May 5, 2022, Lian Buan Vloggers and social media influencers occupy a special place in the Marcos campaign, as Ferdinand Marcos Jr chooses to run away from tough questions MANILA, Philippines – “Where are you taking me?,” a flustered Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. asked the security of the Marriott Hotel in Pasay City, frustrated that…
Chad de Guzman / Manila, May 5, 2022, Time Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has been able to leverage social media, especially TikTok, to rewrite the history of his father’s rule in the Philippines. He leads in in polls ahead of the May 9, 2022 presidential election by an unprecedented margin. Credit – TIME photo-illustration; Getty…
By: Krixia Subingsubing – Reporter /Philippine Daily Inqruier /May 05, 2022 MANILA, Philippines — With only four days left until Election Day, some of the country’s top statisticians find themselves at loggerheads and pondering questions on whether survey designs need to be updated to more accurately reflect public sentiment in light of survey results that…
May 4, 2022, Sofia Guanzon Philippine journalists have been facing intensified attacks on multiple fronts during this particular election season, says a press freedom study MANILA, Philippines – Independent media in the Philippines has been combating various forms of attacks while also fighting disinformation online, that it needs a “societal response” to the scourge of…
By: Krixia Subingsubing – Reporter / Philippine Daily Inquirer / May 04, 2022 MANILA, Philippines — A group of Filipino-Americans who had uncovered a network of “trolls” attacking presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo called on Meta’s founder Mark Zuckerberg to immediately take down these accounts and their posts, saying they pollute Philippine democracy. In…
May 3, 2022, Reuters A special report by Reuters says a victory by the son and namesake of the dictator represents an extraordinary resurrection for his family, coming 36 years after his father was toppled in a popular uprising and fled Manila by helicopter with the family MANILA, Philippines – If Ferdinand Marcos Jr. triumphs…
March 21, 2022 By Marites Dañguilan Vitug 25 years of failed collection This is a seismic disregard for the rule of law. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., as a co- executor of his late father’s estate, refuses to pay billions in taxes and lies about it. There’s no other way to put it politely. Fact #1:…
April 11, 2022 by IBON Foundation It apparently costs so much to wage and win electoral campaigns for national and local positions. Tens of billions of pesos will be spent in the run-up to the May 2022 elections — in the end, who really pays the price of public office that too often just goes…