Fighting disinformation and misinformation does not necessarily include legislative intervention. Recent attempts to pass legislation to counter the spread of false information, journalists fear, will all the more threaten the state of press freedom in the country.
Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte has filed a measure that, if enacted, would complement the recently-signed Republic Act (RA) No.11934, or the SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) Registration Law.
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Duterte filed House Bill (HB) No.3050, or the pro