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00:00Two women were arrested in Cote by a police officer

00:04who was first arrested while running a rent-a-car scheme.

00:08Watch this in my exclusive coverage.

00:14According to the informant,

00:18Did he get the body?

00:19Yes, he did.

00:21The next one arrested by the Highway Patrol Group Task Force Limbas

00:24in a mall in Pampanga is Alyas Didit.

00:27Don't worry, you're in the right hand, Did.

00:30Oh, he's with Alyas Kat.

00:32The two women were wanted for violating the Anti-Carnapping Law

00:35after being involved in a rent-a-car scheme.

00:38They will have to fabricate the Certificate of Registration

00:43and the receipt so that it would appear that their sale of cars is legal.

00:50They are offering this on social media.

00:54The court issued a warrant of arrest on August 12

00:56after the complainants demanded that

00:59they were involved in a car rental scheme

01:01because they were involved in a road accident.

01:03Most of their victims are OFWs who were forced to borrow money.

01:08There were also teachers who were victims

01:12and who also borrowed money to pay their rent.

01:14In the investigation, the two women were accused

01:17of running a rent-a-car scheme

01:19by a police lieutenant colonel who was first arrested by the police.

01:24They were later denied bail.

01:26I had nothing to do with it, sir.

01:28First of all, the accident was caused by my financier.

01:33I shouldn't be involved in this

01:35because I'm the only owner of the house

01:37where the car was taken from.

01:42For GMA Integrated News, I'm Emilio Sumangil.

01:45Tune in for 24 hours.

01:47In the midst of the continuous spread of social media,

01:50fake news spread like trolls.

01:55Some of them talked to GMA Integrated News

01:58and told how they worked as spreaders of fake information.

02:03And that's what Mariz Umali is talking about

02:05in our case against fake news.

02:17In the midst of the continuous spread of social media,

02:20fake news spread like trolls.

02:23Do you know which is the truth and which is the fake news?

02:29Fake news is made up of information

02:31that looks like the truth

02:33that is far-fetched and manipulated by the public.

02:37In a study by Dr. Jonathan Ong and Dr. Jason Cabañas,

02:43fake news started to become popular in the Philippines

02:45during the 2016 election.

02:47What we found was that

02:49it's more normalized for politicians

02:52to be doing digital operations.

02:54For some people, yes, it is explicitly political.

02:57They want to elect into office.

02:59And one of the most lucrative and most available jobs

03:03is digital operations.

03:06One of the fakes was a former graduate,

03:09Chris.

03:11He didn't have a real name.

03:13Because he was looking for a job in 2015,

03:16he jumped to the bright side.

03:20At first, he was just a moderator of a Facebook page

03:23that was used in the election.

03:25Until...

03:26I just found out that I was going to work for a politician.

03:31Okay.

03:32What did they tell you to do?

03:34At first, they told me to monitor the comments,

03:37to delete the comments,

03:39to block those who say it's not good.

03:42But at first, we need to make content or posts

03:47that will damage the opponent of our candidate.

03:51Chris didn't know then

03:53that he was going to troll.

03:55He didn't know the word troll in 2015.

03:59It's very simple.

04:00The caption is ready,

04:02the pictures are ready,

04:04where you will post it,

04:06what time you will share it.

04:08How much was your salary there?

04:09I started with P17,000.

04:13We were paid in cash.

04:15What was the worst thing you wrote?

04:17We accused a candidate of being a troll.

04:21Because it's not proven that our client is a troll.

04:29This is where Chris slowly felt that there was something wrong.

04:33Day by day, our boss is pressuring us

04:37to think that this can be thrown at the opponent,

04:41even if it's not true,

04:43even if he exaggerated it.

04:45But you still followed him.

04:49Yes.

04:50I'm making money,

04:52so why would I stop?

04:54It's already near the end.

04:56The hierarchy or structure of a troll farm is simple.

05:00The client or the one who benefits from disinformation is the boss.

05:05Next is the troll operator or consultant

05:08who is in charge of the entire operation.

05:11And they are the troll workers who spread misinformation

05:15using stolen identities

05:17that they usually get from other countries,

05:20particularly in Southeast Asia.

05:22There are bosses,

05:24and they won't ever call themselves a troll,

05:27but they are actually the real masterminds of the operations.

05:32And they will dictate the talk points

05:34and the main kinds of stories

05:36that the influencers and fake account operators

05:39are instructed to share and spread on social media.

