House approves anti-disinformation bill on final reading

MANILA – Voting 286-3 with seven abstentions, the House of Representatives on Wednesday evening approved on third and final reading a priority bill seeking to protect Filipinos from deliberate online deception, organized disinformation campaigns, and digital operations that threaten public safety, national security, and democratic institutions. Listed as one of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council’s (LEDAC) priority measures, House Bill (HB) No. 9465, or the proposed Digital Media Anti-False Information Act, imposes penalties ranging from six to 12 years imprisonment and fines of PHP500,000 to PHP2 million against individuals found guilty of knowingly and deliberately creating, financing, directing or materially […]...

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