The Philippine House of Representatives and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) clarified that they did not issue a summons for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. This clarification occurred during budget deliberations. It responded to recent publications that suggested a summons had been issued.
A DICT budget sponsor confirmed no House resolution was issued to direct or invite Meta or its CEO. The agency had taken down an earlier, inaccurate post. This addresses a misunderstanding regarding Meta's engagement with the Philippine government. The engagement concerns platform safeguards and other issues.