Decriminalizing cyberlibel
"Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right that should be respected and protected" Just last week on December 13, ...
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Gatchalian files cyberlibel raps vs. ex-Sec. Cusi
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed before the Valenzuela City Prosecutor’s Office cyberlibel charges against former Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi. The ...
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The new libel
"Libel, after all, is basic to the exercise of press freedom and freedom of expression. What is expression without curses, ...
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Judges deplore attacks vs. courts
The Philippine Judges Association on Monday denounced what it described as “virulent attacks” and criticisms hurled against the courts, judges ...
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Ressa is no press freedom martyr
"She is enjoying the attention too much." I am not amused at all at those who profess to ...
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‘Excuse me, Maria’
The CEO of online news organization Rappler, Maria Ressa, says that the Duterte administration is using the law as a ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.