The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) has launched “Task Force COVID Kontra Peke,” a group tasked with preventing and reporting fake news.
The DICT’s Cybersecurity Bureau (CSB), through the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-PH), is charged with technical assistance on information sharing and analysis for law enforcement agencies, including the PNP and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
Citizens caught peddling fake news could be charged for violating Republic Act 10175 (Anti-Cybercrime Law) or under Section 6 (f) of Republic Act 11469 (Bayanihan to Heal As One Act), whichever is applicable.
The Kontra Peke Task Force shall perform its commitments on top of the PNP’s ongoing campaign against other disorderly social conduct such as hoarding, overpricing, and selling of fake quarantine passes.
“The DICT is ready and willing to lend our expertise to our law enforcement agencies to help them in the fight against the spread of the virus and the spread of disinformation. We cannot take fake news lightly, as it threatens peace and order as well as safety of our society, especially during this time of national emergency,” said DICT Assistant Secretary for Digital Philippines, Emmanuel Rey R. Caintic.
“We call on the public to be more vigilant in consuming information, especially those fronting as news. If you can, verify the source of an article and check for other related articles that would support what the first one is saying. Of course, for those who intentionally produce such materials, fake news, you will be liable to the full extent of the law,” he added.
source: DICT
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