Pauline Macaraeg
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Faith factor: Spiritual groups on Facebook as effective tools for disinformation
Disinformation in faith groups can be more subtle, but still insidious, because of the use of moral and emotional language → Read More
Facebook takes down verified account of gunman Chao Tiao Yumol
The tech company says the Ateneo shooting incident violates its ‘Dangerous Individuals and Organizations’ policy → Read More
In aftermath of Ateneo shooting, sympathizers defend gunman online
The police arrest Chao Tiao Yumol on July 24 for fatally shooting three people in broad daylight. But a social media scan shows that 56.6% of Facebook posts and 45.4% of YouTube videos that mention him express support or sympathy. → Read More
Ateneo shooting suspect Chao Tiao Yumol spews rage and hate online
Yumol's online persona shows a man who supports Rodrigo Duterte's brand of vigilante justice. Some pro-Duterte netizens now come to his rescue. → Read More
Iglesia ni Cristo’s NET25 spreads hate with vlogger-style ‘reporting’
‘They lowered themselves to the level of internet users, whose desire is to generate attention through hate and in the process earn money,’ says a journalism professor → Read More
How candidates utilized social media for the 2022 elections
Data from a study conducted by Rappler and Manila-based data consultancy Nerve show that it’s a tight two-way presidential race between Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Leni Robredo on Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok → Read More
From fringe to mainstream: Tracing the myth of the Marcos gold online
Data show that the myth has existed on Facebook as early as 2011, thanks to fringe accounts. Now, as the 2022 elections near, more accounts are joining the conversation to debunk the lie. → Read More
Pro-Duterte, Marcos FB accounts often attack election rivals – study
The third report of the Digital Public Pulse project says that accounts aligned with the Marcoses and the Dutertes 'primarily operated negative inflammatory campaigns and speech against competition, opposition, and the media' → Read More
Robredo, opposition top election-related talk on Twitter – study
The Digital Public Pulse project also finds a new, emerging network supporting Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr → Read More
Marcos network tries to take over Twitter with freshly-made accounts
Information operations on Twitter use new accounts to promote the dictator’s son and attack critics in the lead-up to elections → Read More
Supreme Court suspends work from January 3 to 5 over COVID-19
Courts in Metro Manila will also be on skeleton workforce while the region is under Alert Level 3 from January 3 to 15 → Read More
Philippines reports 4,600 new COVID-19 cases
This is the highest single-day tally in over two months. The positivity rate also hits a three-month high at 19.6%. → Read More
Philippines starts 2022 with 3,617 new COVID-19 cases
This is the highest since October 30, 2021. The Philippines now has 2,847,486 confirmed COVID-19 cases. → Read More
PH coronavirus cases hit 2-month high of 2,961 on New Year's Eve
Of the total cases, 14,233 are currently sick – the highest number of active cases since December 4 → Read More
Philippines stays under Alert Level 2 until January 15
The government’s coronavirus task force also updates its risk classification for countries, effective during the same period → Read More
Philippines logs 1,623 COVID-19 cases, highest since November 21
The Department of Health also reports a positivity rate of 6.6%, the highest daily rate since October 31 → Read More
Filipino youth urge global leaders to deliver on climate promises
Their core message is clear: The ongoing climate negotiations in Glasgow are dangerously following previous patterns where pledges were big but actions were lacking → Read More
PH daily COVID-19 deaths hit all-time high at 423
The COVID-19 death toll in the country has breached 43,000 → Read More
PUV capacity to gradually increase to 100% in Metro Manila, nearby provinces
The Department of Transportation will release a memorandum to outline details → Read More
Gov’t expands alert level system to 3 more regions
The national government's task force also announces new restrictions from November 1 to 14 → Read More