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Xtra News
| 7 months ago
The Philippine Supreme Court Tuesday suspended a controversial cybercrime law, amid huge online protests over fears it would impose severe curbs on Internet freedoms. The court declared in a brief written notice that the law would be suspended for...
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Inquirer.net
| 7 months ago
Philippines Buoyed by President Benigno Aquino III's support for cybercrime law, Senate Majority Leader Vicente Tito Sotto III on Tuesday said he would keep his mouth shut in the debates over the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 until the Supreme...
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GMA News
| 7 months ago
37pm Fifteen petitions and dozens of offline and online protests since it was enacted on September 12, the controversial Cybercrime Law today found itself subject to a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) from the Supreme Court. Here's an overview of...
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GMA News
| 7 months ago
03pm Lawyers and lawmakers who challenged the Cybercrime Prevention Act before the Supreme Court on Tuesday enjoined the public to remain vigilant despite a temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by High Court halting the implementation of the law.
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International Herald Tribune
| 7 months ago
The Supreme Court of the Philippines on Tuesday suspended a new Internet law that critics had said could lead to imprisonment for sharing posts on social media. We respect and will abide by it, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima wrote Tuesday in a text...
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GMA News
| 7 months ago
41pm Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago believes that there are grounds for the Supreme Court to declare the Cybercrime Prevention Act unconstitutional. "My position is that because there are so many invalid provisions there, from my humble point of...
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Inquirer.net
| 7 months ago
PhilippinesJournalists and militants in this city, who joined protests against RA 10175 on Tuesday said the temporary restraining order issued by the Supreme Court was a tactical victory for the struggle against the Cybercrime Prevention (Act) and in...
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BBC South Asia
| 7 months ago
Philippine court suspends cybercrime law The new law covers a range of online activities The Philippines' top court has temporarily suspended a controversial law targeting cybercrime, following protests by critics who say it stifles free speech. The...
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Taiwan News
| 7 months ago
The Philippine Supreme Court has suspended implementation of the country's anti-cybercrime law while it decides whether certain provisions violate civil liberties. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said the court issued a temporary restraining order...
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Inquirer.net
| 7 months ago
Philippines Senators, including the chairman of a committee that approved the cybercrime law, welcomed on Tuesday the Supreme Court's decision to stop the implementation of the law, describing it as necessary pause to allow critics to re-examine...
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GMA News
| 7 months ago
Mabuhay kayo!" he said on his Twitter account . Several groups held a program outside the Supreme Court Tuesday morning to protest the law, whose provision on online libel they said is a threat to freedom of expression. On the other hand,...
