Manila, Philippines - On June 15, Monday, one of the Philippines' most prominent journalists, and founder of Filipino independent news site Rappler, Maria Ressa, was convicted guilty of cyber libel.

Rappler, the independent news site co-founded by the Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa and subject of the 2021 FRONTLINE documentary A Thousand Cuts, has been hit with major legal ...

Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Wednesday defended a controversial cybercrime law penalising online libel, a day after the top court upheld its legality in a setback for campaigners who argue ...

Within 1 year from discovery of libelous online posts MANILA, Philippines — Complaints of cyber libel must be filed within one year from the time the victims discovered the libelous online posts, ...

The Supreme Court reiterated in the recent case of Causing v. People (GR 258524, April 8, 2026) that cyber libel prescribes one year from the time it is discovered. In December 2020, Cotabato Second ...

Makati prosecutor junks the cyber libel complaint against Lokalpedia for critiquing 'Kayumanggi: A Kaleidoscope of Filipino Flavors and Food Traditions.' ...

A cyber libel complaint has been filed against Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) chairperson Leonardo Montemayor, a former ...

VIENNA (AP) — An award-winning journalist who has aggressively covered Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration is bracing for a verdict in a libel case and says she sees the upcoming ...

The Department of Justice has dismissed the cyber libel complaint filed by Byron Garcia against Cebu Governor Pamela S. Baricuatro and ordered the withdrawal of charges before a Toledo City court.