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There were times when I questioned the one-term policy for Philippine presidents built into the 1987 Constitution — which I think was included due to a knee-jerk reaction to fears of having a repeat of the Marcos dictatorship. But with this sitting president, I am more than glad for it! Benigno Aquino III has once [...]

President Aquino, probably ignoring counsel from his legal team (who have blundered quite embarrassingly earlier anyway), has finally proceeded to issue his own statement with regards the Cybercrime Prevention Act. The alarming fact is, he has blithely ignored the people’s counsel, the people whom he once called his “boss.” A leader who has to qualify [...]

After the President’s communications staff blundered with their confused statements regarding the newly-enacted Cybercrime Prevention Act, an official pronouncement from Malacañang has now been issued. It reads like an attempt to placate the Filipino netizenry. And I found it offensive. We have been clamoring against RA10175′s vagueness, among other things. The very first sentence of [...]

…but in a tragic way. The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, a law that has enraged Filipino netizens because of its draconian measures and unconstitutional provisions, takes effect today, the 3rd of October 2012. The Supreme Court, that heretofore esteemed body in which we were putting our faith for the ingenuous interpretation and stalwart safeguarding [...]

Since the Cybercrime Prevention Act was signed into law last 12 September, many individuals and groups have come out denouncing its unconstitutional provisions, and much has been said about why we will be better off without this questionable law. What many who don’t possess netizenship don’t realize is this: the Internet, along with all its [...]

Thanthawut Taweewarodomkul (ธันย์ฐวุฒิ ทวีวโรดมกุล), a Web designer associated with the website, norporchorusa.com, was sentenced to 13 years in prison “for transgressing Thailand’s draconian lèse majesté law and breaching the Computer Crime Act.” (Source: Political Prisoners in Thailand) The website in question has been branded by the Thai government as subversive as it is linked to [...]

[Media Release] The Senate and the House of Representatives have agreed to advance the resumption of its session to 24 May 2010, Monday, instead of its original schedule of 31 May. When the House of Representatives convenes on this day, we, representatives of over 100 organizations and coalitions comprising public-interest groups, environmental protection advocates, independent [...]

In 2007 when I put together the Mindanao Bloggers Community, I had not imagined it would endure this long — this loose association of bloggers and “new media” practitioners in the region has been active for almost four years now, and we’re still around, still making waves. The whole purpose of the group is to [...]