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The camp of singer-songwriter Moira dela Torre appeared set on filing charges against a songwriter who supposedly maligned her client after posting “lies” and “pinning” such post on Facebook. Lawyer Joji Villanueva Alonso, who is also a…
We’ve been subjected to a variety of myths these last few years: a distortion of a dark decade in our country’s history, the spread of falsehoods about a so-called golden age, the rebranding of a politician on…
WASHINGTON–Several US TV networks late Thursday halted live coverage of Donald Trump’s first public appearance since election night after concluding that the president was spreading disinformation. Trump unleashed a flood of incendiary and unsubstantiated claims in a…
How will the current Senate vote when the House of Representatives transmits House Bill No. 7137—“AN ACT DECLARING SEPTEMBER 11 OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL NONWORKING HOLIDAY IN THE PROVINCE OF ILOCOS NORTE IN COMMEMORATION OF THE…
Filipinos who lived through martial law should debunk claims there were no arrests, torture and killings during the 21-year rule of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III also reminded educators that they were…
TRUTH SHALL PREVAIL CONCLUSION It may not be as engaging as fiction. Some even consider it unattractive and dull. But truth, like the soul, shall endure; while the rest will be swept away. “At present, truth is…
PART 4 THINK BEFORE YOU CLICK With over 50,000 followers on Twitter, Timmy (not his real name) was considered a social media “influencer.” He was subsequently hired by a public relations agency for its online marketing operations,…
Truth be told Don’t be misled. In a time where lies and deceit abound, Filipinos are called to shun all kinds of falsehoods and choose the way of the truth. “We know that different kinds of information…
SIFTING THROUGH THE LIES PART 2 Except for an outdated law on false information, the Philippines has no existing regulations that present clear-cut policies against the proliferation of bogus news. “The spread of fake news is very…
TRUTH VS. DECEIT As the lights turned red, Fr. Roberto “Bobby” Ebisa stepped on his car brakes and calmly glanced at his cellular phone. The text message was too hard to ignore. “Have you any idea about…
IF YOU ask Danica Sotto-Pingris about her past life as the daughter of two of the biggest names in show business, she would cringe and say, “I was such a liar! Nakakahiya (It’s a shame)!” “I was…
DAGUPAN CITY—Feeling she was being persecuted, Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday said people continued to spread lies about her and her family through the mainstream and social media. “The leadership journey (on which) I have embarked…
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