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MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Joel Villanueva has revived his bill seeking to penalize any person spreading false news.
The proposed Anti-Fake News Act was among the priority legislation that the senator filed in the 20th Congress.
Under the bill, it would be unlawful for any person to “maliciously offer, publish, distribute, circulate, and spread false news or information or cause the publication, distribution, circulation, or spreading of the same in print, broadcast, or online media.”
“Provided that, such false news or information cause[s] or tend[s] to cause panic, division, chaos, violence, [or] hate, or which exhibit[s] or tend[s] to exhibit a propaganda to blacken or discredit one’s reputation, and the person knowingly commits such act with full knowledge that such news or information is false, or with reasonable grounds to believe that the same is false,” the bill adds.
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court confirmed that it received information from the Department of Justice (DOJ) indicating that an individual linked to the case of the missing sabungeros may be attempting to influence judges and justices.
Supreme Court spokesperson Camille Ting said on Tuesday, July 8, that the information was treated with “utmost seriousness” and that an “independent and thorough investigation” may be conducted.
“When warranted, appropriate actions are taken in accordance with established procedures,” Ting said in a message to reporters.
CEBU CITY — Cebu City Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña on Tuesday said the council would amend ordinances and resolutions that “favored” Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) in the city.
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. last year banned POGO operations in the country after congressional hearings linked them to heinous crimes.
During the city’s inaugural session on Tuesday, Osmeña noted that there were seven ordinances related to the approval of the POGO-like operations in the city.
The proposed budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for 2026 has increased by P170 million from the current fiscal year, OVP spokesperson Ruth Castelo said Wednesday.
At a press conference, Castelo said the OVP, under the leadership of Vice President Sara Duterte, initially made a proposal of P733 million for next year, retaining the office’s 2025 budget.
However, Castelo said that the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) increased the proposed budget to P803.6 million, which further grew to a total of P903 million, upon the request of the OVP.
