jr. for allegedly spreadking a fake post about the mayor. Osmeña filed the administrative and…

Bam Aquino: Facebook’s fact-checking program will boost fight vs fake news

Inquirer.net 04/14/2018

The partnership of Facebook with two local media outlets for a third-party fact checking program would strengthen the fight against fake news, Senator Bam Aquino said on Saturday. Aquino said the move of the social media giant…

Truth and fake news

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 04/06/2018

My daughter Antoinette has a wonderful way of describing mornings. Every day, at around 6:30 a.m., after the customary knock on the door, Jeff lets her and her brothers in the master’s bedroom. The unica hija would…

Poe, Roque clash over fake news bill

Inquirer.net 03/16/2018

The Senate hearings on fake news ended with a bang on Thursday, with Sen. Grace Poe clashing with presidential spokesperson Harry Roque over her bill that would penalize state employees and officials who share false information. Roque…

Complaint readied against people behind ‘fake bomb’ CFR report

Benjie Talisic 11/19/2017

A COMPLAINT against people responsible in the alleged fake bomb report of the Cebu Flash Report (CFR) will be filed soon. Supt. Eleoveo Marquez, Lapu-Lapu City Police Office’s Investigation and Detection Management Branch chief, said in a…

‘To combat fake news, do better in what you do’

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/01/2017

Siloy Campus Journalism In a sea of aspiring journalists learning how to effectively write news reports and feature articles, there was 12-year-old Myles Augustine Rosel seated at the farthest side of the room thinking of ways on…

Magpaka-responsable kita sa social media

Lloyd Suarez 09/25/2017

Kinahanglan g’yud nga magpaka-responsable kitang tanan sa paggamit sa internet ug sa social media ilabina sa Facebook. Paeta sa uban kay gagmay’ng misunderstanding sa pamilya diritso dayon og post sa Facebook unya saw-an ug komentaryohan. Ang resulta…

Netizens urged: Use online tools to counter fake news

Morexette B. Erram 09/20/2017

How can ordinary folk tell the difference between fake news and factual news stories on social media? The answer lies in equipping people with the tools to filter and delouse fake news and search for reliable, established…

Palma to broadcasters: Don’t spread fake news

USJ-R Intern Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/03/2017

Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma challenged members of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) – Cebu to stay true to the practice of truthful and objective reporting and to do away with spreading unverified reports. In…

Flush report

07/09/2017

While purveyors of fake news are best left ignored to their devices in order not to gratify and further bolster their self-confidence and arrogance, there comes a time when their irresponsibility and sheer presence simply cannot be…

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