A House committee is seeking to establish a national digital repository that would give college students and faculty free access to textbooks, research papers, lecture videos, and other academic materials.
House Bill No. 9605, or the proposed “National Cybersecurity and Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Act of 2026,” cleared second reading on July 28, according to the House’s legislative records.
The proposed law targets coordinated troll farms, bot networks, fake account syndicates, and foreign-backed influence operations that seek to manipulate public discourse. It also covers artificial intelligence-generated or manipulated images, videos, and audio released without disclosure and intended to mislead the public.
The proposal, contained in House Bill No. 9970 or the proposed “ICT Hubs Act,” would require the creation of at least one ICT hub in each province based on a national ICT plan to be prepared by the Department of Information and Communications Technology.
Lawmakers are pushing to finally legalize and regulate app-based motorcycle taxis such as Angkas and Move It, with a House leader vowing to pass a measure in the 20th Congress that would formally recognize the sector as part of the country’s public transport system.
The House Committee on Women and Gender Equality has come up with a consolidated bill that introduces a key shift in terminology — from “electronic violence against women and children” to “technology-facilitated VAWC.”
House speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III has announced the development of a “House Book” mobile application as part of the chamber’s push toward blockchain-enabled and fully digital legislative processes.
Once implemented, the House would be the first legislative body in Asia to adopt blockchain for its core processes, according to House speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III.
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, Dec. 3, approved on third and final reading a measure requiring telecom providers to roll over unused prepaid or postpaid internet data or convert them into rebates.
The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a proposed legislation on Internet equity by removing taxes on the use of Wi-Fi frequencies by local telcos.
