SPEAK YOUR MIND MONDAY: Does the Cybercrime Bill complement your rights ?

[Nakura]

The Cybercrime Bill has been recently signed to law. There are no cases around breaking the said law but for this week we ask you...


Does the Cybercrime Bill complement your rights as a Filipino citizen? Why or why not?

Doe the law provide you with protection from online crime or you think it is can be used as a form of censorship? Is there anything you would like to add or take out from the said law?

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[imanh0rn]

This law gives too much power to the government. The takedown clause will be abused and only then will people see that this is online martial law.

[LITHIUM478]

SPEAK YOUR MIND MONDAY: Does the Cybercrime Bill complement your rights ?

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The Cybercrime Bill has been recently signed to law. There are no cases around breaking the said law but for this week we ask you...

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Does the Cybercrime Bill compliments your rights as a Filipino citizen? Why or why not?

Doe the law provide you with protection from online crime or you think it is can be used as a form of censorship? Is there anything you would like to add or take out from the said law?

Post your biggest and boldest opinions here because your views matter!

Click here for details on Speak Your Mind Monday

What does youre meanings by complement / compliment?

[MR.JOHANN]

The cyber crime law might make online criticisms of politicians difficult citing online LIBEL.
How Funny.Open criticisms and satire are the bedrock of democracy and they are seen as disparaging? WHEREAS PLAGIARISM is treated like a speech writing protocol? It's more
S.T.U.P.I.D in the Philippines......I Thank YOU

[Ghost Rider]

(this post was deleted by anti-cybercrime task force through the help of DOJ)

[Nakura]

@Lithium

Fixed

[Imfersonated]

This has to be the most important piece of legislation ever. This is particularly significant because the president can now be shielded from being called abnoy, penoy, panot, bakla, inutil and tamad, among other apt, i mean, unkind descriptions.

Nice to know that congress and the president know their priorities. FOI can rot in hell

Ultimate credit goes to Pnoy.

[jilllianicc]

I don't understand how they can give so much attention to this issue, yet the real problems of the country remain unsolved. Maybe if they spent as much time solving problems like unemployment and insufficient school funds, we can actually get somewhere.

As for the bill, I think it's just one more step towards another round of dictatorship. They encourage us to be open (since we're such a democratic country), but they shut us down when they hear things that are honest albeit harsh. Are we free citizens or not? Make up your minds!

[blue_tracer]

the people asked for FOI, instead they got this cybercrime law.

malabo.

[Agent_hitman]

Cybercrime bill has a positive side, especially if there are netizens bullying, trolling or spreading lies about you. You can file a case against them..

[LITHIUM478]

@Lithium

Fixed

Apologies, I am being playful that time (and I am not referring to the typo/spelling). Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 is restrictive and punitive in nature.

[Chalalapoops]

I'm so confused with the new law. Ano ba talaga ang pinapahiwatig ng R.A. 10175? Gawing Internet version ng North Korea ang Pilipinas?

[b_9904]

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The Cybercrime Bill has been recently signed to law. There are no cases around breaking the said law but for this week we ask you...

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-l...board-copy.jpg
Does the Cybercrime Bill complement your rights as a Filipino citizen? Why or why not?

Doe the law provide you with protection from online crime or you think it is can be used as a form of censorship? Is there anything you would like to add or take out from the said law?

Post your biggest and boldest opinions here because your views matter!

Click here for details on Speak Your Mind Monday

I will limit my post to the libel provision and sec 6.

The libel provision and Sec. 6 itself is problematic. It can be abused by ANYONE because the law does not provide a rule on venue of the criminal action for libel and defamation, as covered by Section 6, hence anyone can file a criminal case in a VERY inconvenient forum (Batanes or Sulu for example).

Also, Section 4(c)(4) or the libel provision is unconstitutional because it does not define online libel (lets call it SOTTO-LIBEL, parang SOTTO-COPY ). neither does the law provide for its punishment, hence its invalid.

Another question is this: once you been convicted under Sec. 6, does that mean that you can be convicted of another crime under the Revised Penal Code? If so, is that not violative of the rule against double jeopardy since the elements of the crime under the Revised Penal Code is the same as the elements of the crime under this new law?

Next, this law does not include criminal intent as an element of the crime since its a special law. The mere act of posting or communicating a "libelous" or "defamatory" remark will be enough to convict the poster. So this law, in effect, MUMS our freedom to criticize in general. Be it constructive and done in good faith.

Also, the Revised Penal Code is enough to protect one's right against libelous or defamatory remarks in the internet. All you need to do is file a case and prove CRIMINAL INTENT. So there is no reason for Congress to insert the libel provision and section 6 under the new law. Plus, the Revised Penal Code provisions provides for strict rules on venue of the criminal action which ensures that it cannot be used to harass anyone.

Finally, the trend nowadays is to impose fines, as against imprisonment, for libel and defamatory cases. So the fine under this new law is dangerously HIGH. Enough to make small and medium newspaper companies and reporters (mainstream and online) to think twice before printing or posting an article criticizing a person worth criticizing.

So the aforementioned provisions of the new law should be scrapped!

[stankonia]

It's about time... to lessen the use of internet and actually live a real life.

Okay lang yan!

[rictos16]

INFORM YOURSELVES! These are the possibilities that can happen with the current Cybercrime Act. For just sharing or retweeting something online that contains criticisms - you can get jailed for 12 YEARS.

Let me just point out that we need a Cybercrime Prevention Act. However, the inclusion of these problematic provisions on cyber-libel will just curtail a fundamental principle of good governance: CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.

The last time I checked, we were still a democracy—we want empowered citizens, not scared and passive ones.

- Sen. TG Guingona
*For those asking, I was outnumbered in the Senate vote to pass this law. The vote was 13-1.

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from Sen. TG Guingona's facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/TgGuingona

[an0nym0us_1337]

i don't particularly like guingona. but if he would use this issue to get vote, i'd encourage it but still won't vote for him next election.

[Aizrith]

As long as this law will be implemented properly and not to be abused by the authority for their own agenda.

[manubol_rama]

^^ dapat nga between private persons lang ito. or kung applicable man sa isang public officer/employee eh dapat yung criticism eh without relations whatsoever to his/her public functions. otherwise stated, kung yung criticism pertains to his official functions, there is no crime to speak of. but when the criticism is merely an affront on his person, criminal liability attaches.

[BloodEdge]

It seems like the PIFA will be doing a Rally tomorrow in regards to this Law.

This Law seems like it was not thoroughly thought of, like it was just signed and was never viewed, in contrary to what the higher-ups wants us to think about it. After reading all articles about it and the Law itself, and consulting some Lawyers, I'm convinced it's some form of Online Martial Law in the case of, the Government can and will be able to just pick You up anytime from the Privacy (Note, privacy), of Your Home and immediately put You in Jail for a simple post of criticism that You post in a Social Media Network or any place in the Web.

That's like we've traveled back in time to when You can also be dragged out of Your Home and be put in jail for speaking Your mind about the Government back in the days of Reality Martial Law.

Well, this might be the last time I would speak about our Government again, since anything You say on and after October 3 could be considered Libel.

Good Luck and stay safe fellow Pexers.

[Dunedain]

Does the Cybercrime Bill complement your rights? More like take away one's rights.



Morons running the country are turning into even bigger morons. I wonder who elected them into office? Themselves? Looks like PNP is gearing up to be no different from WW2 Nazi Gestapo.

Funny that these old geezers in seats of government can't handle criticism constructively. Egos are too swollen that it drags everyone else down - talk about crab mentality.