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Rappler allowed to file motion to dismiss cyber libel rap

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 11:11 AM

A Manila court has allowed Rappler and its chief Maria Ressa to file a demurrer to evidence for the dismissal of a cyber libel complaint filed by businessman Wilfredo Keng. Read more »

Businessman seeks P50-M damages from Rappler over 'libelous' article

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 04:22 PM

MANILA - The businessman who sued news website Rappler for cyber libel is asking for P50 million in damages over the allegedly “malicious and devastating defamation” he experienced as a result of a 2012 article accusing him of having a “shady past.” Read more »

'Bikoy' out of jail after posting bail over libel case

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 31 07:09 PM

Advincula posted a P10,000 bail over a cyber libel charge, a day after he voluntarily surrendered to authorities. He was named in an arrest warrant due to the cyber libel complaint filed by a businessman, Zaldy Co. Read more »

‘Greatly’ disturbing: Sedition, cyber-libel charges against members stun CBCP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 06:35 PM

CBCP president Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles said the sedition and cyber-libel charges were "beyond belief." Read more »

Erin Tañada says Robredo target in sedition charges over 'Bikoy' videos

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 05:11 PM

MANILA - The sedition charges filed against a number of personalities who are critics of President Rodrigo Duterte is a form of political harassment whose target is really Vice President Leni Robredo.   Read more »

Robredo ready to face 'Bikoy' allegations: spokesman

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 19 11:41 PM

MANILA - In the face of "persecution", Vice President Leni Robredo is ready to face the charges filed against her for her alleged involvement in the viral videos that linked President Rodrigo Duterte's family to the drug trade. Read more »

P1-bilyong cyber libel complaint isinampa laban kay 'Bikoy,' Facebook PH

Dexter Ganibe, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 05:59 PM

Naghain ng P1-bilyong cyber libel suit ang isang negosyante laban sa Facebook Philippines at sa nagpakilalang si alyas Bikoy na si Peter Joemel Advincula nitong Huwebes.   Read more »

Ressa camp protests 'excessive' travel bond

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 14 04:46 PM

The Manila court hearing the cyber libel case against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa has allowed the embattled journalist to travel, with a bond of P300,000, for her three overseas engagements in March and April. Read more »

Court resets Maria Ressa's arraignment for cyber libel

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 01 10:25 AM

MANILA - A local court on Friday reset the arraignment of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa for cyber libel, saying prosecutors should first reply to her motion to dismiss the charge. Read more »

Maria Ressa, Rappler move to dismiss cyber libel charge

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 26 07:19 PM

News organization Rappler and its CEO, Maria Ressa, have asked a Manila court to dismiss a cyber libel charge filed by the Department of Justice against them. Read more »

'Truthful, apolitical' press has nothing to fear from 10 Dutertes: Jiggy Manicad

David Dizon, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 26 10:50 AM

Senatorial candidate Jiggy Manicad has a piece of advice for journalists: a press that is impartial, apolitical, fair, and truthful in reporting has nothing to fear from even 10 President Dutertes. Read more »

'Press freedom caravan' ng PCOO sa Europa, binatikos

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 12:54 AM

Umani ng batikos ang umano'y press caravan ng Presidential Communications Operations Office o PCOO sa Europa. Read more »

Palace communications official says he's against criminal libel

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 10:47 PM

An official of the Presidential Communications Office believes the arrest of Rappler chief Maria Ressa for cyber libel was done in bad taste. Read more »

Poe, Pangilinan question Palace info drive in Europe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 04:33 PM

At least 2 senators on Monday questioned the plan of Malacañang's communications group to mount in Europe an information campaign about the arrest of Rappler chief Maria Ressa and other issues related to Philippine press freedom.  Read more »

Palace: Ressa 'walking testament' of press freedom

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 11:58 AM

Rappler chief Maria Ressa is a "walking testament" that press freedom remains vibrant in the country, Malacañang said Monday following criticism that her arrest is meant to stifle opposition. Read more »

Libel a harassment tool that must be decriminalized, says professor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 09:56 AM

Libel has been used to "harass" journalists and should be decriminalized, a member of the academe said Sunday following the arrest of Rappler chief Maria Ressa. Read more »

ALAMIN: Kailan maituturing na 'mapanira' ang isang artikulo?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 08:33 PM

Ano nga ba ang basehan para sabihin na "libelous" o mapanira ang isang artikulo? Read more »

Maria Ressa: 6 arrest warrants in 2 months 'not regular'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 16 07:28 PM

MANILA - Rappler chief Maria Ressa on Saturday said she believes she is getting "special treatment" from the government as she has had to post bail for six times in 2 months, which she said is "not regular." Read more »

'Not martyrdom': NPC says Ressa arrest 'done in bad taste' but not harassment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 11:35 AM

MANILA - News website Rappler chief Maria Ressa's arrest over cyber liber charges was "done in bad taste" but was not an act of political harassment, the National Press Club (NPC) said Friday. Read more »

Mga mamamahayag, kinondena ang pag-aresto kay Rappler CEO Maria Ressa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 04:12 AM

Nagsama-sama ang iba't ibang grupo ng mga mamamahayag para kondenahin ang pag-aresto kay Rappler CEO Maria Ressa. Read more »