13 Feb 2019 The award-winning head of a Philippine news website known for its tough on Wednesday on libel charges, the latest in a series of legal cases against Maria Ressa, chief executive of Rappler, is accused of cyber libel over 

14 Feb 2019 By midnight, about 50 journalists, artists and students were holding a picket outside the NBI gates in Manila calling Ressa's arrest an attack on  PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND TIMOTHY DESMOND, Respondents. 37 Considering that libel is limited as to the venue of the case, failure to allege of the Revised Penal Code essential for the punishment of cyber libel can only cope   23 Jan 2020 MANILA Secretary to the Mayor Bernie Ang has directed his legal team to file a cyber libel case against a member of a local foundation and a  24 Jul 2019 THE Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 46 on Tuesday, July 23 opened trial for the cyber libel case against Maria Ressa, the chief 

Be familiar with the elements and case law on the Philippines approved on September 12, 2012. above merely affirms that online defamation constitutes.

25 Jul 2019 "This case of cyber libel stretches the rule of law until it breaks," Ressa told CPJ. " Ludicrous doesn't begin to describe how the law has been  19 Nov 2019 ASIDE from the first four libel cases, two under the Revised Penal Code (RPC) and another two in violation of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of  25 Feb 2019 Specifically, libel under the Revised Penal Code is punished with prision correccional in its minimum period, which is from six months and one  The Regional Trial Court has been specifically designated to try a libel case. (Art. 360, Revised Penal Code; Jalandoni vs. Endaya, 55 SCRA 260; Bacobo vs.

4 Sep 2019 Nalzaro said the four libel cases filed against him consisted the “two Even in penalty, cyber-libel is higher compared to libel case in the RPC,” 

The Regional Trial Court has been specifically designated to try a libel case. (Art. 360, Revised Penal Code; Jalandoni vs. Endaya, 55 SCRA 260; Bacobo vs. Estanislao, 72 SCRA 520) 9. The recently enacted Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10175) punishes the crime of libel committed through the use of the Internet, in this manner: “Sec. 4(c)(4) Libel. – The unlawful or prohibited acts of libel as defined in Article 355

18 Feb 2019 After the arrest of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa over cyber libel, the Philstar.com decided to delete an article from 2002 over anticipated libel 

15 Feb 2019 Maria Ressa arrested on charges of cyber libel, released on bail of Rappler, the leading independent online news network in the Philippines. 2018 on the grounds that the one-year limit for bringing libel cases had lapsed. 1 Nov 2018 Internet freedom in the Philippines declined and became Partly Free in 2018 due to a growing number of libel cases filed against online  28 Sep 2012 The law's criminal penalties for online libel and other restrictions are a serious threat to free expression in the Philippines. Several legal cases  13 Feb 2019 The award-winning head of a Philippine news website known for its tough on Wednesday on libel charges, the latest in a series of legal cases against Maria Ressa, chief executive of Rappler, is accused of cyber libel over  25 Jun 2012 In a case decided by the Supreme Court of the Philippines, it held that the enjoyment of a private reputation is as much a constitutional right as the 

15 Feb 2019 Maria Ressa arrested on charges of cyber libel, released on bail of Rappler, the leading independent online news network in the Philippines. 2018 on the grounds that the one-year limit for bringing libel cases had lapsed.

25 Jun 2012 In a case decided by the Supreme Court of the Philippines, it held that the enjoyment of a private reputation is as much a constitutional right as the  18 Feb 2019 After the arrest of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa over cyber libel, the Philstar.com decided to delete an article from 2002 over anticipated libel  13 Feb 2019 The case comes under a controversial "cyber-libel" law, which came into force in September 2012, four months after the article in question was 

Philippine laws punish libel: Art. 353. Definition of libel. — A libel is public and malicious imputation of a crime, or of a vice or defect, real or imaginary, or any act, omission, condition, status, or circumstance tending to cause the dishonor, discredit, or contempt of a natural or juridical person, or to blacken the memory of one who is dead. Yes, in the Philippines, libel is still a criminal offense. It is defamation in its very essence, but covers published work on print, television and other traditional media. The same is now true for new media like the internet. This online/internet libel law, however, punishes only the original author of the post.