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.
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.
DOTr denies ordering shutdown of online selling platforms
“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., This news data comes from:http://pbbt-kjkk-owhb-smm.ycyzqzxyh.com
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.
- House party leaders want to return proposed 2026 budget to Executive
- Comelec en banc upholds cancelation of Duterte Youth Party-List registration
- Kilauea's eruption is back as the Hawaii volcano shoots lava for the 31st time since December
- No winner in Grand, Megalotto draws for Aug 27
- DBP launches P50M program for education
- Filipino priest wins Ramon Magsaysay Award for activism against Duterte's drug war
- 9 dead in Ecuador after bus plunges into ravine
- Monsoon rains flood Mandaluyong, Parañaque — MMDA
- Wildfire tears through California gold rush town
- Pagasa monitors LPA off Cavite, may still become tropical depression
