Trending, viral memes circulating social media channels could soon send netizens to jail. Philippine senator Nancy Binay has proposed the Electronic Violence Against Women (E-VAW) Law of 2013, a bill against "electronic violence."

Internet memes are a common sight on social networks like Facebook, Tumblr, Reddit, and Twitter, among others. Netizens all over the world generally create and spread memes for the sake of humour. National leaders have not been spared by such social media posts. In Australia, former Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been in several mocking memes for her political stand, among other things.

Sen Binay's bill is also seen as a protection against cyber bullies. But due to what the Philippine lady senator had gone through during her campaign period, the bill is also widely seen as a form of cyber vengeance.

The newly elected Senator Nancy Binay, daughter of Philippine Vice President Jejomar Binay, was a subject of numerous memes during the last campaign period. Many social media users questioned her qualifications, as she never ran for a public office in the past. She was never employed outside of her father's office, too. In an ironic show of mockery, the Filipinos' natural brown complexion was also used to criticize Ms Binay in numerous social media posts.

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Nancy Binay's proposed bill amending the country's Republic Act 9262 refers to electronic violence as the use of computers to "cause mental, emotional or psychological suffering to the victim." On Facebook, social media users referred to the bill as anti-meme, a retribution to those who had mocked the senator through memes during the campaign.

The senator has yet to specifically link her proposed law to such viral and trending memes. A local broadsheet, however, has sought her reaction on insinuations that she was seeking retribution through her bill. Senator Binay said:

"[T]his bill is not about what I have experienced during the campaign... So this is not about me."

The bill is aimed at protecting women's rights against cyber offenders, she added.

Electronic violence offenders could face jail time of up to six years, payment of PHP 500,000 (AU$13,000), and an extra fine amounting to PHP 300,000 (AU$7,700), according to Ms Binay's bill. The bill was filed on July 3, but social media discussions have recently been revived across social media channels.

Aside from the E-VAW bill, the senator filed 14 other priority bills on her first day in office, according to local reports.

Senator Binay's parents, Vice President Binay and his wife Elenita Binay, had taken turns as mayor of Makati City, the Philippine's top business district. The couple's only son Junjun is now at the city's helm.

Start the slideshow to see some of Nancy Binay memes that made rounds on the internet during the May 2013 campaign.

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