How Google Classifies Certain Filipinos

I noticed something very interesting when searching Google for Joma Sison.

Rather than labelling him a politician or a terrorist or the founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines Google refers to him as a Filipino writer. Just like national hero Jose Rizal.

Sure Rizal was an ophthalmologist but doesn't his literary talent overshadow his medical practice?What about the organisation Sison founded? The CPP is considered a terrorist organisation by many governments. What does Google say?

A political party? Absolutely not. Certain party-list groups not withstanding no one in any office in the Philippines is a member of this "political party."  What about their armed wing the NPA?

Armed service? That is rather close to armed force. Which is what Google labels the Philippine Army. Google's algorithm says the NPA and the Philippine Army are basically the same.

Let's try some other famous Filipinos and Philippine groups and see what Google has to say about them.

Nur Misuari, founder of the MNLF, is a mere politician.  Just like Risa Hontiveros.

If Nur Misuari is a politician then what does that make his group the MNLF? 

A political organisation obviously. And just as obviously this is all wrong. The MNLF is a Muslim separatist group formed in the 70's. It has never been and never will be a political organisation. The MNLF is without question a terrorist organisation who fought against the Philippine government and is still at odds with them after they were ousted from the ARMM and the BARMM was put in place. The Zamboanga siege of 2013 was the MNLF's last big operation. 

What about other people who are terrorists and the groups they are connected with?  How does Google classify them?

None of these men are listed as terrorists nor are these groups listed as terrorist organisations. Why? Actually if you search for Bin Laden, Ramzi Yousef, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, ISIS, Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and many others none them are labelled either terrorist or terrorist organisation. In fact they have no label at all. Why does Google refuse to label these men as terrorists and these groups as terrorists organisations? I don't know.  But I do know Google manipulates search results.

https://www.businessinsider.com/google-manipulates-search-results-report-2019-11

But a new Wall Street Journal investigation found that Google manipulated search algorithms in some worrying ways, including prioritizing large businesses over smaller ones, removing autocomplete results that involve sensitive topics like immigration and abortion, and even outright blacklisting some websites.

Is that what is going on here? IS terrorism to sensitive to call out and label? Again I don't know but it is a little strange.

Let's try just a few more. What does Google think of the MILF and its current chairman who is head of the BARMM?

The MILF is just an armed force like the NPA and the Philippine Army while Murad, who is a terrorist heading the BARMM, has no label. I could fill up this page all day with anomalies like the ones above but I will leave you with two more. Two very well known politicians. Senators Vic Sotto and Grace Poe. How does the Google algorithm categorise them?

Senate President Sotto is a mere actor and Senator Poe is a businesswoman. What business does she own?

Try it yourself with other personalities. See what you come up with.