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The presiding judge of the International Criminal Court's Trial Chamber III has told lawyers in the trial of former former President Rodrigo Duterte to argue the case in court rather than in the media.

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Groups warned that the anti-disinformation bill may only cause suppression of legitimate criticism.

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The complaint stemmed from Barzaga’s social media posts, which the NBI chief described as “offensive” to the bureau.

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A false claim that the Armed Forces of the Philippines broke with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has spread across Chinese-language platforms.

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Newly installed Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano's claim that no senator has ever been arrested inside Senate premises is false. Two of the five former senators he named to support the claim — Antonio Trillanes IV and Leila de Lima — were arrested inside the Senate building.

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Manila Rep. Joel Chua says disinformation and trolls are shadowing Monday's House vote.

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Malacañang played down Marcos’ ties to Franco Mabanta after the blogger’s arrest over an alleged P350-million extortion attempt.

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Aid freeze halts projects, cuts budgets, and weakens support systems for activists across the region.

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What was presented as an exposé was largely old or publicly available material repackaged as revelations about the world’s largest aid agency.

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More than two dozen pro-Duterte Facebook pages spread a doctored photo of drug war victims' kin carrying designer handbags with near-identical captions in just half a day — timed with the halfway mark of the International Criminal Court's confirmation of charges hearing for former president Rodrigo Duterte.

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The presiding judge of the International Criminal Court's Trial Chamber III has told lawyers in the trial of former former President Rodrigo Duterte to argue the case in court rather than in the media.

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Groups warned that the anti-disinformation bill may only cause suppression of legitimate criticism.

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The complaint stemmed from Barzaga’s social media posts, which the NBI chief described as “offensive” to the bureau.

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A false claim that the Armed Forces of the Philippines broke with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has spread across Chinese-language platforms.

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Newly installed Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano's claim that no senator has ever been arrested inside Senate premises is false. Two of the five former senators he named to support the claim — Antonio Trillanes IV and Leila de Lima — were arrested inside the Senate building.

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Manila Rep. Joel Chua says disinformation and trolls are shadowing Monday's House vote.

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Malacañang played down Marcos’ ties to Franco Mabanta after the blogger’s arrest over an alleged P350-million extortion attempt.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-06 18:02:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/05/06/35_2026-05-06_17-42-17169_thumbnail.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2524969 [Title] => USAID collapse amplifies smear against Asia's rights groups [Summary] =>

Aid freeze halts projects, cuts budgets, and weakens support systems for activists across the region.

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What was presented as an exposé was largely old or publicly available material repackaged as revelations about the world’s largest aid agency.

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More than two dozen pro-Duterte Facebook pages spread a doctored photo of drug war victims' kin carrying designer handbags with near-identical captions in just half a day — timed with the halfway mark of the International Criminal Court's confirmation of charges hearing for former president Rodrigo Duterte.

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