JAKARTA - The Philippine government has asked law enforcement to crack down on four Facebook accounts that are suspected of spreading false news about Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa. The content is serious. The Supreme Court is said to have stopped the arrest of Dela Rosa regarding the International Criminal Court or ICC warrant.
The Philippine News Agency, quoted on Monday, June 1, reported that the Presidential Communications Office or PCO had asked the Department of Justice or DOJ to evaluate the case and file the appropriate charges.
The PCO's Anti-Fake News Desk stated that the upload was incorrect. The Philippine Supreme Court, according to the agency, actually rejected Dela Rosa's request for a temporary suspension order to stop his arrest based on the ICC warrant.
"The Supreme Court, in fact, denied Senator Dela Rosa's request for the issuance of a temporary restraining order to stop his arrest based on the warrant issued by the International Criminal Court," the Anti-Fake News Desk said in a narrative report submitted to the DOJ on Monday.
The four Facebook accounts and pages reported were KaChizmaze, Booc TVs, Cris Lademora, and Lenny Quirz/Linie Quirong.
According to the PCO, the accounts uploaded similar content. They claimed that the Supreme Court had "officially stopped" any attempt to arrest Dela Rosa.
In order to look like real news, the upload uses labels such as "JUST IN", "Breaking News", "important decision", and "Court clearly stated".
The PCO said the upload triggered thousands of reactions, comments, and shares. Some social media users asked if the claim was true. Others called for Dela Rosa's arrest to be stopped.
The case is now referred to the DOJ to look into possible violations of Article 154 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Republic Act 10951, in relation to Article 6 of Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, the Philippine cybercrime prevention law.
PCO Secretary Dave Gomez warned vloggers and social media users not to fabricate court rulings for the sake of views, interactions, or monetization.
"We warn vloggers and social media platform users: do not take advantage of public confusion for views, interactions, or monetization by spreading false news. Fabricating Supreme Court rulings and presenting them as news is a serious offense," said Gomez.
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