libel Archives | Page 7 of 9

Court orders arrest of reporter, editors over libel case

A provincial correspondent and her editors were served last 20 February 2013 a warrant of arrest for a criminal libel case filed by a gold trader in Camarines Norte.... Read more

Community journalist found guilty of indirect contempt

A local publisher-editor was found guilty January 18, 2013 of an indirect contempt charge initiated by the executive judge of the Regional Trial Court of Virac, Catanduanes. Read more

Libel complaint against editor, media researcher dismissed (UPDATED)

A prosecutor dismissed a libel complaint filed by a physician against the online news editor and the head of research of a Manila-based media network for insufficiency... Read more

The price of (limited) success

EVERY PHILIPPINE President since Marcos has been critical of the press and has demanded that it behave in a manner acceptable to government. Marcos’ main complaint, as it was... Read more

Unabridgeable freedom

TWO PROPOSED laws critical to news-media practice are up for consideration in the Senate: one advances the practice by decriminalizing libel, the other suppresses it by abridging the very... Read more

Jailing Peter for John

SENATOR EDGARDO J. Angara was asking what he thought was a rhetorical question last week as the Supreme Court was about to issue a temporary restraining order stopping for... Read more

Supreme Court suspends implementation of cybercrime law

THE SUPREME Court of the Philippines restrained government agencies and officials from implementing Republic Act no. 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 within 120 days starting 9... Read more

Martial law reborn

THE CYBERCRIME Prevention Act of 2012 (RA 10175) has not only united those who have a Facebook or Twitter account, who have a blog or website, who access chat... Read more

Media groups, journalists file 9th petition vs Cybercrime Prevention Act

TWENTY MEDIA organizations and more than 250 individuals, comprised mostly of journalists and media practitioners, filed the ninth petition with the Supreme Court (SC) against the Cybercrime Prevention Act,... Read more

CMFR on Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012

What is the Cybercrime Law and why are media practitioners asking the Supreme Court to declare it unconstitutional? Read more