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Jun 14, 2020 · On Monday, after years of government threats and accusations, Ms. Ressa and a former colleague at the news site she founded, Rappler, were convicted of cyber libel by a court in Manila. Each was...
Jun 15, 2020 · Published 7:02 PM PDT, June 14, 2020. MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An award-winning journalist critical of the Philippine president was convicted of libel and sentenced to jail Monday in a decision called a major blow to press freedom in an Asian bastion of democracy.
Aug 9, 2022 · Twelve cases ended in a conviction. Bello’s arrest underscores the need to revoke criminal libel and cyber-libel laws in the Philippines and elsewhere. As the United Nations Human Rights...
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The Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46 in the Philippines found Maria Ressa, the executive editor of the online news website Rappler, and the journalist Reynalodo Santos Jr guilty of “cyberlibel”. The case was brought following a 2012 Rappler story concerning the businessman Wilfredo King’s alleged involvement in “human trafficking and drug smug...
On May 29, 2012, Rapplerreporter Reynaold Sants, Jr. published an article titled “CJ using SUVs of ‘controversial’ businessmen”. Among those named in the article was Wilfredo Keng, one of the richest businessmen in the Philippines. The article details Keng’s involvement in a controversy surrounding former Chief Justice Renato Corona, who was later ...
Manila Regional Trial Court Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa delivered the opinion of the Court. The central issue before the Court was whether or not to charge the accused Reynaldo Santos, Jr. and Maria Rssa with “cyberlibel,” contrary to section 4(c)(4) of the 2012 Cybercrime Prevention Act (CPA). Libel is defined under the statute as: “The unlawfu...
Jun 15, 2020 · The Manila court found Maria Ressa, her online news site Rappler Inc. and former reporter Reynaldo Santos Jr. guilty of libeling a wealthy businessman. The Rappler’s story on May 29, 2012, cited...
Aug 27, 2015 · Libel In A Nutshell. Under Art. 353, Revised Penal Code (RPC), libel refers to a public and malicious imputation of vice or defect, crime, real or imaginary that can cause the contempt, discredit or dishonor a person. There are various ways libel can be committed.
Dec 10, 2021 · On November 29, Alfonso Cusi, the secretary of the Department of Energy, and Dennis Uy, a friend and campaign donor of Duterte’s, filed libel and cyber libel cases against 21 journalists and...
