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Opisyal ng PCOO, nagbitiw sa puwesto

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 05:12 AM

May lumabas kasing report na kinukuwestiyon umano ng COA ang halos P650 milyon na ginastos ng PCOO sa information caravan para sa hosting ng Pilipinas sa ASEAN noong 2017. Read more »

PCOO exec confirms he quit, but belies anomaly in ASEAN info caravan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 21 08:03 AM

MANILA - A Palace communications official confirmed on Friday he resigned earlier this month but denied a report claiming irregularity in the P647.11 million used for an information caravan during the country’s chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2017. Read more »

Lacson sa 'palusot' ni Teo sa DOT ads: 'Lame'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 03 11:54 PM

Kung si Senador Panfilo Lacson ang tatanungin, tila hindi kapanipaniwala ang 'palusot' ni Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo na wala siyang alam kung saan ilalagay ang mga ads ng ahensiya.  Read more »

Teo, Andanar, kasama sa iniimbestigahan sa isyu ng DOT ads

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 02 11:28 PM

Batay sa report ng COA, partikular na tinukoy ang programa ng mga kapatid ni DOT Sec. Wanda Teo sa PTV 4 para paglagyan ng binayarang ads ng DOT. Read more »

Foreign media barred from covering PH press briefings in Singapore

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 06:23 PM

Journalists from foreign media outfits on Friday decried the Philippine government’s move to bar them from covering two press briefings in Singapore, where President Rodrigo Duterte is set to attend the 32nd ASEAN Summit. Read more »

Palasyo, umalma sa piniling fact-checkers ng Facebook

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 03:19 AM

Pinaboran ng ilan ang partnership ng Facebook at 2 media groups para sa fact-checking kontra "fake news." Read more »

PCOO to protest Facebook team-up with Rappler, Vera Files

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 03:11 PM

The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) will oppose Facebook's move to tap media organizations Rappler and Vera Files to fact-check websites sharing erroneous content, an official said Monday. Read more »

PCOO official says nothing malicious in dining with Cambridge Analytica boss

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 01:02 AM

A Palace official brushed off any claims of malice in a photograph showing two personalities dining with the head of Cambridge Analytica back in 2015. 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 »

Press ID mula sa Malacanang, mali-mali ang grammar

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 09:36 PM

May mga mali sa grammar ng press ID na inilabas ng Malacañang. Bago ito, naipamahagi naman ang transcript ng interview sa isang impersonator pala ng Pangulo. Read more »

Palace comms group draws flak over grammatical errors in press IDs, orders probe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 04:26 PM

Malacañang’s communications office has drawn flak once more, this time over grammatical errors found on the backside of identification cards issued to members of the press covering the presidential palace. Read more »

'DU30 Daily': PCOO launches Duterte mobile app

Berchan Louie Angchay, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 08:34 PM

DAVAO CITY - The Presidential Communications and Operations Office has launched a mobile application which features the Duterte administration's day-to-day activities.   Read more »

OPINION/SATIRE: PCOO reveals recruitment is based on Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manual

Alan Robles -- Hot Manila
Posted at Feb 03 04:22 AM

The government information office yesterday said it has been taking the fight against fake news "to a new level" by recruiting creatures from Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manual. 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 »

Mga opisyal ng gobyerno, dapat bang mag-‘blog’?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 11:02 PM

Muling dininig sa Senado kung papayagan pa bang mag-blog ang mga opisyal ng gobyerno, partikular ang mga taga-Communications Department. 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 »

Why PCOO's Badoy thinks VP Robredo is purveyor of 'fake news'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 30 05:25 PM

Communications Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy on Tuesday accused Vice President Leni Robredo as one of the leading purveyors of "fake news" because "she paints a gloomy picture of the country." Read more »

Wanted: Media literacy

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 03:20 PM

Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar makes a point during the second Senate hearing on 'fake news' in Pasay City on Tuesday. The proliferation of fake news prompted the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media chaired by Sen. Grace Poe to tackle ways of strengthening media literacy in the country. Read more »

Andanar urges Congress: Define 'fake news'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 11:59 AM

"Fake news" should be clearly defined by law, the head of the Presidential Communications Office said Tuesday, noting the harmful effects of false information to the public. Read more »