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Philippines, China clashes trigger money-making disinformation
by Lucille Sodipe - November 26, 2024 - 11:26am
Violent confrontations between Chinese and Philippine vessels in the South China Sea are being manipulated online by disinformation networks for profit, posing risks to regional security, an AFP investigation has...
Poor education, stigma fuel Philippines' soaring HIV infections
by Lucille Sodipe - December 2, 2023 - 10:42am
HIV infections are soaring in the Philippines, with experts blaming online dating, poor sex education and conservative attitudes in the deeply religious country for fuelling the spread of the virus. 
Misinformation shrouds Philippine martial law era horrors
by Lucille Sodipe - September 20, 2022 - 12:04pm
In the run-up to Wednesday's 50th anniversary of the start of martial law, pro-Marcos posts have flooded Facebook and TikTok with false and misleading claims that cast doubt on Amnesty's findings and downplay the...
Catholic priests in the Philippines turn TikTok into virtual pulpit
by Lucille Sodipe - April 23, 2021 - 11:24am
As the coronavirus pandemic forced places of worship to close across the Catholic-majority country, tech-savvy priests like Pareja turned the popular video-sharing platform into a virtual pulpit to connect with young...
Long past deadline to change crops, farmers still stuck with tobacco
by Lucille Sodipe - August 14, 2018 - 4:57pm
Since 2016, tobacco-producing cities and towns have received more than a billion pesos each in excise tax shares to improve the lives of farmers and shift them away from tobacco. 
Use of billions in tobacco excise tax unchecked
by Lucille Sodipe - May 12, 2018 - 3:04pm
Candon City, the towns of Cabugao and Santa Cruz in Ilocos Sur and Balaoan in La Union each got over a billion pesos in shares from tobacco excise taxes since 2016.
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