Extortion, not free speech
The rule of law cannot survive if every criminal prosecution involving a public personality is automatically repackaged as ‘suppression.’
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The rule of law cannot survive if every criminal prosecution involving a public personality is automatically repackaged as ‘suppression.’
The Supreme Court has dismissed indirect contempt petitions against Akbayan Rep. Percival Cendaña, Larry Gadon, and Richard Heydarian, reaffirming that public…
The House prosecution panel dismissed Vice President Sara Duterte’s free speech defense in her impeachment case, arguing that constitutional rights cannot be…
House prosecutor Zia Alonto Adiong rejects Vice President Sara Duterte’s free speech defense in her impeachment case, arguing constitutional rights can’t…
The Philippine National Police moves to dismiss a police doctor arrested in an entrapment operation for allegedly extorting P50,000 from a recruitment…
A Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) director has been placed under preventive suspension after being arrested in an entrapment operation by the National…
Jay Sonza dismisses the libel complaint filed by former senator Antonio Trillanes IV, asserting he only echoed public statements and exercised his…
Online media personality Franco Mabanta and four others posted bail after being charged with robbery by extortion in connection with an alleged ₱300-million…
The NBI has named PGMN anchor CJ Hirro a person of interest in an alleged P350-million extortion case involving online personality Franco Mabanata and former…
“That is NOT journalism, that is extortion.”
Four lawmakers allied with former president Rodrigo Duterte opposed moves to impose additional sanctions on Cavite Rep. Kiko Barzaga, warning it would violate…
There is a compelling case for legislation that criminalizes the commercialized manipulation of public discourse.
A legal discussion on whether reporting paid online trolls to Congress violates free speech, highlighting constitutional protections, the Supreme Court’s 2025…
The Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by vloggers questioning a House inquiry into fake news, ruling that Congress did not violate their freedom of…
Several high-ranking Democrats accused President Donald Trump of waging war on free speech.
In this day and age, where free speech is under attack, may it continue to champion the cause of free speech and advance the interests of everyone.
The Supreme Court ruled that media accreditation rules must respect constitutional rights to free speech and expression, ensuring that limitations are…