Senate Approval

The Senate finally approved their own version of the Anti-Cybercrime Bill (Senate Bill 2796) earlier today. Here are the offenses covered in the Senate Bill 2796. A Senate bill that seeks for the permanent validity for birth, death, and marriage certificates lapsed into law on July 28, pursuant to the Article VI, Section 27(1) of the Philippine Constitution. Under the provision, it states that, "The President shall communicate his veto of any bill to the House where it originated within thirty days after the date of receipt thereof; otherwise, it shall become a law as if he had signed it." The Senate Bill No. 2450, upon checking on the Senate website, and its enrolled copy was sent to Malacañang on June 27, 2022. On Tuesday, August 2nd, Senator Ramon 'Bong' Revilla, Jr.—a sponsor of the bill—shared a copy of a letter signed by Malacañang Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez that informs the Senate president of the bill's enactment. Although, PSA in one of the Senate hearings about the bill, said that these certificates do not expire, Sen. Read more in our articles including "Anti-Cybercrime Bill gets Senate approval" and "Google Year in Search 2025 for Philippines revealed".