Manila, March 25 -- The Philippine Senate's official Viber channel will serve as "shield" against misinformation as the Chamber seeks to strengthen public access to verified and timely legislative updates, Senate President Francis Escudero said Tuesday.

A post about the Senate's Viber channel was made through the Senate's official Facebook page, which also urged the public to follow the Chamber's official social media accounts namely on Facebook https://bit.ly/4bEKXW0, Instagram https://bit.ly/41C6ZEd, X https://bit.ly/4iXqTAL and Tiktok https://bit.ly/4iGPUzZ.

"Misinformation is a plague, and in the age of instant communication, it spreads like wildfire. The Senate Viber Channel is a shield against that plague," Escudero said.

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