CEBU CITY – The representative of the second district of Bohol has filed a string of charges for what she deemed as below-the-belt tirades launched against her by three individuals. BOHOL Rep. Maria Vanessa Aumentado (middle, standing) files a complaint-affidavit against a gubernatorial candidate...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte wants to file a libel case against his staunchest critic, former senator Antonio Trillanes IV, for the latter's allegation that suspicious funds were funneled into the Duterte family's bank accounts. Former president Rodrigo Duterte (Santi San Juan) Duterte said...
ILOILO CITY – A group of journalists and officials have raised concerns over press freedom after libel cases were filed by Department of Education (DepEd)-6 (Western Visayas) Regional Director Ramir Uytico against four radio anchors of DYRI-RMN Iloilo. UYTICO The National Union of Journalists of...
TACLOBAN CITY – A returning Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) was convicted of cyber libel filed by actor and Leyte Rep. Richard Gomez in May 2020 during the Covid-19 lockdown. GOMEZ (FB) Regional Trial Court Judge Maria Corazon Vergara-Naraja sentenced Julius Bactol Tahanlangit to serve an...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Tuesday, March 22, contested the cyber libel case filed against him by Vice Mayor Iyo Bernardo, denying that his comments were libelous. “Obviously I don’t think I said anything libelous...I didn’t post anything online, say anything online. That was...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has filed a cyber libel complaint against Anakalusgan party-list Rep. Mike Defensor over the accusations he posted on social media platforms, which have crossed the boundaries of freedom of speech. Belmonte’s complaint, which she filed on Feb. 24, stemmed from two...
Many are waiting for Enchong Dee's reaction relating to the cyber libel case filed in court against him by Rep. Claudine “Dendee” Bautista-Lim. The actor, usually very vocal on social media, has made himself scarce, though. In any case, Claudine has finally come out to explain the reason behind...
Senator Manny Pacquiao filed a P100-million libel and cyber libel case with the Makati City Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday (Sept. 14) against religious sect leader and self proclaimed " Appointed Son of God" and "Owner of the Universe" Pastor Apollo Quiboloy who is also the spiritual adviser of...
A Manila court has dismissed a cyber libel case filed by a professor against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and journalist Rambo Talabong over an article about an alleged corruption in a university. 13062025_MARIARESSA_ROMERO-1024x683 Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 24 issued an order in open...
The libel case that businessman Cedric Lee filed against former partner Vina Morales in a Caloocan court has been dismissed. Morales updated fans on the matter via Instagram recently sharing, “Today po dismissed na po ang Caloocan case na simula pa nung 2018.” She added, “Gusto ko...
