Senate president Vicente Sotto III talks to the media in this May 2018 photo. Sotto, a staunch supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte, filed the bill against "false news" on July 1, 2019.

Senate president Vicente Sotto III talks to the media in this May 2018 photo. Sotto, a staunch supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte, filed the bill against "false news" on July 1, 2019. 

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