Philippines: Content moderation authority governance in Digital Media Anti False Information Act (Bill No. 9465)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
03 Jun 2026 under deliberation
26 May 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Philippines
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
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
Digital Media Anti-False Information Act (HB 9465) including content moderation authority governance was passed by House of Representatives
On 3 June 2026, the Digital Media Anti-False Information Act was passed by the House of Representatives. The Act tasks the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) with overseeing platform compliance and would direct the cyberc…
Event type
law
Action type
passage
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament
Digital Media Anti-False Information Act (HB 9465) including content moderation authority governance was introduced to House of Representatives
On 26 May 2026, the Digital Media Anti-False Information Act was introduced to the House of Representatives. The Bill tasks the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) with overseeing platform compliance and would direct the c…
Event type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament