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Duterte defends Mocha over tiff with Kris

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 12:58 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday came to the defense of Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson, saying the latter had the right to refuse to apologize to actress Kris Aquino. Read more »

Vice Ganda reacts to Miss Q&A question about Kris, Mocha

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 06:41 PM

"It's Showtime" host Vice Ganda on Thursday distanced himself from a question he was tasked to read during the program's "Miss Q&A" segment, as it pertained to a controversial feud between his close friend, actress Kris Aquino, and Palace communications official Mocha Uson. Read more »

Palace: Duterte still trusts Mocha

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 08:41 AM

Malacañang on Thursday said President Rodrigo Duterte continues to trust Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson after the latter drew flak online for posting a video that had offended actress Kris Aquino. Read more »

Mocha won't say sorry to Kris: 'This is not about you'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 06 06:53 PM

"This is not about you." Read more »

Mocha to apologize to Kris - Bong Go

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 06 05:41 PM

Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said Palace Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson may issue an apology to actress Kris Aquino for posting a video of her late father, former Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr., receiving a kiss from two women, in an apparent defense of President Duterte’s controversial kiss with a Filipina in South Korea.   Read more »

Kris Aquino: Bong Go apologized for Mocha Uson 'incident'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 07 12:06 AM

(UPDATED) Kris Aquino on Wednesday thanked Special Assistant to the President Christopher "Bong" Go for apologizing for an "incident" that prompted her to publicly castigate Communications Assistant Secretary Margaux Uson on social media. Read more »

WATCH: Kris Aquino ready to face Mocha Uson ‘anytime, anywhere’

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 06 06:52 AM

Aquino said she was calling out Uson for disrespecting her parents and because Aquino wanted to set an example for her children. Read more »

'Tama na, sobra na': Kris Aquino vows to fight back against Mocha Uson

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 06 01:32 AM

"This time you crossed the line." Read more »

Sara Duterte, Erwin Tulfo, 'Bato' make the cut in 'Magic 12' - Pulse Asia

Kat Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 20 11:41 AM

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, former Police Chief Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, and broadcaster Erwin Tulfo, along with some incumbent and former lawmakers will mostly likely win if the senatorial elections were held today, according to a Pulse Asia survey released Friday. Read more »

Duterte thinks Mocha will run for senator

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 10:37 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said Palace Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson will run for senator in the mid-term elections.   Read more »

Mocha Uson faces fresh raps over alleged disinformation

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 02 03:51 PM

Student leaders from Akbayan Youth on Monday lodged another set of administrative complaints against Communications Assistant Secretary Margaux "Mocha" Uson for allegedly peddling '"fake news." Read more »

Palasyo, nanindigang di 'fake news' ang EDSA People Power

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 09:07 PM

Nanindigan ang Malacañang sa ambag sa kasaysayan ng EDSA People Power Revolution sa kabila ng survey ni Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson ukol sa pagiging "fake news" ng naturang okasyon. Read more »

Mga estudyante, nag-walkout sa klase bilang protesta kay Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 12:37 AM

Nag-walkout sa kanilang mga klase ang mga estudyante sa iba't ibang paaralan para tutulan ang mga polisiya ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Sumama rin sa protesta ang mga jeepney driver at mga vendor.  Read more »

OPINION: Crackdown on media reeks of fear

Inday Espina Varona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 23 07:26 AM

Mocha Uson insisted Malacanang’s ban on Pia Ranada has no bearing on press freedom. She leaves out one of the most important duties of a journalist – to ask the tough questions. Read more »

Lorenzana slams PSG chief's 'threat' vs media: It was uncalled for

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 21 06:34 PM

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Wednesday said the Presidential Security Group (PSG) chief's "threat" against journalists who tried to interview a soldier was "uncalled for." Read more »

Ex-PCA chief is newest MTRCB member

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 12:09 PM

President Duterte has appointed former Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) administrator Avelino Andal as the newest member of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board, replacing former board member Margaux Uson. Read more »

'It's fake news': Poe won't block Facebook in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 10:36 AM

Senator Grace Poe denied rumors that she is seeking to block Facebook in the Philippines because of the proliferation of fake news on the social media platform. Read more »

Poe: PCOO should regulate blogs of its officials

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 08:34 AM

MANILA - The Presidential Communications and Operations Office should regulate the blogs of its officials, a senator spearheading the inquiry into the proliferation of fake news said Thursday.  Read more »

DICT bars gov't officials from spreading 'fake news'

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 02:47 AM

Libelous statements and fake news online made by government officials and servants are prohibited under the guidelines for social media use being drafted by the Department of Information and Communications Technology. Read more »

Poe asks: Mocha Uson's blog, PCOO work 'overlapping'?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 05:27 PM

MANILA - Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday raised questions about a possible conflict between Mocha Uson's blog and her work as an Assistant Secretary at the Presidential Communications Operations Office. Read more »