Manila, March 3 -- A lawmaker on Monday proposed the creation of a Digital Council of the Philippines to craft its own code of ethics and combat the spread of fake news in the country.

In a press conference, Bataan 1st District Representative Geraldine Roman said the proposed council would be composed of registered content creators, digital advertisers and public relations firms, as well as representatives from social media platforms like Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) and artificial intelligence (AI) groups.

Representatives from government agencies such as the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) would also be included in the council to ensure enforcement, acco...