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SC acquits Raffy Tulfo of libel raps

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 07:02 PM

A columnist's lack of personal knowledge on an issue, the Supreme Court said, is not "unusual" and columnists cannot be compelled to reveal sources.    Read more »

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, reporter attend arraignment in cyber libel case

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 05:40 PM

The Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 24 entered a not guilty plea on behalf of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and reporter Rambo Talabong as the two did not enter a plea for the case that stemmed from an article alleging "thesis for sale" at the De La Salle University-College of St. Benilde. Read more »

QC prosecutor's office indicts tabloid editor, writer for libel filed by Catriona Gray

MJ Felipe, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 07:37 PM

The Quezon City Prosecutor's Office recommends the filing of libel charges against Bulgar entertainment editor Janice Navida and writer Melba Llanera over an article about Catriona Gray's "nude" photos.  Read more »

Makati court junks 2nd cyber libel case vs Rappler's Ressa

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 02 01:39 PM

A Makati regional trial court (RTC) junked Tuesday the second cyber libel case filed by businessman Wilfredo Keng against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa after withdrawing his case against the journalist. Read more »

Trillanes found guilty of libel over 2015 statements vs ex-Makati mayor Junjun Binay

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 31 07:37 PM

MANILA (UPDATED)- A Makati court on Monday found ex-Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV guilty of libel over his statements to the media against former Makati Mayor Junjun Binay, linking the latter to “Justice for Sale” issue in 2015. Read more »

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 »