ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Media-Citizen Council (IMCC) renewed the call for ethical journalism following the recent conviction for cyber libel of broadcast journalist Salvador “Jun” Capulot Jr. “The struggle for press freedom must go hand-in-hand with a deep commitment to ethical...
ILOILO CITY – Broadcaster Salvador “Jun” Capulot Jr. was found guilty of three counts of cyber libel filed by contractor Shariko Salcedo, three days after losing in the elections for councilor here.The Iloilo City Regional Trial Court Branch 39 on Thursday, May 15, found Capulot guilty. He was...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Prosecutor’s Office has indicted Nereo Lujan, a known critic of Mayor Jerry Treñas here, for three counts of cyber libel. ILOILO City Mayor Jerry Treñas and Nereo Lujan (left photo) during happier times and when Lujan (right) filed...
CEBU CITY – A case of large-scale estafa took a different twist when a warrant of arrest was issued against a female lawyer for allegedly “degrading and blemishing” the reputation of her fellow lawyer and the complainant.Lawyer Estrella Elamparo voluntarily surrendered and posted P10,000 bail...
Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said on Monday, June 3, that he is set to file cyber libel cases against those behind the "black propaganda" spreading unsubstantiated claims against him to discredit his leadership.The former Senate President said this as he refuted all these allegations which...
The Anti-Cybercrime Group of the Philippine National Police (PNP-ACG) advised netizens to exercise caution in posting and in sharing any post after it served around 143 arrest warrants in 2024.PNP-ACG director Maj. Gen. Sidney Hernia said the serving of arrest warrants resulted in the arrest of all...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Police arrested a woman wanted for cyber libel in Bislig City on Tuesday, September 26.Police Regional Office-13 chief Police Brig. Gen. Kirby John B. Kraft identified the suspect as alias “Annod.”Kraft said the suspect, the Top 2 most wanted person in...
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.
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Regional Trial Court Judge Maria Corazon Vergara-Naraja sentenced Julius Bactol Tahanlangit to serve an...
DAVAO CITY – The arraignment of losing vice presidential candidate Prof. Walden Bello has been set for Jan. 26 here after the Regional Trial Court Branch 10 dismissed the motion to quash the cyber libel charges filed against him by former Davao City Information Officer Jefry...
Vice President Sara Duterte has this to say over accusations by former Akbayan Partylist Rep. and vice presidential candidate Walden Bello that she was behind his arrest over libel charges: “Stop obsessing over me.”
Vice President Sara Duterte (left) and former lawmaker Walden Bello (right)...
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...
