From the Philippine News Agency (Aug 12, 2023): PCO, partner agencies to ink MOU to fight fake news (By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos)
MANILA – The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) is set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with its partner agencies for a Media and Information Literacy (MIL) campaign to address concerns over disinformation and misinformation.
The ceremonial signing of the MOU will be held at Hilton Manila in Pasay City on Aug. 14, Communication Secretary Cheloy Garafil said in a statement on Saturday.
Garafil said joining PCO in the campaign are the Department of Education, the Commission on Higher Education, the Department of the Interior and Local Government and the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
“The MIL is the administration's response to the disinformation and misinformation plaguing the country’s digital landscape, focusing on capacitating the youth to become more discerning consumers of media,” she said.
“These agencies will collaborate with the PCO on a comprehensive execution plan crafted to target the identified root causes of the issue.”
Garafil said the MIL would be integrated into the higher education curriculum, community-based training programs, and family-oriented programs.
Social media companies and their platforms are also expected to collaborate with the government by lending the tools and holding training to fight disinformation and misinformation, she added.
“Among these are Google (YouTube), Meta (Facebook, Instagram, and Threads), TikTok and X (formerly Twitter),” she said.
Senator Francis Escudero expressed support for the MIL campaign and suggested that the PCO include the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).
“Ang siguro kung pwede kong imungkahi ang dapat nilang isama ay ang DICT dahil lumalaganap ang mis at disinformation sa iba’t ibang social media platforms at hindi naman doon sa traditional media na kinagisnan natin na print, radio at TV (I suggest that they include DICT since the spread of mis and disinformation in different platforms does not come from traditional media such as print, radio and television),” Escudero said in a DWIZ radio interview Saturday.
Escudero, chair of the Senate Committee on Higher and Technical and Vocational Education, added that there should be maturity and liability in using different media platforms, with the cyber libel law as one of the effective tools in fighting fake news, misinformation and disinformation.
In March, Garafil said fighting fake news would be one of the PCO’s priorities, noting that the agency itself and even the Office of the President have been victims of fake news.
In June, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said in his speech during the International Conference of Information Commissioners held at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City that “fake news should have no place in modern society” and that his administration would “undertake a Media and Information Literacy Campaign, which shall be digital, multimedia and youth-oriented.” (With a report from Leonel Abasola/PNA)
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1207688
Garafil said the MIL would be integrated into the higher education curriculum, community-based training programs, and family-oriented programs.
Social media companies and their platforms are also expected to collaborate with the government by lending the tools and holding training to fight disinformation and misinformation, she added.
“Among these are Google (YouTube), Meta (Facebook, Instagram, and Threads), TikTok and X (formerly Twitter),” she said.
Senator Francis Escudero expressed support for the MIL campaign and suggested that the PCO include the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).
“Ang siguro kung pwede kong imungkahi ang dapat nilang isama ay ang DICT dahil lumalaganap ang mis at disinformation sa iba’t ibang social media platforms at hindi naman doon sa traditional media na kinagisnan natin na print, radio at TV (I suggest that they include DICT since the spread of mis and disinformation in different platforms does not come from traditional media such as print, radio and television),” Escudero said in a DWIZ radio interview Saturday.
Escudero, chair of the Senate Committee on Higher and Technical and Vocational Education, added that there should be maturity and liability in using different media platforms, with the cyber libel law as one of the effective tools in fighting fake news, misinformation and disinformation.
In March, Garafil said fighting fake news would be one of the PCO’s priorities, noting that the agency itself and even the Office of the President have been victims of fake news.
In June, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said in his speech during the International Conference of Information Commissioners held at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City that “fake news should have no place in modern society” and that his administration would “undertake a Media and Information Literacy Campaign, which shall be digital, multimedia and youth-oriented.” (With a report from Leonel Abasola/PNA)
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1207688
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