05:45In this kind of work,

05:47Val is not a real name.

05:50He was hired to be a digital operator,

05:53the best country for troll workers.

05:56But he did not enroll as a candidate,

05:58but as a businessman.

06:00The company that hired him was competent.

06:03We are trolls, ma'am.

06:04We are using all of our accounts.

06:08Oh, yes.

06:09Their service is really bad.

06:12The system is corrupt.

06:15According to Chris and Val,

06:17it's easy for people to believe.

06:19What we noticed is that

06:21sometimes they exaggerate,

06:23and that's why more people like and react.

06:26Topics that instill fear, anxiety, or resentment,

06:31these are the topics that are really being attacked by trolls.

06:36And this is what they use

06:38to use as digital weapons, really,

06:41to steer the conversation,

06:43to draw people's attention.

06:47What's sad is that

06:48even politicians who are angry at fake news

06:51are being forced to use trolls.

06:53Now, even those who had tried to denounce

06:57disinformation and fake news,

06:59they feel like they have to fight fire with fire these days.

07:03It's becoming more normalized.

07:05It's becoming more professionalized.

07:07It's more expected now that we need to fight too.

07:11We need to be meme wars too.

07:15But in the midst of spreading misinformation,

07:18we can still do something to fight fake news.

07:21We need to empower workers,

07:23empower our students,

07:25to have better vocabulary of ethics,

07:28better vocabulary of good and bad practice.

07:31It's like we're overlooking the questions of ethics.

07:38Val and Chris admitted

07:40that their illegal job

07:43is to live every day in fear.

07:47I was afraid when I realized

07:50that the operator was holding our information.

07:54We are trolls.

07:56You know where we live.

07:58So, if there's a robbery,

08:02he can replace us.

08:04There's also the fear of what if.

08:07Of course, there's a lot of people

08:09because we're giving away our IDs.

08:12In the end,

08:14they were the ones who decided to back out.

08:17It's like guilt, ma'am.

08:19It's like you were fooled, ma'am.

08:22And now, you're fooling yourself.

08:24I'm not being hypocritical.

08:26A lot of money will be lost.

08:28But I can't guarantee my conscience

08:30that what I'm doing is wrong.

08:32It's really wrong.

08:33I blame him.

08:36We have the power to fight

08:38We have the power to fight fake news.

08:41Let's start by being watchable

08:43by other parties.

08:45Because our freedom to live

08:47in the truth is very important.

08:51For TMI Integrated News,

08:53I'm Marine St. Umali,

08:54for 24 Hours.

09:02My dear listeners,

09:03please be prepared

09:04because it's possible

09:05that it will rain again tomorrow

09:08like what happened earlier

09:10in some places.

09:11Based on the data of Metro Weather,

09:13there's a chance of rain in Palawan,

09:15Mindoro Provinces,

09:16Quezon, Bicol Region,

09:18Panay Island,

09:19Eastern Visayas,

09:20Zamboanga Peninsula,

09:21BARMM,

09:23Davao Region,

09:24and Sok Sargent.

09:25There will be heavy rain,

09:27especially in the afternoon,

09:28so be alert

09:30in the possibility of a landslide.

09:32In Metro Manila,

09:33there's also a chance

09:34that it will rain again,

09:35including in the morning,

09:36afternoon,

09:37and evening.

09:40For now,

09:41there's no storm

09:42or bad weather

09:43in the Philippine Area

09:45of Responsibility.

09:47Easter Leaks,

09:48or the hot wind

09:50from the Pacific Ocean

09:51will still be a problem

09:53in the country.

09:54But that weather system

09:55is also possible

09:56for thunderstorms to fall,

09:58so it's also possible

10:00for heavy rain

10:02to fall in some places.

10:05The Philippine soldiers

10:07from America,

10:08Australia,

10:09United Kingdom,

10:10Japan,

10:11and South Korea

10:12will train together

10:13in the exercises

10:14that started today.

10:15The soldiers from France,

10:16Thailand,

10:17and Indonesia

10:18will also be there

10:19as observers,

10:20according to

10:21Philippine Navy Marine Corps

10:22Commandant Major General

10:23Arturo Rojas.

10:24Our soldiers

10:25will be trained

10:26separately

10:27in terms of

10:28counterterrorism,

10:29regional security,

10:30and incidents.

10:31The exercises

10:32will last until

10:33October 22,

10:34and will be held

10:35in different places

10:36in Cavite,

10:37Ilocos,

10:38and Palawan.

