Sen. Francis Pangilinan has asked the Senate to investigate the recent proliferation of fake Facebook accounts, while Sen. Leila M. de Lima filed a resolution seeking an inquiry on the reported use of government social media platforms to spread false and inaccurate information.
The official Instagram account of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) with the handle @pcoogov has been hacked, with the previous 155 posts deleted and replaced with two camel-themed videos which were timestamped Tuesday, January 7.
The National ID System is a consolidation of the existing government-initiated ID system into one integrated system that can be used to verify the identities of individuals in availing of public services or engaging in using public transportation.