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SPEAKER DY BATS FOR CHILD ONLINE SAFETY STANDARDS

House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III and Majority Leader Sandro Marcos have filed a bill that would impose fines of up to P50 million on social media platforms that fail to comply with mandatory child online safety standards, including age verification, parental controls, and safeguards against harmful content. House Bill No. 9965, or the proposed […]

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ONLINE CHILD SAFETY MEASURE GETS HOUSE OK

The House of Representatives approved on second reading a Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) priority measure seeking to tighten the country’s  child online safety laws amid rising cases of online sexual abuse and exploitation involving Filipino children. House Bill No. 9461, or the proposed “Child Online Safety and Protection Act of 2026,” seeks to strengthen […]