National Assembly set to vote on anti-fake news bill as filibuster nears deadline

The National Assembly, led by the ruling Democratic Party, was set Wednesday to vote on a contentious anti-fake news bill, as the opposition's filibuster to block the move was reaching its 24-hour limit. The Democratic Party was expected to put the revised Information and Communications Network Act to a vote during a plenary session, a day after the main opposition People Power Party launched a new filibuster to stall the procedure amid the standoff. The anti-fake news bill defines false or fabr