TikTok as poll battlefield: Lies spreading unchecked

Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.       TikTok as poll battlefield: Lies spreading unchecked When 24-year-old architecture student Jam created a TikTok account in 2020, she used it mainly to view general designs or videos of mothers making creative lunch boxes for their kids. The content she sought was harmless, but the app became addictive and she found herself stuck on it for hours.   Inquirer Plus offers FREE 30 day trial   Biz Buzz: Painful lessons Davao-based tycoon Dennis A. Uy’s telco holding company DITO CME Holdings is not about to have any stock market copycats anytime soon. We are referring to the manner by which DITO CME aborted its P8-billion stock right offering last January—after investors paid for their shares.     Palace orders DENR to probe Masungi resorts Malacañang is urging the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to probe the reported construction and expansion of resort facilities as well as illegal quarrying and mining in the Upper Marikina Watershed and the Masungi Georeserve in Rizal.   Take our news quiz!   EVENT PAGE   Opinion: RCEP winners and losers There is no such thing as a free lunch. This economic adage might have become a cliché, but it bears highlighting once more in the context of ongoing discussions regarding the proposed accession of the Philippines to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership free trade deal that took effect, for the bolder and more prepared countries around the Asia-Pacific region, at the start of 2022.   LEARN MORE   SUBSCRIBE | FACEBOOK | VIBER INSTAGRAM | LINKEDIN | SUGGEST     © 2022 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Inquirer Newsletters. Unsubscribe