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ILOCOS NORTE TOWN HOLDS ONLINE STORYTELLING SHOW

The municipality of San Nicolas in Ilocos Norte has launched an online storytelling show to keep up with digital learners of the 21st century. Starting November 20, the official Facebook page of the San Nicolas government live-streams unique and never-before-heard stories for children, particularly those that instill awareness about the town’s rich cultural heritage, livelihood […]

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Food, Health & Fitness Science & Technology

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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Government

DPWH ACTS ON ONLINE COMPLAINT IN E.SAMAR – VILLAR

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has addressed a complaint on dust pollution along a portion of Buenavista Salcedo Road in the town of Salcedo, Eastern Samar that was posted on Facebook. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, citing a report from District Engineer Ma. Margarita Junia of DPWH Eastern Samar District Engineering Office (ESDEO), […]

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Government

PH IMPROVES STATUS IN 2018 GLOBAL IMPUNITY INDEX – SY EGCO

Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) Executive Director, Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, welcomed the listing of the Philippines by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) as among the countries with improved status in addressing media killings. The CPJ has recently released its 2018 Global Impunity Index with the Philippines still at fifth place behind […]

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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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Government

PTFOMS COMMITTED TO EXHAUST ALL MEANS TO PROTECT LIFE, LIBERTY AND SECURITY OF MEDIA WORKERS – EGCO

The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) has strongly condemned the online attacks against Inquirer Mindanao Bureau reporter Julie Alipala. “We strongly condemn this malicious meme, which was posted and shared multiple times by several Facebook users,” PTFoMS Executive Director Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco said in a statement. Alipala became the subject of hate […]

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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 […]