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Read them here: Cybercrime Prevention Act and the Disini petition
By Shaira Panela, GMA News
On October 3, the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 or Republic Act 10175 took effect.
After President Benigno S. Aquino III signed the law on Sept. 12, it has drawn the ire of press freedom advocates and netizens, resulting in a series of protests, the hacking of various government sites, and petitions to the Supreme Court to amend or repeal the law.
But as of this writing, it is part of the law of the land.
For the benefit of the Pinoy web community, here is a copy of the law:
As of this writing, nine petitions have already been filed before the Supreme Court. They are as follows:
- Businessman Louis "Barok" Biraogo on Sept. 23
- Partylist Alab ng Mamamahayag (ALAM) on Sept. 23
- Atty. JJ Disini, et.al., on Sept. 25
- Sen. TG Guingona on Sept. 27
- Davao-based journalist Alex Adonis, Ellen Tordesillas, et. al., on Sept. 28
- Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raymond Palatino, et. al., on Sept. 29
- National Artist Bienvenido Lumbera, BAYAN Partylist, et. al., on Oct. 1
- National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, et. al., on Oct. 3
- Lawyers from Ateneo de Manila University, on Oct. 3
All of the petitions contest the law for purportedly violating human rights — from online libel to the surveillance and summary takedown of online content.
One of the earliest and most comprehensive petitions is the one put forward by Disini, et. al., shown here:
More groups have expressed their intention to file similar petitions before the Supreme Court in the days to come. — TJD, GMA News
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