#FactsFirstPH, VP Leni, supporters fight fake news
Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Gerona Robredo is the “biggest victim” of disinformation according to preliminary data of fact-checking initiative, Tsek.ph. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.,...
Twitter reactions of Filipinos in the First #PiliPinasDebates2022
Twitter shared the sentiments of Filipinos on the COMELEC debates as they went to twitter. A month of campaigning culminated in a lively political showdown...
Twitter’s partnership with COMELEC for PH elections
The public conversation on Twitter is never more important than during elections. It’s when people come to Twitter for credible information about the elections, to...
#FactsFirstPH asks candidates to fight lies and lead fact-based campaigns
Below is an open letter sent by Facts First PH to all the presidential candidates this afternoon. The #FactsFirstPH initiative is a multi-layer, multi-sectoral effort,...
YouTube/Google’s approach to protect integrity of PH elections
Emily Moxley, Vice President for Product Management at YouTube and Irene Jay Liu, APAC News Lab Lead at Google shared to the Philippine media more about YouTube’s...
Joint media statement on the cyber attacks against news websites
As a member of the #FactsFirstPH initiative, comprising more than 100 groups from different sectors, we at Blogwatch are compelled to add our voice to...
Like, woke and protest votes in 2022 Elections
This article titled “how Filipinos will vote in 2022?” first appeared on ASKSonnie.INFO The 2022 national election is a staple topic over coffee with...
The battleground is outside this echo chamber
“I AM part of the solution #KulayRosasAngBukas” was one of my tweets that garnered a modest amount of likes on Twitter. The hashtag campaign #KulayRosasAngBukas,...
#FactsFirstPH to Filipinos: The battle for facts needs you
The battle for facts needs you. This is what more than 100 organizations from the media, coalitions, civil society, business, academe, law, and the Church...
Toward a multimode communication network for disaster management
INFORMATION chaos is bound to happen in the aftermath of a disaster situation because it is possible first responders could get affected. With my limited...
#OdettePH relief efforts
With my limited internet here in the mountains, I got news about Typhoon Odette (International name : Rai) devastation that hit Cebu, Siargao , Dinagat...
What are the plans of the presidential candidates?
If you have not decided who to vote for president in the upcoming National and Local Elections in 2022, then it is best to listen...
Various artists launch ‘Tayo ang Tutugon’ music album highlighting key issues for the upcoming polls
Music and the arts have always been a part of the political scene. It will be no different this time as various artists, singers, songwriters,...
Be vigilant with fact-and-fiction blended content
THE quote “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on his shoes” has no substantive support for assigning the...
Statement of Dr. Anthony Leachon before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee (October 19, 2021)
(We are reproducing in full the statement read by Dr. Anthony Leachon last October 19, 2021 at the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on the...