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Govt hunts fake news peddlers as PCOO pushes Covid-19 info

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:37:44 +0000

THE government does not see any problem moving forward with the repatriation and quarantine measures of overseas Filipino workers who were brought to the Philippines on Sunday from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19). It does, however, find fake news a challenge. During a press briefing recently, Interior and Local Government […]

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Año orders arrest of people spreading nCov fake news

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:58:01 +0000

INTERIOR Secretary Eduardo Año ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to arrest purveyors of fake news about the novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV-ARD). Año, in a statement, directed the Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) to “go after the perpetrators of false information on coronavirus because their acts are inimical to the interest of the general public”. Año said […]

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NBI ordered to probe, ‘charge persons responsible’ for fake news on nCoV

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Credit to Author: William B. Depasupil| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 12:41:00 +0000

JUSTICE Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Tuesday directed the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to arrest individuals disseminating false information about the 2019 novel Coronavirus (n-CoV). In Department Order (DO) 052, Guevarra also instructed NBI Director Dante Gierran to coordinate with the Department of Health (DoH) and provide technical assistance, if necessary, in contract tracing individuals […]

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De Lima: Those behind fake, spliced video are ‘evil’

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Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 13:11:29 +0000

leila de lima Palace hits UN experts’ probe on De Lima rights ‘violation’

Those behind a fake, spliced video showing Sen. Leila De Lima allegedly admitting that she was a protector of drug lords are “evil men and women,” the lawmaker said Saturday. “Mga walang puso at konsensya!” De Lima said in a statement.

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De Lima describes viral video admitting her drug ties as fake, spliced

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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 03:10:10 +0000

De Lima warns: Viral video admitting her drug ties is fake, spliced

MANILA, Philippines—Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has warned the public against a “spliced video” of her allegedly admitting her involvement in the illegal drug trade. The video, which was a spliced version of De Lima’s privilege speech at the Senate about extrajudicial killings on Aug. 2, 2016, was first posted by Pinoy Republic Facebook Page […]

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Sotto pushes for law vs fake news online

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 04:19:54 +0000

After a blogger admitted that he was paid to slander administration candidates during the May 2019 midterm elections, Senate

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Robredo regrets not standing up against fake news, trolls attacking her

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 11:51:48 +0000

Vice President Leni Robredo has admitted that her decision to ignore fake news perpetrated by a propaganda machine against her was a mistake.

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