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QUEZON City, Philippines (January 15) – Election plus the web? There are many possibilities. Written articles, pictures, promotions, name it and do them all. But, one thing that stands out is the use of memes. Be it plain or sarcastically funny, memes give us the realization that many of our netizens are brilliant and humorous. Remember the 2015 State of the Nation Address? Memes poured all over Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. With their own witty captions, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – As the election period nears, more and more viral memes are becoming popular in the internet, especially those who have plans to run in the said election. But the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group warned netizens to be careful with what they post and share on the worldwide web as they may face charges of online libel, which is a degree higher than offline libel. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay […]
MANILA, Feb. 19 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Wednesday said the decision of the Supreme Court last Tuesday to penalize online libel had no intention to restrain freedom of expression. During an ambush interview after the inauguration of the Estero de San Miguel Micro Medium-Rise building in Sampaloc, Manila, the President stressed there are also limits to people’s rights. He also said that he saw no reason for the public to be […]
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the controversial online libel under Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act. The high court has ruled that original authors of libelous articles can be penalized, but not those who will post reactions or opinions to the article, or those who will receive such posts under section 4(c)4. The court, however, partially granted the reliefs sought in the 15 consolidated petitions challenging the […]
