With the midterm elections less than a month away, the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) has intensified the campaign against poll-related disinformation.
Broadcast journalist Pia Roces Morato, spokesperson for the PCOO’s dismiss disinformation campaign, said they are bracing for a deluge of fake news as the elections draw near.
Morato underscored the importance of educating the public about the practice of some candidates to resort to disinformation to get votes. She added that they are going around the country to intensify the awareness campaign against fake news.
PCOO said they were meeting with other stakeholders, including local government officials and journalists, to help them in the campaign against fake news.
With additional reports from Janice Matero, The Philippine Star.
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