MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Friday denied claims circulating online that it ordered the closure of major e-commerce platforms such as Shopee, Lazada, Facebook Marketplace, Carousell, and TikTok., This news data comes from:http://052298.com
DOTr denies ordering shutdown of online selling platforms
The clarification came after a viral video posted by a certain Jay-ar Pastrana alleged that the DOTr sought to shut down these platforms, which would supposedly affect delivery riders.
“This is fake news,” the DOTr said in a statement, stressing that the issue was taken out of context.
According to the agency, the matter being addressed in its recent press conference concerned unauthorized online resellers and hoarders of Beep cards, which had been spotted on the said platforms. The DOTr said that only these illegal sellers were the subject of possible takedown, not the platforms themselves.
The department also warned that individuals spreading false information online could face legal action.
It urged commuters and netizens to be vigilant against misinformation on social media and to report accounts that deliberately spread false claims.
- Sen. Go files bills to push health, social, and labor reforms
- Earthquake in eastern Afghanistan kills at least 610 people and injures 1,300
- Senate subpoenas 8 DPWH officials, contractors in flood control probe
- 25,000 Filipinos register for Pag-IBIG's Expanded 4PH Housing Program
- A summit and parade in China may signal a geopolitical shift
- Mexican drug lord faces life in prison after pleading guilty in US court
- Gaza at 'breaking point,' says UN food agency chief after visit
- Putin and Modi in China for summit hosted by Xi
- BCDA honored for UN sustainable development goals at Manila Times Awards
- First millennial saint: Vatican to canonize 'God's Influencer' Carlo Acutis
