CDO congressman proposes amendments on cyber libel
Cagayan de Oro Representative Rufus Rodriguez is proposing a one-year prescription period for cases on cyber libel, amending the provision on the Anti-Cybercrime Law.
Teachers’ group asks: Where’s COVID-19 loans to help distance learning?
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) questioned where the loans for Covid-19 emergency have gone after President Rodrigo Duterte said the government will be looking for money to purchase gadgets intended for distance learning in the upcoming school year.
Members of progressive groups and various organizations troop to the University of the Philippines-Diliman campus on June 12, the Philippines' 122nd Independence Day, to hold the 'grand mañanita' where they called for the junking of the Anti-Terrorism Bill despite a government ban on mass gatherings. The birthday-themed protest was also a criticism against the National Capital Region Police Office for holding an early morning “extravagant” party for its chief, Brigadier General Debold Sinas, last May 8 where partygoers violated physical distancing and liquor ban during the enhanced community quarantine. (Maro Enriquez/davaotoday.com)
Karapatan urges DOJ to reject Anti-Terror Bill
Human Rights group Karapatan urges the Department of Justice (DOJ) to recommend the veto of the Anti-Terrorism Bill which it is set to review before the president decides on the bill.
Photo from City Government of Davao's Facebook Page
Davao offers temporary jobs as unemployment soars nationwide
As the nation deals with rising unemployment and failing economy due to the prolonged lockdown and the pandemic, the city government here has allotted Php160 million for short term jobs.
Manila Regional Trial Court Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa on Monday, June 15, ruled that Rappler’s Executive Editor and CEO Maria Ressa and former researcher-writer Reynaldo Santos Jr. are guilty of violating Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act specifically for cyber libel. (Presidential photo)
Cyberlibel conviction on Ressa, Santos part of Duterte’s silencing of media, groups say
Media groups and other sectors slam the guilty verdict on Rappler’s CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa and former staff Rey Santos Jr, calling the decision a further attack of the government on press freedom.
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