According to the source, data was obtained through online surveys. This will tend to represent younger and more affluent users, which should be considered when interpreting results. In this sense, it will be better to interpret the results as a representative of the online population.
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Most used social media channels as news source Philippines 2026
According to a survey conducted on digital news in the Philippines in 2026, around ** percent of respondents stated that they used Facebook as a news source. Other popular social media platforms for consuming news were YouTube and TikTok, which were used by ** percent and ** percent of respondents, respectively.
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