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Critics in firing line of anti-communist misinformation war

by Jake Soriano - February 25, 2021 - 3:18pm

The most viral posts targeting Elago, generating tens of thousands of shares, were on the official page of Duterte's National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict.

Anti-vaxxer misinformation goes viral in Philippines

by Jake Soriano - October 7, 2020 - 11:28am

Online misinformation is leaching out from cheap mobile phones and free Facebook plans used by millions in the Philippines, convincing many to reject vaccinations for polio and other deadly diseases.

Senate bill goes after online ‘fake news,’ but Tsek.ph data point to wider problem

by Jake Soriano - September 14, 2019 - 12:34pm

More than three months since the May 2019 midterm elections, the matter of who won and lost on the back of mis- and disinformation still looms large.

Long past deadline to change crops, farmers still stuck with tobacco

by Jake Soriano - 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 Jake Soriano - 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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