MANILA, April 7 -- Former senator and Alyansa Para Sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Panfilo Lacson on Monday urged Filipino netizens to help curb the spread of fake news by simply refusing to share unverified information.

Speaking before the Elders of Valenzuela City (EVC), Lacson emphasized the importance of digital discernment, especially in an era when misinformation spreads rapidly across social media platforms, noting that it is a disservice to anyone who is the subject of the unverified information.

"Grabe ang fake news ngayon, kaya mag-ingat tayo, maging discerning tayo. Minsan kasi pag nakakabasa tayo, alam na nating fake (Fake news is a big problem now, so we must be careful and discerning. There are times when we read ...