Black Tuesday: Mourning For Freedom of Expression Both Online and Offline The Philippine Internet Freedom Alliance (PIFA) continues its protest against the Cybercrime Law as the oral arguments resumed at the Supreme Court today after it has suspended its oral arguments last week. “We hope that the oral arguments will not be postponed today as it was last week. It
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BLACK TUESDAY: RELOADED PIFA Calls to Stop, not Pause Cyber Martial Law The Philippine Internet Freedom Alliance (PIFA), made up of different organizations, netizens, and bloggers, held its first protest this year as it continues to fight for freedom of expression and against the Cybercrime Law. The group revived its silent protest, the third since the passage of the said
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Come out Clean, SC told Activists warn of “PNoy’s Watergate” if TRO on Cybercrime Law ends “Don’t stain your clean record.” This is the message of activist group Sanlakas to Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno as it trooped in front of the Supreme Court a day before the first en banc session on the controversial Cybercrime Prevention Act. With its
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“Matuwid na Daan” gone astray… Cybercrime law affront to Human Rights Jose W. Diokno said it well: Human rights are not mere legal concepts they are part of the human essence. Their violation is not the mere taking away of a man has. It is taking away of what a man is. It is a pleasant thought but one that
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Cyber-Perling: Early Halloween Special The recent arrest and maltreatment of Ms. Esperlita Garcia, environmentalist from Nueva Vizcaya has once again put the Cybercrime Law in question. More known as Perling, the 62-year old grandmother posted statements against a Chinese and Taiwanese firm on their mining operations, which was taken as “malicious and defamatory” by the latter which led her to
Read moreGreens slams arrest of activist due to Facebook post MANILA, Philippines – The country’s largest environmental coalition slammed the recent arrest of an anti-mining activist in Cagayan province using a Facebook post as main evidence for a libel suit. Green Convergence for Safe Food, Healthy Environment and Sustainable Economy (Green Convergence) in a statement condemned the arrest of Esperlita Garcia
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Black Tuesday 2.0: Occupying Padre Faura for Internet Freedom, Campaign Goes International The Philippine Internet Freedom Alliance (PIFA), made up of different organizations, netizens, and bloggers, occupied Padre Faura for the second time on Tuesday to uphold freedom of expression and pressure the Supreme Court to issue a temporary restraining order on the Cybercrime Prevention Act. The group posed as
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PIFA Files 15th Petition vs. Cyber Martial Law The Philippine Internet Freedom Alliance (PIFA) – a broad alliance of organizations and netizens – has filed before the Supreme Court on Monday (October 8, 2012), just a few minutes before the end of office hours, the fifteenth petition against the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, Republic Act 10175. Petitioners asked the
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Young people urged to defend internet freedom. Members of Akbayan Youth today hanged a banner on Welcome Rotonda expressing its opposition to the Cybercrime Prevention Act or Republic Act 10175. Akbayan Youth National Spokesperson JC Tejano today called on the youth to defend internet freedom as a necessary space for a growing democracy. “With the law now taking effect and
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BLACK TUESDAY 2.0 – PIFA & Netizens March to the Supreme Court to Protest Cybercrime Law Last Tuesday, the nation and the rest of the world heard our deafening silence as we defended democracy and protested against Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. This coming Tuesday, October 9, join us again as we march to the
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