A veteran broadcaster-columnist here on Tuesday sounded his impending arrest because of four
libel cases filed by the son of this city's former mayor.
Panelo to file
libel complaints vs Inquirer.net, Rappler over Sanchez clemency reports !-- -- (Philstar.
True to his word that more would be coming, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea filed on Tuesday four more counts of
libel against Special Envoy for Public Diplomacy to China and journalist Ramon Tulfo.
Libel, or defamation through means of publication, such as in writing or through broadcast media, has a higher penalty because it of the wider reach as the audience consists of those who can read, view, or hear the publication or broadcast.
Pantaleon Alvarez belittled Thursday the Quezon City prosecutor's recommendation for the filing in court of a
libel case against him.
Antonio Trillanes: pleading not guilty to
libel charges
Libel is one of the cybercrime offenses punishable under Republic Act (RA) 10175, or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 .
President Donald Trump said, "We are going to take a strong look at our country's
libel laws so that when somebody says something that is false and defamatory about someone, that person will have meaningful recourse in our courts." The president was responding to statements made in Michael Wolff's new book, "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House."
libel laws can be strengthened after a new book questioned his mental fitness to serve as president.
Speaking of Trump's penchant for showcasing undocumented immigrants who had allegedly committed grisly crimes, then putting victims' grieving mothers on display at the Republican National Convention and elsewhere, Marshall zeroed in on the candidate's emotional manipulation of the audience: "There's no other word for this but incitement and blood
libel."
A LARGE
libel payout awarded to Kate and Gerry McCann will help fund the search for their missing daughter Madeleine.