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Tag: Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012

DOJ approves indictment of two Russians for cybercrimes

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed criminal charges against two former consultants of Coins.ph under the ownership of BETUR, Inc. for allegedly violating Republic...

BI warns of fake eTravel websites that charge fees

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday urged the public to report fraudulent websites claiming to operate as electronic travel or eTravel sites. “There are...

Suspects in illegal POGO plead not guilty, lawyer says

More than 20 persons allegedly involved in the illegal operations of a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) pleaded not guilty before a Pasay court. The...

Decriminalizing cyberlibel

"Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right that should be respected and protected" Just last week on December 13, Baguio journalist Frank Cimatu was...

SEC files charges against Silverlion executives

The Securities and Exchange Commission cracked down on Silverlion Livestock Trading Corp. for allegedly conducting an unauthorized investment scheme in Zamboanga City. The regulator said...

Senate bill seeks to criminalize spreading of online fake news

To discourage people from spreading “fake news,” Senator Jinggoy Ejercito  Estrada  said he is pushing for the criminalization of the act of spreading false...

Cybercrime warrants clarified

"You may be sly but you cannot outsmart the law." With the proliferation of the commission of cybercrimes, the Supreme Court found the need to...

Beef up efforts against phishing, solon prods CICC

Congress is counting on the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) “to take strong action against the mounting cases of fraudulent bank transactions perpetrated...

Whistleblower turned suspect in vax slot sale scam cries foul

A cosmetics executive is “really, really surprised” that she was included by the police in the list of suspects in the alleged sale of...

Cybercrimes 101

"Let us think and re-think before we post."     I recall first seeing a computer in an exhibit at San Beda High School sometime in 1981....

Libel vis-í -vis cyber libel

"We have to act with circumspection after learning the true facts."     Have you had the urge to impute on someone the commission of a crime...

The new libel

"Libel, after all, is basic to the exercise of press freedom and freedom of expression. What is expression without curses, expletives, and malicious allegations?" If...

Guilty

"Here’s what the decision said."     You are guilty of libel every time you publish the same libelous article, whether in print, online, web, email or...

Free speech in the time of the pandemic

"A democratic society cannot function properly when citizens are prohibited from airing their opinions, views, or when authorities start weaponizing the law to suppress...
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