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Jun 15, 2020 · 15 June 2020. Ressa told the BBC that journalists all over the world were fighting a battle against populist authoritarian leaders. High-profile journalist Maria Ressa has been found guilty of...
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.
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- The Four Elements of Libel
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. A person can commit libel by means of printing, writing, engraving, theatrical exhibition, lithography and...
Any person who published or exhibit any defamation in writing or other means will be held liable for the crime of libel. Aside from the author or editor of the libelous pamphlet or book, the business manager of a daily newspaper will also face charges for the defamation especially if he was proven to be the author of the content or article. In fact...
• The imputation must be malicious; • The imputation must be defamatory; • The imputation must be made publicly; • The offended party must be identifiable. Retraction And The Action For Libel When a retraction is published to make corrections to the mistake that have been committed, it does not necessarily mean that the accused will be mitigated. F...
The instant case involves a civil action for libel filed by herein respondent Senator Juan Ponce Enrile (Enrile) against petitioners Philippine Daily Inquirer (Inquirer), Donna Cueto (Cueto), Artemio T. Engracia, Jr. (Engracia, Jr.), and Abelardo Ulanday (Ulanday) (collectively, petitioners), Dona Pazzibugan (Pazzibugan) and Letty Jimenez-Magsan...
Jun 15, 2020 · Case Summary and Outcome. 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”.
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...
