SC dismisses vloggers' plea on House hearing attendance

The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed the petition filed by several vloggers who questioned their invitation to attend House of Representatives hearings concerning the spread of false and malicious content online.

The SC ruled that the legislative branch has the right to gather information through hearings to craft policies addressing deceptive content on social media.

The court emphasized that Congress cannot be inactive when faced with significant threats to public discourse and online transactions.

The vloggers, including Rose Beatrix Cruz-Angeles and Krizette Laureta-Chu, had sought to prohibit the House Tri-Committee from compelling their attendance at the hearings held on February 5, 2025.

The decision, promulgated on July 8, 2025, stated that such hearings do not violate the right to free speech as they are crucial for legislative action.