Can Bank Secrecy Law protect confidential funds too?
Republic Act No. 1405, or the Bank Secrecy Law, was not created simply to keep personal finances private. It was...
FACT CHECK: Marcos has not resigned; Duterte not assuming presidency
FALSE. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has resigned and Vice President Sara Duterte is set to assume the presidency.
FACT CHECK: No Supreme Court order requiring Marcos drug test
FALSE. A viral YouTube video claims that the Supreme Court of the Philippines has ordered a mandatory drug test for...
Hanggang saan ang proteksyon ng mga bata online?
Noong 2022, isinabatas ang Republic Act No. 11930 o ang Anti-Online Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of Children (OSAEC) Act. Ito...
R.A. 6770: Ombudsman Act of 1989
Ang Republic Act No. 6770, na kilala bilang Ombudsman Act of 1989, ay isang batas sa Pilipinas na nagtatakda ng...
R.A. 7080: Anti-Plunder Act of 1991
Republic Act No. 7080, enacted on July 12, 1991, is the Philippines’ principal law against large-scale corruption, specifically targeting the...
FACT CHECK: No verified proof of alleged Philippine government letter to Meta on fake news takedown
FALSE. The Philippine government, through the DICT and Presidential Communications Office (PCO), sent a formal letter to Meta asking for...
R.A. 10175: Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012
Republic Act No. 10175 is a Philippine law that defines and penalizes various forms of cybercrime, including digital fraud, identity...
FACT CHECK: No proof Rep. Lordan Suan criticized OFWs over “zero remittance week”
FALSE. Cagayan de Oro 1st District Representative Lordan Gualberto Suan criticized overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) for joining “zero remittance week,”...
FACT CHECK: No ICC order releasing Duterte or imprisoning Marcos Jr.
FALSE. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered the release of former president Rodrigo Duterte and the imprisonment of President...
