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Court of Appeals upholds dismissal of Tolentino’s libel case vs Failon

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 10:47 PM

The Court of Appeals has stood by its earlier ruling junking the libel case filed by Senator Francis Tolentino against former ABS-CBN broadcaster Ted Failon, finding “no merit” in the senator’s motion for reconsideration. Read more »

Kongresista inireklamo ng libel ng isang PLLO exec

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 01:21 PM

Sinampahan ng reklamong libelo ng isang opisyal ng Presidential Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO) ang isang mambabatas dahil sa akusasyong nagnakaw raw ito ng cellphone.   Read more »

Court postpones arraignment of Rappler chief Ressa, reporter on 3rd cyber libel case

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 04 04:00 PM

A Manila court on Thursday granted the plea of Rappler chief Maria Ressa and writer Rambo Talabong to postpone their arraignment for a cyber libel case over an article alleging "thesis for sale" at the De La Salle-College of St. Benilde. Read more »

College professor sues Maria Ressa, Rappler reporter over article alleging 'thesis for sale'

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 06:57 PM

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa is facing her third cyber libel case, this time over an article alleging thesis for sale at the De La Salle - College of St. Benilde. Read more »

Ressa enters no plea in second cyber libel case

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 15 12:12 PM

Rappler chief Maria Ressa on Tuesday did not enter a plea to to the conditional arraignment for the second cyber libel charge filed against her by businessman Wilfredo Keng. Read more »

Red-tagging dapat gawing krimen: constitutional law expert

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 07 08:37 PM

Naniniwala ang isang legal expert na dapat gawing krimen ang red-baiting o red tagging dahil may kaakibat na peligro. Read more »

Makati court postpones arraignment of Maria Ressa on 2nd cyber libel charge

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 11:57 PM

MANILA - A Makati court on Friday postponed the arraignment of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa for her second cyber libel case after she questioned the criminal charge against her. Read more »

'Nakakatawa na siya': Maria Ressa slams new libel charge over tweet

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 12:31 PM

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa on Friday called her second online libel case that stemmed from tweeting a screenshot of a news article as "ridiculous". Read more »

Rappler's Ressa charged with 2nd cyber libel case over tweet sharing newspaper article’s screenshots

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 06:53 PM

This is the 9th arrest warrant against Ressa, who is also facing tax evasion charges over Rappler Holdings’ sale of Philippine depositary receipts.    Read more »

DOJ warning vs learning module critics sends ‘chilling effect’: lawyer

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 30 03:19 PM

A media law expert said Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra’s warning to people who spread “malicious” claims about error-filled learning materials allegedly by the Department of Education sends a chilling effect on freedom of speech. Read more »

Johnny Depp is a 'wife beater,' UK judge rules in libel case

Michael Holden and Alistair Smout, Reuters
Posted at Nov 02 07:44 PM

Hollywood star Johnny Depp on Monday lost his libel battle with a British tabloid that labelled him a "wife beater," after a London High Court judge ruled he had repeatedly assaulted his former partner and put her in fear for her life. Read more »

Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump threaten lawsuit over Times Square billboards

Jonathan Landay, Reuters
Posted at Oct 25 07:57 PM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's daughter and son-in-law, both top White House aides, are threatening to sue a group of anti-Trump Republicans for posting billboard ads in New York City's Times Square linking them to the country's almost 225,000 coronavirus deaths. Read more »

OPINION: How fake democrats control and repress media

Robert Labayen
Posted at Sep 02 12:25 AM

They don’t even have to shoot journalists anymore. Read more »

Court of Appeals affirms decision denying Ressa plea to travel to US

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 12:50 PM

The Court of Appeals has affirmed its decision to deny Rappler chief Maria Ressa's plea to travel to the United States to receive an award and attend the screening of a documentary about her. Read more »

‘It just doesn’t stop’: Maria Ressa fights off 2nd cyber libel complaint

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 08:40 PM

Ressa on Thursday moved to dismiss a new cyber libel complaint against her filed by the same businessman who secured a conviction in a Manila court in June. Read more »

Johnny Depp's libel trial ends with dramatic flourish

Sylvain Peuchmarud, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 29 03:55 AM

Johnny Depp clutched a teddy bear and Amber Heard made an emotional appeal on Tuesday as the Hollywood actor's three-week libel trial against The Sun newspaper's "wife-beating" claim ended with a flourish. Read more »

Court stands by Ressa verdict, tells defense: Present evidence in court, not media

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 27 12:05 PM

The Manila court which convicted Rappler CEO and executive editor Maria Ressa and former writer-researcher Reynaldo Santos, Jr. of cyber libel in connection with an article about property developer Wilfredo Keng stood by its earlier ruling sentencing the two to up to 6 years in prison. Read more »

'Bong' Go says cybercrime complaint vs student not meant to clip free expression

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 16 09:38 PM

Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go on Thursday said he has "nothing against freedom of expression" after filing a complaint against a college student who allegedly shared what he said could be a libelous post against him. Read more »

Court of Appeals junks Sen. Tolentino's libel case vs Ted Failon, show staff

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 16 04:18 PM

The Court of Appeals has ordered the dismissal of a libel case against ABS-CBN broadcaster Ted Failon filed by Sen. Francis Tolentino over a 2016 commentary linking him to alleged irregularities in the purchase of second-hand motorcycles at the government agency he headed then.   Read more »

‘You’re mistaken’: Johnny Depp denies slapping ex-wife Amber Heard

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 08 11:31 PM

Hollywood actor Johnny Depp on Wednesday denied claims that he slapped his ex-wife Amber Heard, as he faced a second day of questioning in his high-profile libel trial in London. Read more »