24. October 2022 | Disinformation, Freedom of Press, Human Rights News
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the long-controversial SIM card registration law (Republic Act 11934) on October 10, 2022. This is the first legislative measure enacted during his term in office. It requires all SIM card users to register with their mobile...
15. August 2022 | Disinformation, Freedom of Press, Human Rights News
National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon ordered the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to block the access of at least 30 websites of different groups – including alternative media outlets and progressive groups such as Bulatlat, Save our Schools...
10. June 2022 | Disinformation, Freedom of Press, Human Rights News
With the election of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as the Philippines’ new president, fears of further restrictions on freedom of press have been raised. Tendencies in this regard continue to emerge shortly after the election. On May 11, 2022,...
5. May 2022 | Disinformation, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
With the May 9 presidential elections approaching, several news reports and election observers are still concerned with the question of how presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of a former dictator, managed to take a clear lead in the election polls....
5. May 2022 | Disinformation, Human Rights News
President Rodrigo Duterte vetoed the SIM card registration bill on April 13, 2022. The so-called “Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration Act” was already passed by the Senate last February and is intended to counter cybercrime, for instance, by identifying...
14. April 2022 | Disinformation, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
Philippine presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is heading the opinion polls ahead of the May 9 elections. Election observers have linked this success to a long-standing disinformation strategy. For the past six years, the Marcos family has systematically...
