#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. The Senate has approved the People’s Freedom of Information Act, a bill that expands public access to government records beyond the Executive branch to include Congress, the Judiciary, constitutional bodies, LGUs, GOCCs, and SUCs. 1432, the bill was passed in the Senate plenary yesterday, May 4, 2026. The Senate of the Philippines has questioned the Department of Information and Communications Technology over the recent outage of the eGovPH Super App, citing funding and infrastructure limitations behind the disruption. During a hearing of the Senate PROTECT Committee on April 29, lawmakers reviewed the integration of the National ID system for beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). 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. Read more in our articles including "Anti-Cybercrime Bill gets Senate approval" and "Google Year in Search 2025 for Philippines revealed".