10:40Following the back-out

10:41of a local partner

10:42of Miru Systems,

10:43Transparency is now

10:44the request

10:45of a group

10:46related to the split

10:47of those

10:48who are in

10:49its joint venture.

10:50As part of their

10:51intention,

10:52who will join

10:53those who should

10:54join it?

10:55Mark Salazar

10:56has the answer.

10:57The Civil Society Group

10:58Right-to-Know

10:59Right-Now Coalition

11:00is concerned

11:01that the hole

11:02in the back-out

11:03of one of the

11:04three Philippine partners

11:05in the joint venture

11:06with Miru of Korea

11:07might be

11:08eliminated.

11:09The one who

11:10backed out

11:11was the

11:12St. Timothy

11:13Construction Corporation

11:14Sana,

11:15who is in charge

11:16of the credit line

11:17in case

11:18the fund

11:19of the joint venture

11:20needs it.

11:21Who will

11:22join

11:23those

11:24who should

11:25join

11:26it?

11:27The

11:28Civil Society

11:29Group

11:30Right-Now Coalition

11:31is concerned

11:32that the

11:33hole

11:34in the back-out

11:35of one of the

11:36three Philippine

11:37partners

11:38with Miru

11:39of Korea

11:40might be

11:41eliminated.

11:42The one who

11:43backed out

11:44was the

11:45St. Timothy

11:46Construction

11:47Corporation

11:48Sana,

11:49who is in

11:50charge

11:51of the

11:52credit line

11:53in case

11:54the

11:55fund

11:56of the

11:57joint venture

11:58needs it.

11:59The

12:00one who

12:01backed out

12:02was the

12:03St. Timothy

12:04Construction

12:05Corporation

12:06Sana,

12:07who is in

12:08charge

12:09of the

12:10credit line

12:11in case

12:12the

12:13fund

12:14of the

12:15joint venture

12:16needs it.

12:17The

12:18one who

12:19backed out

12:20was the

12:21St. Timothy

12:22Construction

12:23Corporation

12:24Sana,

12:25who is in

12:26charge

12:27of the

12:28joint venture

12:29needs it.

12:30The

12:31one who

12:32backed out

12:33was the

12:34St. Timothy

12:35Construction

12:36Corporation

12:37Sana,

12:38who is in

12:39charge

12:40of the

12:41joint venture

12:42needs it.

12:43The

12:44one who

12:45backed out

12:46was the

12:47St. Timothy

12:48Construction

12:49Corporation

12:50Sana,

12:51who is in

12:52charge

12:53of the

12:54joint venture

12:55needs it.

12:56The

12:57one who

12:58backed out

12:59was the

13:00St. Timothy

13:01Construction

13:02Corporation

13:03Sana,

13:04who is in

13:05charge

13:06of the

13:07joint venture

13:08needs it.

13:09The

13:10one who

13:11backed out

13:12was the

13:13St. Timothy

13:14Construction

13:15Corporation

13:16Sana,

13:17who is in

13:18charge

13:19of the

13:20joint venture

13:21needs it.

13:22The

13:23one who

13:24backed out

13:25was the

13:26St. Timothy

13:27Construction

13:28Corporation

13:29Sana,

13:30who is in

13:31charge

13:32of the

13:33joint venture

13:34needs it.

13:35The

13:36one who

13:37backed out

13:38was the

13:39St. Timothy

13:40Construction

13:41Corporation

13:42Sana,

13:43who is in

13:44charge

13:45of the

13:46joint venture

13:47needs it.

13:48The

13:49one who

13:50backed out

13:51was the

13:52St. Timothy

13:53Construction

13:54Corporation

13:55Sana,

13:56who is in

13:57charge

13:58of the

13:59joint venture

14:00needs it.

14:01The

14:02one who

14:03backed out

14:04was the

14:05St. Timothy

14:06Construction

14:07Corporation

14:08Sana,

14:09who is in

14:10charge

14:11of the

14:12joint venture

14:13needs it.

14:14The

14:15one who

14:16backed out

14:17was the

14:18St. Timothy

14:19Construction

14:20Corporation

14:21Sana,

14:22who is in

14:23charge

14:24of the

14:25joint venture

14:26needs it.

14:27The

14:28one who

14:29backed out

14:30was the

14:31St. Timothy

14:32Construction

14:33Corporation

14:34Sana,

14:35who is in

14:36charge

14:37of the

14:38joint venture

14:39needs it.

