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SOCIAL MEDIA: GOING VIRAL AND GOING GONE

If you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, etc. It would be hard to find someone who has not heard, in this internet era, at least one of these social media platforms. When traditional reading, viewing, and listening pivoted to digital platforms, our screen time also increased. It […]

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Sports & Entertainment

ONE JOINS TOP 10 GLOBAL SPORTS PROPERTIES

ONE Championship™ (ONE), Asia’s largest global sports media property, ranks among the top 10 global sports properties in the world, according to a recent report released by Nielsen titled, “How the World’s Biggest Sports Properties Engaged Fans in 2020.” ONE Championship, which launched less than 10 years ago, is also growing at the fastest rate […]

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Politics

PANGILINAN: PROTECT MINORS, WOMEN VS ONLINE ABUSE

Instead of simply relying on users’ reports, social media sites should be able to immediately takedown sensual content involving minors, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. “There should be a more proactive response rather than just rely on reports. The difficulty with reporting as was earlier manifested in some of the experiences, it would take several months. […]

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Politics

COUNTER HATE SPEECH IN SOCIAL MEDIA – PANGILINAN

Senator Kiko Pangilinan is urging social media platforms, the government, the media, and netizens to fight hate messages now flooding social media and go after those who spread hate speech and fake news. “The media, non-government organizations, public leaders, private sector leadership, the owners of these social media platforms, should all come together, and hopefully […]

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Politics

CHILD, TEEN DEPRESSION LINKED TO SOCIAL MEDIA USE– GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Education (DepEd) to make responsible social media use a key component in mental health programs for schools, noting that increased smartphone and social media use has been linked to depression and anxiety among children and adolescents. In a news report, Dr. Cornelio Banaag, Jr. of the Medical […]

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Government

ROBIN PADILLA TO PROMOTE PHILIPPINE AGRICULTURE – PIÑOL

Action star Robin Padilla has volunteered to help the Department of Agriculture (DA) in its promotions and marketing programs that aim to help farmers and fisherfolk generate more income. On the sidelines of the launching of the Metro Marketing Program for Philippine mangoes at the DA office in Quezon City, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said […]

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Politics

DON’T ABUSE SOCIAL MEDIA – GORDON

Amid the rising prevalence of malicious and libelous social media posts as the campaign period for the May 13 midterm elections approaches its last week, Senator Dick Gordon warned netizens against committing abuses on social media. “Don’t abuse the social media. You may think you can post just about anything which are libelous or downright […]

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Politics

MUDSLINGING HAS NO PLACE IN THE POLITICAL ARENA – GO

The political arena deserves only fair election campaigns and should discourage mudslinging, former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go said. “I personally discourage mudslinging. If the Facebook pages were to derail other people, ayaw kong nagkakasiraan (I don’t want throwing shades at each other),“ Go said in his speech during the Mindanao Media […]

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Politics

YOUNG VOTERS SHOULD REGISTER FOR 2019 POLLS – NOGRALES

Posting in social media is good but the country needs your vote. This was the message of House Appropriations Committee Chair Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles, who on Sunday urged unregistered young voters to register for the 2019 national and local elections. The legislator from Davao reminded the public that the continuing registration of voters […]

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Politics

SOCIAL MEDIA: FROM “BELOW THE LINE” TO “OVER THE TOP”

Are you in business, or do you work for one? Are you a politician, or do you work for one? Well, this one is for you. This is about the internet, social media, and how to make both work for you, especially with the Philippines collecting various titles in these fields. Aside from being the […]