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(Unsplash) Don't look now, but the seven-month registration window for subscriber identity module or SIM cards is finally over. As such, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is prodding law enforcement agencies to crack down harder on violators of the SIM Registration Act as well as the...

Amid the alleged proliferation of paid trolls who spread disinformation and misinformation, two lawmakers have moved to criminalize peddlers and creators of fake news. Malabon City lone district Rep. Jaye Lacson-Noel and An Waray Party-list Rep. Florencio Noel filed House Bill (HB) 2971, otherwise...

The Senate has approved a report recommending that social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and Tiktok be held accountable for the spread of disinformation. Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, chairman of the Senate committee on constitutional amendments and revision of codes, drafted the...