Press Release - 'Defend Press Freedom': Hontiveros files bill to decriminalize libel
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday filed Senate Bill No. 1593, a bill to decriminalize libel, highlighting how current libel laws have been used and abused to suppress freedom of the press. — December 13, 2022
legacy.senate.gov.phSenator Hontiveros files bill seeking to decriminalize libel The announcement comes after the conviction of Baguio City journalist and Rappler contributor Frank Cimatu of cyber libel — December 13, 2022
rappler.comJournalist Frank Cimatu convicted of cyber libel over ex-DA chief post A Quezon City regional trial court convicts Baguio-based journalist Frank Cimatu of cyber libel with up to five years of imprisonment over a 2017 Facebook post he made about former Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol. — January 6, 2023
cnnphilippines.comTranscript: Senate Bill 1593 Decriminalizing Libel Read the full transcript of Senate Bill 1593 introduced by Senator Risa Hontiveros to decriminalize libel. In it are provisions preventing the courts to imprison defendants accused of defamation on social media platforms. — December 14, 2022
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