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The Optical Media Board (OMB), formerly known as the Videogram Regulatory Board (VRB), is a Philippine government agency that is part of the Office of the President of the Philippines, responsible for regulating the production, use and distribution of recording media in the Philippines.
Communication towers in Zamboanga City. Mass media in the Philippines consists of several types of media: television, radio, newspapers, magazines, cinema, and websites.. In 2004, the Philippines had 225 television stations, 369 AM radio broadcast stations, 583 FM radio broadcast stations, 10 internet radio stations, 5 shortwave stations and 7 million newspapers in circulation.
The Philippine Information Agency (PIA), established by Executive Order No. 100, [12] is the main development communication arm of the government. The PIA directly serves the Presidency and the executive branch of the national, regional and provincial levels through its 16 regional offices and 71 provincial information centers.
About four months after the imposition of martial law, Marcos allowed a handful of newspapers and broadcast outfits to reopen.A group of former newspaper editors asked then the Department of Public Information (DPI) Secretary and later on Senator Francisco S. Tatad to explore the possibility of opening a government news agency by acquiring the World War II-vintage teletype machines and other ...
Fake news in the Philippines refers to the general and widespread misinformation or disinformation in the country by various actors. It has been problematic in the Philippines where social media and alike plays a key role in influencing topics and information ranging from politics, health, belief, religion, current events, aid, lifestyle, elections and others.
The scope of this resource was initially concentrated on publications and various media outlets based in the Philippines and/or have a focus on the country and its people; government entities, NGOs, advocacy groups, think tanks and other websites can be included in the collation and classification of sources - one example can be found in the ...
February 3 – London firm OneWeb with the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) test connectivity services in rural areas in the country. [275] February 4 – The Bankers Association of the Philippines and the Department of Justice sign an accord to work together in raising cybersecurity awareness and curbing cybercrimes in the country. [276]
Based on Philippines government research, there is a noticeable rise of Internet use in the Philippines after it was first introduced on March 29, 1994. “They were connected to the internet via SprintLink”, [9] this changed the Philippines culturally and politically. Social media is a leading motive for Internet use in the Philippines, but ...