Campaigning for the upcoming May 9 elections will be like no other in the country's history because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Filipinos will vote for a new set of national and local leaders amid a raging pandemic that has claimed more than 50,000 lives, nearly crippled the economy, and challenged the competence of incumbent officials in addressing the public health crisis.
If we are to believe the surveys, it appears that Vice President Maria Leonor "Leni" Robredo's agenda for people living in the laylayan (fringe) of society has yet to have considerable impact on the targeted population segment.
A quote card showing a fictional Saudi princess allegedly praising presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr was shared on Facebook. This is fake.
Just a day after Jessica Soho made a big splash in her brand of presidential interviews on Jan. 22 over Channel 7, Boy Abunda followed with his own concept of presidential encounters on Jan. 24 onwards on his YouTube channel.
How many of you have given this a thought: what would you have asked the presidential candidates had you been in the shoes of Jessica Soho - or even Tito Boy Abunda, for that matter?
Ferdinand Marcos, the dictator, loved writing diary entries.
Representatives from several prominent academic institutions, media and civil society organizations emphasized the significance of fact-checking in fighting mis- and disinformation, especially with the upcoming May 2022 elections.
It seems too easy for the camp of presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to accuse multiaward-winning broadcast journalist Jessica Soho of being "biased against the Marcoses." Many surmise that this is because Soho is known to ask tough questions begging to be answered.
There are many good things going for the three-hour GMA 7’s Jessica Soho Presidential Interviews aired Saturday night.
If you’ve been following the political developments in the United States since 2016 - or even longer before that - then the latest tugs of war between Donald Trump and the Biden Administration should be keeping you riveted.