DOJ wants online libel junked
The Department of Justice (DOJ) will present to the next Congress “enhancements” to the controversial Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, which would include junking the provision that makes online libel a crime.
SC extends indefinitely suspension of cyberlaw
The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended indefinitely its order suspending the implementation of the cybercrime law, which would penalize with imprisonment offensive posts on Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites and which critics said would violate the constitutional guarantee of freedom of expression.
CA affirms libel case vs teen blogger for ‘maligning’ another girl
The Court of Appeals (CA) has upheld a decision by a Marikina Regional Trial Court (RTC) to proceed with a libel case and the issuance of arrest warrants against a minor and five other persons for alleged defamatory posts on a social networking site.
SolGen defends cybercrime law at SC
Launching the government’s defense of the controversial cybercrime law before the Supreme Court, Solicitor General Francis Jardeleza began by assuring the tribunal that the law aimed at combating crimes on the Internet was not a “24-7 Big Brother’’ lurking in cyberspace.
SC told cybercrime law sucks like vampire
Likening the cybercrime law to a vampire that “sucks the life out of freedom of speech and expression,” Sen. Teofisto Guingona III on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to strike down specific provisions of the law.
SC hears petitioners vs cybercrime law
The Supreme Court has elected five counsels to argue before the court against various aspects of Republic Act No. 10175—the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012—subject to its confirmation.
87% of Filipino Internet users have been victims of cybercrimes–DOJ
Almost 9 out of 10 Filipino Internet users have been victimized by cybercrime or a malicious activity on the Internet at one time or another, the Department of Justice (DOJ) primer on facts and trends about cybercrimes committed in the country, said on Tuesday.
De Lima vows to protect rights, freedoms if SC upholds cybercrime law
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima vowed on Monday to protect constitutionally guaranteed rights and freedoms should the Supreme Court uphold the anti-cybercrime law.
DOJ to continue educating public on cyberlaw
The Department of Justice will continue to educate the people on the controversial Cybercrime Prevention Act even after the Supreme Court’s issuance on Tuesday of a 120-day temporary restraining order suspending the said law’s implementation.
Sex video: First test case for cyber law
A 17-year-old girl may not get the help for now from authorities in her attempt to stop a 2-year-old sex video involving her that has gone viral on the Internet.
3 more petitions filed in SC against cyberlaw
Three more petitions against the Cybercrime Prevention Act were filed Monday in the Supreme Court, bringing the number of cases against the new law to 15.
DBM website still being fixed after hacking attacks
The website of the Department of Budget and Management has remained inaccessible, as of Thursday, as the DBM continued to do security checks following the two hacking attacks on its site last Wednesday, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said.
Palace asks cell phone companies to temporarily block service in area of Nazarene procession
Even if devotees carried with them their cell phones during Monday’s procession of the Black Nazarene in Manila, they will not be able to make or receive calls.
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