Internet revolution has changed the information world with regards to sharing, storage and retrieval of information in whatever form regardless of the persons location. Various web technologies have emerged, and one technology that is making waves in relation to information sharing and communication is the social media. This study was timely conducted to determine the effect of social media addiction to the academic performance of students in Araling Panlipunan.                Simple random sampling was employed to determine the 2 sections out of 15 sections in the Grade 9 level. All students from these sections were tasked to answer the Social Media Addiction Test (SMAT) before the start of the experimentation. Their grades before and after the experimentation, together with their SMAT scores, were gathered. Frequency, percentage, mean, t-test, one-way ANOVA and Pearson r were appropriately utilized to have good analysis and interpretation of data.                Findings revealed that most students were exposed to social media during class hours. These students had registered a low academic performance in Araling Panlipunan. Female students were addicted with social media compared with male students. It was also found out that those students who were highly addicted to social media had a very low performance in Araling Panlipunan. Higher exposure to social media during class hours tends to decrease the academic performance of students.                Thus, policy on the use of gadgets should be incorporated in the School Policy to prevent the students from addiction to social media.