ACT-Teachers Rep. France Castro has refiled a House Bill (HB) seeking the decriminalization of libel. This, after the Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed a cyber libel conviction versus Nobel Peace Prize awardee, journalist, and Rappler Chief Executive Officer Maria Ressa and former Rappler researcher...
Outgoing Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi has withdrawn the libel and cyber libel suits that he filed against seven media outlets in November last year relating to the controversies linked to the sale of the Malampaya deep water gas-to-power venture to businessman Dennis Uy. In a statement to the...
Lawyer Barry Gutierrez, the spokesman of Vice President Leni Robredo, has filed a cyber libel case against a Manila-based news organization for the supposed intentional publishing of a defamatory news article against him and the Vice President. Lawyer Barry Gutierrez, the spokesman of Vice...
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...
ILOILO CITY — Mayor Ronnie Dadivas of Roxas City is eyeing to file cyber libel against Capiz Provincial Administrator Edwin Monares for the latter’s post on Facebook. Mayor Ronnie Dadivas of Roxas City (left) and Capiz Provincial Administrator Edwin Monares. (Facebook) “Ang iya malisyoso,...
Hours before the deadline of her lawyer's demand for a public apology from showbiz scribe Cristy Fermin on Feb. 16, dancer-actress-TV host-influencer Dawn Chang issued different tweets. The 33-year-old former "Pinoy Big Brother" housemate did so in an effort to answer some of her follower's...
The fight's not yet over for Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan. After filing filed two separate cyber libel cases last July against YouTube channels "Latest Chika" and "Starlet" for supposedly spreading malicious lies against him, his wife and his children, he is now doing the same against the YouTube...
Vice-presidential candidate Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Monday, Feb. 14, filed a libel case against YouTube channel Maharlika for spreading false and malicious content that intends to inflict damage on him and his family. Senator Kiko Pangilinan files a third libel complaint against the...
The legal team of actress-dancer Dawn Chang has released a statement on the supposed "libelous" claims of veteran showbiz scribe Cristy Fermin against their client. Lawyer Rafael Vicente Calinisan wrote: "The statement of Cristy Fermin against our client, Ms. Dawn Chang, is malicious and libelous....
This is the question asked by some, following reports about Enchong Dee supposedly making himself scarce after authorities tried to serve a warrant for his arrest at his last known address in Cubao, Quezon City, Wednesday. Supposedly, neighbors informed police the actor hasn't visited the area for...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo proudly congratulated journalist Maria Ressa for her Nobel Peace Prize award, saying it honors her “courage in service of others.” Rappler chief Maria Ressa (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) The opposition leader said Ressa’s award is a...
