Philippines: Local operations requirement in Digital Media Anti False Information Act (Bill No. 9465)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
26 May 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Philippines
Policy Area
Other operating conditions
Policy Instrument
Local operations requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
search service provider
messaging service provider
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
House of Representatives approved Digital Media Anti-False Information Act (HB 9465) on second reading including a local operations requirement
On 26 May 2026, the House of Representatives approved on second reading the Digital Media Anti-False Information Act (House Bill No. 9465), a substitute measure addressing disinformation that would pose verifiable public harm or a serious threat to …
Event type
law
Action type
passage
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament