Slander and Oral Defamation: Taking Legal Action Against Disgruntled Former Employees (Philippines)
Learn oral defamation and slander rules in the Philippines, elements to prove, evidence tips, and the prescriptive period for filing cases.
Gossiping Can Land You In Jail
This article is about the crime of gossiping or intriguing against honor and its corresponding punishment. This crime has for its principal purpose to blemish the honor or reputation of a person is punishable by imprisonment of arresto menor (1 day to 30 days) or a fine not exceeding P20,000.00.
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Libel in the Cyberspace
Protecting Cyberspace from Cybercrimes In this modern age, with the emergence of mobile internet and wireless broadband subscriptions, almost all our conversations take place in the cyberspace. As of 2020, there are 1.69 billion Facebook users in the world and 330 million monthly active users and 145 million daily active users on Twitter. [1] We often
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Cyber Libel: Liability for Posting in Social Media
In response to developments in technology and the ever-growing use of multiple forms of social media in the Philippines, Congress enacted Republic Act No. 10175, also known as the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. Law Defining Cyber Libel R.A. 10175 deals with many crimes, including byber libel. Sec. 4(c)(4) of R.A. 10175 states: “(4) Libel.
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