Month: September 2022

Senator pushes to criminalize ‘fake news’ to stop its spread

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 22) — A senator on Thursday said he has filed a bill that seeks to criminalize “fake news” to stop its proliferation. “Click baits, propaganda, and manipulation of legitimate news segments to deliberately online falsehoods, false news or disinformation are so common nowadays, making it difficult to distinguish which is actual news…
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Senate bill wants to make spreading ‘fake news’ a crime

(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines (Updated 3:25 p.m.) — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada has filed a bill that seeks to make creating and spreading “fake news” a crime punishable under the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. Under Senate Bill No. 1296, Estrada defines fake news as “misinformation and disinformation of stories, facts and news which is presented as a fact,…
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Estrada wants to make it illegal to create, spread fake news

Senator Jinggoy Estrada has proposed to Congress to criminalize the creation and dissemination of fake news. Estrada filed Senate Bill 1296 in hopes of putting “a stop to the proliferation of disinformation and misinformation on the internet” by amending Sections 3 and 4 of Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act.  SB 1296 seeks to…
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Anti-fake news bill filed in Senate

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a bill which will make the creation and spreading of fake news a crime. Under Estrada’s Senate Bill No. 1296, fake news is defined as “misinformation and disinformation of stories, facts and news which is presented as a fact, the veracity of which cannot be confirmed,…
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Jinggoy wants purveyors of ‘fake news’ jailed, penalized

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Estrada has sought the passage of the bill that seeks to penalize and put to jail persons who pspread false or misleading news online. In filing Senate Bill No. 1296, Estrada proposed an amendment to Section 3 of Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 to include “fake…
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Purveyors of ‘fake news’ should be jailed, fined

Purveyors of ‘fake news’ should be jailed, fined – Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed Senate Bill No. 1296 to address the proliferation of disinformation and misinformation on the internet by criminalizing “fake news” as a cybercrime under RA 10175 or Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. Estrada said his bill aims to protect the public from…
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Purveyors of ‘fake news’ should be jailed, fined — Jinggoy

TO discourage people from spreading “fake news,” Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is pushing for the criminalization of act of spreading false or misleading news online. “Click baits, propaganda, and manipulation of legitimate news segments to deliberately online falsehoods, false news or disinformation are so common nowadays, making it difficult to distinguish which is actual news to fake…
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DFA, AFP appointees secure CA’s nod

(PNA) MANILA – The Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed on Wednesday the appointments of Voltaire Mauricio as chief of mission class II, Mylene Garcia-Albano as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Japan, Val Roque as career minister, and 50 officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). As the chairperson of the CA Committee on Foreign Affairs,…
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Estrada leads CA panel on DFA officials’ appointments

ESTRADA LEADS CA PANEL ON DFA OFFICIALS’ APPOINTMENTS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, Chairperson of the Commission on Appointments (CA) Committee on Foreign Affairs, presides over CA’s hearing Wednesday, September 21, 2022, tackling the confirmation of Mylene Garcia-Albano as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Japan. The CA panel also deliberated the nominations of two senior officials…
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Meeting with Mindanao Development Authority (MinDa)

Maraming salamat sa Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) sa pangunguna ni Secretary Mabel Sunga Acosta sa inyong oras para iparating sa atin ang mga plano para sa lalo pang pagpapaunlad ng Mindanao at ating mga kababayan doon. Mabuhay po kayo!