Harnessing the Power of Mobile and Messaging Apps for Risk Communication and Intervention During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons from the Western Pacific

Harnessing the Power of Mobile and Messaging Apps for Risk Communication and Intervention During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons from the Western Pacific

2024. Western Pacific Surveillance and Response 15 (3): 1–5. Problem: The spread of mis- and disinformation on mobile and messaging apps during the COVID-19 pandemic not only fuelled anxieties and mistrust in health authorities but also undermined the effectiveness of the overall public health response. Context: Mobile and messaging apps help users stay informed and…

The Politics of Nostalgia and the Marcos Golden Age in the Philippines

The Politics of Nostalgia and the Marcos Golden Age in the Philippines

2021. Asia Review 11 (3): 273–304. The increasing incidence of disinformation in the Philippines promotes romanticized recollections of Ferdinand Marcos’ martial law (1972–1981). While the general scholarship remembers the era for its horrors and atrocities, narratives circulated online claim that Marcos’ rule made the nation great and that several groups and institutions conspired to distort people’s memory,…