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The House Tri Committee resumes inquiry into the spread of fake news, misinformation and disinformation online. Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News

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Paige Javier

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1739868757868GkCUN39aAAIngBB (1).jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The House Tri Committee resumes inquiry on Feb. 18, 2025, Tuesday, into the spread of fake news, misinformation and disinformation online. <em>Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA (UPDATE) — The House mega panel investigating disinformation in the country on Tuesday approved a motion to subpoena the social media personalities who once again failed to appear in its second hearing.</p><p>Abang Lingkod Party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen Paduano made the motion after reading some excuse letters of the political content creators.</p><p>Antipolo Rep. Romeo Acop, sitting as chair of the House Tri-Comm hearing, approved the motion of Paduano.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1891736786889585010&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-02-18T06%3A36%3A22.235239%3A666b326e-6380-4b78-b953-08319b73b8f7%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=dd0952ea5763bb44b93fa543df3fd991f4e9d5c8&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:672px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1891736786889585010"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>During the panel&#x27;s first hearing early this month, the vloggers snubbed the probe, prompting the issuance os show cause orders against them.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/4/house-issues-show-cause-orders-vs-vloggers-who-skipped-fake-news-probe-1200">House issues show cause orders vs vloggers who skipped &#x27;fake news&#x27; probe</a></div><p>Paduano noted that most of the absent influencers provided &quot;similar justifications&quot; for their absence during the first hearing, citing their petition for certiorari before the Supreme Court.</p><p>Subpoenaed individuals were former Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles, poltical influencers Krizette Laureta Chu, Sass Rogando Sasot, Mark Anthony Lopez, Lorraine Marie Badoy-Partosa, Jeffrey Almendras Celiz (Eric Celiz), Dr. Richard Mata, Ethel Pineda Garcia, Joie De Vivre (Elizabeth Joi Cruz), Aaron Peña, and Mary Jean Reyes.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/07/21/23/more-than-60-of-world-now-on-social-media-study">More than 60% of world now on social media: study</a></div><p>Paduano clarified that none of them had been cited for contempt.</p><p>The Tri-Committee is composed of House Committees on Public Order and Safety, Public Information, and Information and Communications Technology.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xULa_Z0lY2c?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Abang Lingkod Party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen Paduano made the motion after reading some excuse letters of the political content creators.</p>

Abang Lingkod Party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen Paduano made the motion after reading some excuse letters of the political content creators.

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House mega panel to subpoena social media personalities who snubbed 'fake news' probe

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Published February 18, 2025 02:52 PM PHT

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