President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday called on government agencies to uphold the people’s freedom of information as he vowed to continue fighting fake news in the country. | JeromeAningINQ /PDI
“The Philippines stands in solidarity with the ICIC and the entire international community in this advocacy. As a nation with a robust democracy, we reaffirm our commitment to champion this basic human right. It remains indelibly etched in our fundamental law,” he said.
A survey by the Social Weather Stations in February 2022 showed 69 percent of its respondents saying that fake news was a “serious problem” in the country. His administration would be hounded by accusations that it exploited fake news—such as in 2021 when the Senate sought an inquiry into reports that state funds were being used for fake news operations.
Tsek.ph, an academe-based fact-checking initiative, said in February that year that Marcos had become a beneficiary of misleading social media messaging, while Twitter suspended hundreds of accounts allegedly linked to his supporters for violating its rules.Despite accusations against Duterte and Marcos that they benefited from social media propaganda, it was Duterte who issued Executive Order No. 2 laying down an FOI policy in the government — which Marcos said he would strengthen.
Marcos also said the executive branch is working with Congress in crafting an e-governance law that would serve the people’s complementary rights to free information and good governance. The Philippines is the first Asian and Southeast Asian country to host the conference, which is now in its 20th year.
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