14:40The

14:41one who

14:42backed out

14:43was the

14:44St. Timothy

14:45Construction

14:46Corporation

14:47Sana,

14:48who is in

14:49charge

14:50of the

14:51joint venture

14:52needs it.

14:53The

14:54one who

14:55backed out

14:56was the

14:57St. Timothy

14:58Construction

14:59Corporation

15:00Sana,

15:01who is in

15:02charge

15:03of the

15:04joint venture

15:05needs it.

15:06The

15:07one who

15:08backed out

15:09was the

15:10St. Timothy

15:11Construction

15:12Corporation

15:13Sana,

15:14who is in

15:15charge

15:16of the

15:17joint venture

15:18needs it.

15:19The

15:20one who

15:21backed out

15:22was the

15:23St. Timothy

15:24Construction

15:25Corporation

15:26Sana,

15:27who is in

15:28charge

15:29of the

15:30joint venture

15:31needs it.

15:32The

15:33one who

15:34backed out

15:35was the

15:36St. Timothy

15:37Construction

15:38Corporation

15:39Sana,

15:40who is in

15:41charge

15:42of the

15:43joint venture

15:44needs it.

15:45The

15:46one who

15:47backed out

15:48was the

15:49St. Timothy

15:50Construction

15:51Corporation

15:52Sana,

15:53who is in

15:54charge

15:55of the

15:56joint venture

15:57needs it.

15:58The

15:59one who

16:00backed out

16:01was the

16:02St. Timothy

16:03Construction

16:04Corporation

16:05Sana,

16:06who is in

16:07charge

16:08of the

16:09joint venture

16:10needs it.

16:11The

16:12one who

16:13backed out

16:14was the

16:15St. Timothy

16:16Construction

16:17Corporation

16:18Sana,

16:19who is in

16:20charge

16:21of the

16:22joint venture

16:23needs it.

16:24The

16:25one who

16:26backed out

16:27was the

16:28St. Timothy

16:29Construction

16:30Corporation

16:31Sana,

16:32who is in

16:33charge

16:34of the

16:35joint venture

16:36needs it.

16:37The

16:38one who

16:39backed out

16:40was the

16:41St. Timothy

16:42Construction

16:43Corporation

16:44Sana,

16:45who is in

16:46charge

16:47of the

16:48joint venture

16:49needs it.

16:50The

16:51one who

16:52backed out

16:53was the

16:54St. Timothy

16:55Construction

16:56Corporation

16:57Sana,

16:58who is in

16:59charge

17:00of the

17:01joint venture

17:02needs it.

17:03The

17:04one who

17:05backed out

17:06was the

17:07St. Timothy

17:08Construction

17:09Corporation

17:10Sana,

17:11who is in

17:12charge

17:13of the

17:14joint venture

17:15needs it.

17:16The

17:17one who

17:18backed out

17:19was the

17:20St. Timothy

17:21Construction

17:22Corporation

17:23Sana,

17:24who is in

17:25charge

17:26of the

17:27joint venture

17:28needs it.

17:29The

17:30one who

17:31backed out

17:32was the

17:33St. Timothy

17:34Construction

17:35Corporation

17:36Sana,

17:37who is in

17:38charge

17:39of the

17:40joint venture

17:41needs it.

17:42The

17:43one who

17:44backed out

17:45was the

17:46St. Timothy

17:47Construction

17:48Corporation

17:49Sana,

17:50who is in

17:51charge

17:52of the

17:53joint venture

17:54needs it.

17:55The

17:56one who

17:57backed out

17:58was the

17:59St. Timothy

18:00Construction

18:01Corporation

18:02Sana,

18:03who is in

18:04charge

18:05of the

18:06joint venture

18:07needs it.

18:08The

18:09one who

18:10backed out

18:11was the

18:12St. Timothy

18:13Construction

18:14Corporation

18:15Sana,

18:16who is in

18:17charge

18:18of the

18:19joint venture

18:20needs it.

18:21The

18:22one who

18:23backed out

18:24was the

18:25St. Timothy

18:26Construction

18:27Corporation

18:28Sana,

18:29who is in

18:30charge

18:31of the

18:32joint venture

18:33needs it.

18:34The

18:35one who

18:36backed out

18:37was the

18:38St. Timothy

18:39Construction

18:40Corporation

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