NBI to appeal for law to regulate socmed, separate ‘fake’ journalists

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will appeal for Congress to pass a law that would regulate social media and separate real journalists from the “fakes” posing to be legit. NBI Director Mevin Matibag said this in an ambush interview on Thursday after social media personality Franco Mabanta, founder of online channel Peanut Gallery Media Network (PGMN), asserted that his arrest over an “extortion” case against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez is an issue of “press freedom.” Mabanta, along with four others, was nabbed by the NBI in Pasig City on Tuesday evening after Romualdez’s camp filed […]... Keep on reading: NBI to appeal for law to regulate socmed, separate ‘fake’ journalists

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