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MANILA 鈥� Malaca帽ang on Wednesday said the government is considering regulating social media posts, amid the spread of misinformation and disinformation in the wake of former President Rodrigo Duterte鈥檚 arrest and surrender to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

In a Palace briefing, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said discussions are underway for the possible release of new guidelines for the measure.

鈥淥po, iyan na po talaga ang pinag-uusapan natin ngayon (Yes, that鈥檚 what we鈥檙e talking about now),鈥� Castro, said, when asked if concerned agencies would come up with new policies to regulate the use of social media.

Castro lamented that even the Supreme Court has become a victim of fake news, following the circulation of social media posts about the false claims on the high court鈥檚 issuance of a temporary restraining order on Duterte鈥檚 arrest and the petition seeking the resignation of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

She acknowledged that the government alone cannot address the issue, saying a 鈥渨hole-of-nation-approach鈥� is needed to stop the spread of fake news.

鈥淗indi lamang po ang gobyerno ang siyang magsasaayos po nito. Lahat po tayo ay dapat magtulung-tulong para po maiwasan po natin, matanggal po natin ang lahat ng mga fake news (It鈥檚 not just the government that will fix this. We all have to work together so that we can prevent, we can eliminate all fake news),鈥� she said.

鈥淜aya kakailanganin po talaga namin ang tulong ng social media, ng mainstream media para masawata po natin ang mga kumakalat na ganitong klase ng fake news (So we really need the help of social media, of the mainstream media so that we can stop this kind of fake news from spreading),鈥� Castro added.

Castro earlier said the PCO is coordinating with the National Bureau of Investigation and the Philippine National Police to investigate fake news peddlers.