DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 September) – A councilor here has reminded journalists to practice the highest tenets of journalism as he noted that “false information had been disseminated” during the 16-day police operations to arrest wanted preacher Pastor Apollo
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 03 September) — In light of the situation involving the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) and their claims of human rights violations by the Philippine National Police, it is crucial to analyze this through the lens
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 Aug)—The Police Regional Office – Regional 11 (PRO-11) has belied an SMNI report that police operatives searching for fugitive Pastor Apollo Quiboloy will bomb the cathedral inside the compound of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 August) – At 9:15 p.m. on Monday, August 26, I and my colleagues from MindaNews – Antonio Colina IV and Toto Lozano – and Germelina Lacorte of the Philippine Daily Inquirer were about to go
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 August) – The police raided anew the compound of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) to arrest its founder, fugitive Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, before dawn Saturday, August 24. Brig. General Nicolas Torre III, Police Regional
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/19 August) – Brigadier General Nicolas Torre III, director of Police Regional Office – 11 (PRO-11), criticized Monday members of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ [KOJC] and some Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) personalities for allegedly being controlled
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 02 August) — No charges will be filed against a Lebanese national who wore a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) uniform during the sendoff ceremony for the safety and security forces for the 39th Kadayawan Festival
The creation of echo chambers is a key tactic in influence operations, where groups, including religious entities, use targeted messaging to reinforce specific narratives.According to accepted definitions of IO, symptoms include the creation of echo chambers and/or filter bubbles. IO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 June) — Allies and supporters of fugitive Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, founder of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC), are amplifying narratives of “innocence” and “overkill” in the aftermath of the June 10 simultaneous raids on
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 7 June) — The Facebook page Gikan sa Masa Para sa Masa of Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI), where former President Rodrigo Duterte aired his views on certain issues, has been removed from the platform. “We
MindaNews fact-checked a post circulated on Facebook that fugitive Pastor Apollo Quiboloy celebrated his 74th birthday in public in Davao City last month. The post is false. The photo showing the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder and self-proclaimed “appointed
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DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 January) – Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte wanted to talk to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to help his friend, controversial Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy, in line with the National Telecommunications Commission’s (NTC) suspension of the operations
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 13 December)—The problem with some people at Sonshine Media Network Inc. (SMNI) is that they have allowed themselves to become attack dogs of former president Rodrigo Duterte. Consider the recent stunt by SMNI program hosts Lorraine
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 5 December) – Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Partylist Representative Margarita “Migs” Ignacia B. Nograles has urged the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to suspend the operations of Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) for allegedly spreading “false
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 September) – Multi-awarded journalist Atom Araullo filed on Monday a P2-million civil suit against Lorraine Marie Badoy-Partosa, also known as Lorraine Badoy, for allegedly red-tagging him and his family in a television program over Sonshine
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 August) – Facebook has deleted the official page of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, a self-proclaimed “Appointed Son of God” who is placed on a “wanted” list by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation for sex
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 7 July) — YouTube has terminated the channel of Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI), owned by self-appointed “Son of God” Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, who is facing sex trafficking cases in the United States. Visits to SMNI’s
