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Jan 21, 2024 · When a Manila court upheld the cyber libel case of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa cited Tolentino v. People – a ruling that said the...
Aug 9, 2022 · Philippine police on Monday arrested Walden Bello, a 76-year-old social activist, academic, and former congressman, at his home in Quezon City on charges of cyber-libel.
- A Closer Look at The Law on Cyber Libel and Liability
- Elements of Cyber Libel
- Person Liable For Cyber Libel
- Penalty For Cyber Libel
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To determine whether a person posting, sharing, commenting, or liking a libelous post on social media, is liable for the crime of cyber libel, we have to explore the principal acts amounting to the crime of cyber libel itself, as defined under the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. Section 4(c)(4) of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, which pun...
The following are the elements of cyber libel, based on Section 4(c)(4) of R.A. 10175, in relation to Articles 353 and 355 of the Revised Penal Code: a. There must be an imputation of a crime, or of a vice or defect, real or imaginary, or any act, omission, condition, status, or circumstance. b. The imputation must be made publicly, which requires ...
It must be noted that the Revised Penal Code punishes the person who shall publish, exhibit or cause the publication or exhibition of a libelous post, or the editor or business manager of a book, pamphlet, newspaper, magazine or serial publication containing the libelous material: “Art. 360. Persons responsible. — Any person who shall publish, exhi...
Traditional libel is punished under the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Republic Act No. 10951, as follows: “Art. 355. Libel by means of writings or similar means. – A libel committed by means of writing, printing, lithography, engraving, radio, phonograph, painting, theatrical exhibition, cinematographic exhibition, or any similar means, shall b...
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Maria Ressa: Philippine journalist found guilty of cyber libel. Supporters say the trial was aimed at silencing critics of President Rodrigo Duterte.
Apr 1, 2024 · April 1, 2024. Cyber Libel in the Philippines: Legal Framework and Remedial Actions. Topic: Cyber Libel Issues. Cyber libel has become a prominent legal concern in the Philippines, particularly with the advent of digital communication platforms.
Oct 18, 2023 · Oct 18, 2023 3:15 PM PHT. Jairo Bolledo. INFO. The Supreme Court has its own guidelines on libel, which allow courts to impose fines instead of imprisonment penalties in libel cases. MANILA,...
Jun 14, 2020 · The crime is simply called “libel” under R.A. 10175. To distinguish it from libel committed by traditional means, it is properly called “online libel” (although it is sometimes referred to as cyber-libel, internet libel, or electronic libel). Online libel was challenged as unconstitutional.
