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Malacañang clarified that its move to pursue legal action against “fake news” peddlers does not infringe on freedom of expression, stressing that only false and harmful content is being targeted.

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2026/04/17/going-after-fake-news-peddlers-not-a-curb-on-free-speechpalace

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00:00Good day, Yusek. I'm Kim. But anyway, my question is, with the circulating, what you call, you call fake news,
00:08especially in terms of social media, what possible charges could be filed against those proven to be spreading fake news,
00:15especially in terms, or particularly in terms of the health of the President himself?
00:20In the case of Iloy Bogris, which is a local from Iloilo, now based in Dubai, what will be the
00:27process or the steps to be taken by the government against those who've been mentioned by the Ombudsman?
00:35First of all, she can be liable for damages, she can be held liable for cyber libel, she can be
00:43held liable for utterances of fake news that disrupt public order.
00:49So, lahat po ito ay maaari siyang pagbayarin ng danyos, maaari siyang makasuhan ng criminal cases, at maaari siyang ma
01:00-issue anong warrant of arrest.
01:03Is there a chance po, Yusek, na...
01:05Hindi lamang po, ah, hindi lamang po, Yusek, nasabi niyo yung kababayan niyo dito, hindi lamang po siya lahat po
01:10na nag-spread ng fake news.
01:12We're talking about fake news. We are not curtailing anybody's freedom of expression. Hindi po sa klaw. At hindi po
01:21yun ang pinipigilan natin. Only those spreading fake news.
01:25What's the latest po, in terms of those mentioned by the Ombudsman, what is the steps being taken right now?
01:32With regard to the fake news peddlers?
01:34Yes po, the three vloggers mentioned by the Ombudsman, especially including the local vlogger from Iloilo, now based in Dubai.
01:42Since there is already a memorandum of agreement signed by DICT, DOJ, and PCO,
01:48from our end, the PCO had already filed, ah, the endorsement for further investigation of these three, ah, vloggers, ah,
01:58so that if there will be a case to be filed against them, then, ah, they should be held liable
02:05for that.
02:05What's your warning po or message to those who are spreading fake news in social media against the president or
02:12against the, ah, government, ah, Yusek?
02:15Una-una, kung gumagamit naman po tayo ng ating kaisipan, ang mga fake news peddlers, hindi na dapat tutuwi ng
02:22warningan, alam naman nilang mali ang kanilang ginagawa.
02:26So, warning, hindi po ito ang nararapat na salita para sa kanila.
02:32Hindi na kailangan silang warningan. Alam nilang ginagawa nila, alam nilang mali ang ginagawa nila, alam nilang naninira lamang sila.
02:39So, kung anuman ang kanilang ginagawa, they should face the consequences.
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