In an era where information spreads rapidly, sometimes without scrutiny, the fight against false narratives has taken center stage. This is precisely the sentiment driving Bicol Saro party-list Representative Terry Ridon, who, as the chairperson of the House Committee on Public Accounts, has initiated a congressional investigation into the alleged disinformation operations of Peanut Gallery Media Network (PGMN). His move, encapsulated in House Resolution 980, is not merely about tackling misleading content but delves much deeper, aiming to unearth the hidden mechanisms, financial structures, and legal compliance of such operations. Ridon’s resolution directly echoes the call from Speaker Faustino Dy…

Imagine a community devastated by a hurricane – homes gone, lives lost, and people clinging to any scrap of information in the aftermath. Now imagine the government telling them to ignore “conspiracy theories” about lithium, while simultaneously sitting on decades of data about those very same lithium deposits. This isn’t some far-fetched plot; it’s the complex reality that unfolded in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. At the heart of this story is a critical question: how much did the government know about the region’s vast lithium reserves, and how did their communication (or lack thereof) during a catastrophic natural disaster…