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.
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Read also: Justices cite loopholes in Cybercrime law By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL and JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Kenneth Pua, 15, a third year high school student, treats social networking site Facebook like a friend. He confides all his sentiments about varying concerns – from personal to national issues. “If the Cybercrime…
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.
Various groups of netizens, journalists, computer professionals and activists troop to the Supreme Court, October 9 and reiterate their demand to scrap the Cybercrime Law. On the same day, the High Court suspended the controversial law and netizens gear for a long battle ahead.
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com The Filipino people won its first battle against the impending imposition of e-martial law when the Supreme Court issued a TRO against the implementation of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. Now the Aquino government is confused as to what to do. Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile is passing the buck…
By BENJIE OLIVEROS and JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Groups united under the hashtag #NotoCybercrimeLaw occupied Padre Faura st.in front of the Supreme Court in Manila, October 9 and took turns bashing the law while waiting for the High Court to issue its TRO.
We believe that the Cybercrime Law is primarily a tool that exploits the rise of the new media and the use of information and communications technology to suppress dissent and spy on citizens.
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Media organizations filed the ninth petition to the Supreme Court seeking to declare the Cybercrime Law unconstitutional, Oct. 3. Media groups National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) and Philippine Press Institute (PPI), along with 20 media outfits, including Bulatlat.com,…
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“We have to continue blogging and tweeting. We should not be afraid.” – blogger Antonio Ian Cruz
With the Cybercrime Law in effect, democracy is fast becoming more illusory. The Republic Act 10175 or the Anti-Cybercrime Law tramples upon our hard-earned freedoms – the right to free speech, the right to free expression, the right to a free press and the right to privacy. Putting restrictions on the internet contravenes our rights…
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
October 2 was marked by various groups as “Blackout Tuesday” and “Day of Protest by Netizens and Citizens” to protest against the new law, which, they said, is a serious threat against civil liberties including the freedom of expression and the right to privacy.
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