Rappler exec faces 6 years in jail for libel
Journalist Maria Ressa was convicted Monday of cyber libel and faces up to six years behind bars in a case ...
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A dangerous turn for democracy
"With this decision, we step into a new era on free press and speech." While the cyberlibel convictions of Rappler ...
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Court to hear cyberlibel case vs. Ressa, reporter
The trial of the cyberlibel case filed against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and a former reporter will proceed after a ...
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BIR exec files libel case vs. Tulfo
A Bureau of Internal Revenue executive assistant filed over the weekend libel and cyber libel complaints before the Quezon City ...
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Drilon files cyber libel complaint vs. Mejorada
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon filed Monday a cyber libel complaint against former Iloilo provincial administrator Manuel Mejorada, previously sentenced ...
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DOJ pooh-poohs Ressa threat
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Sunday disparaged the threat of Rappler chief executive officer Maria Ressa to file suits against ...
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Sotto suing blogger for name-calling
Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III on Monday said he will file a cyber-libel case against Edward Angelo “Cocoy” Dayao, ...
Read moreShowbiz columnist faces libel case
SHOWBIZ columnist and radio anchor Jobert Sucaldito is facing 84 counts of libel and other criminal charges before the Quezon ...
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