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Petitioners welcome extension of TRO on Cybercrime law, call for vigilance
Petitioners welcome extension of TRO on Cybercrime law, call for vigilance
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“There is a need to remain firm, steadfast, and even-tempered in our victory today in order to guard against any further breaches and violations of the people's right to freedom of speech and expression.” – National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers
Groups thumb down exceptions in Freedom of Information bill
Groups thumb down exceptions in Freedom of Information bill
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“A watered-down FOI bill will just reinforce what is already a pattern of information denial by the government which is fearful of genuinely engaging its citizens on policies it knows are anti-people and anti-developmental.” – Ibon Foundation
‘Malacañang’s hand now all over Freedom of Info bill’
‘Malacañang’s hand now all over Freedom of Info bill’
By RONALYN V. OLEA
"It’s no longer Freedom of Information but Freedom of Exemption." – Raymond Palatino, Kabataan Partylist
Justices cite loopholes in Cybercrime law
Justices cite loopholes in Cybercrime law
By RONALYN V. OLEA
The battle against the Cybercrime law before the Supreme Court began with the petitioners citing the unconstitutionality and dangers of the law.
Read also: Netizens, activists call for junking of cybercrime law
Online, offline protests vs Cybercrime Law resume
Online, offline protests vs Cybercrime Law resume
By RONALYN V. OLEA
As both petitioners and the Office of the Solicitor General prepare for the Supreme Court hearings on the Cybercrime Prevention Act, netizens and various groups began their protest actions once more to make sure that their voices are heard.
3 years after Ampatuan Massacre, kin, groups dissatisfied with Aquino’s actions
3 years after Ampatuan Massacre, kin, groups dissatisfied with Aquino’s actions
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Taken together, the acts of commission and omission by the Aquino administration betray sheer lip service to justice and press freedom, and a dangerous tendency to sacrifice both to the exigencies of power.” – media groups
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Maguindanao massacre and the absence of genuine justice, press freedom, and good governance
Maguindanao massacre and the absence of genuine justice, press freedom, and good governance
By BENJIE OLIVEROS
The continued reign of impunity, political dynasties and warlordism, the Aquino government’s contempt for a critical press and the lack of sweeping political, electoral and judicial reforms all contribute to the absence of justice.
Anti-mining activist slapped with libel case for Facebook post faces death threats
Anti-mining activist slapped with libel case for Facebook post faces death threats
By INA ALLECO R.SILVERIO
A few days after anti-mining activist Esperlita Garcia posted bail for a libel case filed against her on the basis of her Facebook post, her daughter reported that two men and a woman came to their house looking for her.
Philippine Freedom of Information bill still nowhere near passage
Philippine Freedom of Information bill still nowhere near passage
By MARK PERE MADRONA
“The FOI bill can be a powerful tool in empowering people. People should always assert their right to information.” – Rep. Lorenzo Tañada III
A free press could never be cowed nor silenced
A free press could never be cowed nor silenced
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Last week, activists of the 1970s up to the present commemorated the 40th year of the declaration of Martial Law not only to recall those dark years but also to remind the people of the dangers of a dictatorship or its repressive instruments being revived. One of the legacies of Martial law was treating the press as a dangerous enemy that needs to be suppressed.
Martial law’s legacy of stifling the press persists
Above-ground alternative press: Open defiance to the Marcos dictatorship
Underground press during martial law: Piercing the veil of darkness imposed by the dictatorship
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