President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said fake news has no place in society as he affirmed his administration’s commitment to the Freedom of Information (FOI) program.
“Like everyone here, we too recognize as a matter of principle that fake news should have no place in modern society,” he said during the 14th International Conference of Information Commissioners , a network overseeing the implementation of access to public information laws and policies worldwide.
“The ICIC can be assured that the Philippines will continue to promote freedom of information… We will strive to maintain a government that is not only effective and efficient but also transparent and accountable to our people,” Mr. Marcos said. The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines said it agreed with the President’s sentiments on disinformation even as it cautioned against labeling critical reports as fake news.
“We also hope that this drive will cover the malicious and baseless labeling by government officials and their surrogates of some of our colleagues as terrorists and enemies of the state, an old form of disinformation against dissent that has been revived in recent years,” the group added.
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