SB 191

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 7, 2025

Anti-False Content and Fake News Act

An Act Prohibiting the Publication and Proliferation of False Content and Fake News on the Philippine Internet, Providing Measures to Counteract Its Effects and Prescribing Penalties Therefor

In plain language

The Anti‑False Content and Fake News Act would make it illegal to post or spread knowingly false information online, give the DOJ power to order corrections, takedowns or blocks, and set fines and prison terms for violators.

Information and Communications TechnologyJustice and Judiciary

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Author · Senator

Tito Sotto
SenatorSenate President Pro Tempore
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Subjects

Anti-Fake NewsAnti-False Content

Official sources

Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.

SB 1670· Filed Jan 15, 2026
Anti-False Information Act
Pending in the committeeSen. Raffy T. Tulfo
HB 9412· Filed May 25, 2026
An Act Penalizing the Malicious and Deliberate Dissemination of False Information That Undermines Public Order or National Security, Strengthening Regulations on Fake News Through Digital Platforms, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC INFORMATION since 2026-06-01Rep. Jernie Jett V. Nisay
HB 5330· Filed Oct 8, 2025
An Act Penalizing the Publication and Proliferation of False Content on the Philippine Internet
Substituted by HB09465Rep. Keith Micah "Atty. Mike" D.l. Tan
HB 2697· Filed Jul 30, 2025
An Act Penalizing the Malicious and Deliberate Dissemination of False Information That Undermines Public Order or National Security, Strengthening Regulations on Fake News Through Digital Platforms, and for Other Purposes
Substituted by HB09465Rep. Ferdinand Alexander A. Marcos
HB 4562· Filed Sep 15, 2025
An Act Restraining and Penalizing the Malicious and Deliberate Dissemination of False Information That Undermines Public Order or National Security, Strengthening Regulations on Fake News Through Digital and Mainstream Media Platforms, and for Other Purposes
Substituted by HB09465Rep. Richard I. Gomez

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SBN-191 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch