Manila, March 21 -- Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Jay Ruiz on Friday called on Congress to pass laws aligning the country's content moderation on social media with internationally accepted standards.

Speaking at the House of Representatives Tri-Committee's inquiry into fake news, Ruiz suggested replicating the European Union's Digital Services Act as a model for curbing online disinformation, hate speech, and harmful content, while protecting free speech.

"What do we want on the PCO side? We urge Congress to join our digital crusade against combating fake news by strengthening our laws by introducing internationally accepted policies and standards for content moderation on social media," Ruiz said.

He pointed out t...