Manila, April 26 -- An official from the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Friday said the government is exploring legal action against those who created the deepfake videos of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. who is supposedly asking the Armed Forces to act against another country.

In a radio interview, PCO Assistant Secretary Patricia Kayle Martin said the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and National Security Council (NSC) are now investigating the issue, noting that these deepfake videos using President Marcos' face and voice have since been taken down.

"Well, actually, we reached out to DICT 'no at sa ating National Security Council noong lumabas itong mga deepfake videos and they're very ac...