Yearly Archives: 2019
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte nagbago ng isip – mula ‘gagamitin’ hanggang sa ‘huwag pansinin’ ang PCA ruling
Mula sa kanyang limang araw na opisyal na pagbisita sa China, si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ay nagpalit ng posisyon – mula sa "gagamitin" naging "huwag pansinin" ang makasaysayang panalo ng Pilipinas sa pinagtatalunang teritoryo sa South China Sea sa Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA).
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte shifts from ‘invoking’ to ‘ignoring’ the PCA ruling
Fresh from his five-day official visit to China, President Rodrigo Duterte went from “invoking” to “ignoring” the Philippines’ historic win on the South China Sea dispute at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA).
Visual mapping of disinformation in the web wins international hackathon
“Fake news is a global phenomenon, actually. It is not just hype. It extends not just to principal-level harms but to practical harms like corrupting moral institutions and social fibers. We are the moral fiber of the society, in general.” -- Gabriel “Gab” Billones Jr, chief organizer of Break the Fake Hackathon 2019
International non-profit law group warns Sotto bill will kill free speech
The anti-fake news bill filed by Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III violates international law and , if passed, will “effectively silence and prohibit any speech” the government does not like, the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law said in its analysis of “Anti-Fake Content Act” filed on July 1, 2019.
‘John Denver Trending’ gets 4 screenings in town where it was shot
Pandan, Antique – Awe and shock and exhilaration from over one thousand students in this fourth class municipality greeted the first morning screening of Arden Rod Condez’s “John Denver Trending” at the Liberman Sports Complex near the town plaza.
Senate bill goes after online ‘fake news,’ but Tsek.ph data point to wider problem
By seeking to penalize only “false and deceiving content online,” the bill neglects disinformation that spread through other vectors.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: MMDA Spox Celine Pialago mali sa pahayag na walang ginawa ang gobyerno para lutasin ang trapiko sa Metro Manila sa loob ng 40 taon
Mali si Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) spokesperson Assistant Secretary Celine Pialago sa pagsabing walang naitayo na anumang imprastraktura o ginawang paraan ang gobyerno para malutas ang matinding trapiko sa Metro Manila sa nakaraang 40 taon. Ang MMDA mismo ay itinatag 24 taon na ang nakalilipas upang matugunan iyon.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: MMDA Spox Celine Pialago wrongly claims no gov’t efforts to solve Metro Manila traffic in past 40 years
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) spokesperson Assistant Secretary Celine Pialago is wrong in saying the government has not built any infrastructure or made any effort to solve the traffic congestion in Metro Manila in the past 40 years. MMDA in itself was established 24 years ago to address that.
Declining trust in media and the selling of the President as a brand
The sharp decline of the public trust in media based on the findings of 2019 Philippine Trust Index survey is not surprising but something to be concerned of.
