Manila, Dec. 28 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) will implement new protocols on handling social media (socmed) evidence in criminal cases following the Supreme Court's issuance of guideposts on proving ownership or control of online accounts.

PNP acting chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. said in a press release Sunday that the guidelines will enable investigators to authenticate digital evidence and build stronger cases.

"For ongoing investigations, we will review digital evidence carefully, while future cases will be handled more systematically and transparently when it comes to social media posts," he said.

Earlier, the Supreme Court laid out seven guideposts, including admission of authorship, account access, langu...