Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT TO ABOLISH THE PENALTY OF IMPRISONMENT IN LIBEL CASES, TO MAKE ANY DISCUSSION OF ANY MATTER OF PUBLIC CONCERN, OR CRITICISM, OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT PRIVILEGED, AND TO PROPERLY DETERMINE THE VENUE OF CASES AND PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR LIBEL, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLES 354, 355, 357, 360 AND 361 OF ACT NO, 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AND SECTION 4 (C) (4), CHAPTER II OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10175, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS CYBERCRIME PREVENTION ACT OF 2012, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
LIBEL LAW REFORM ACT OF 2016
Date filed
June 30, 2016
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
3
Session Type

Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT TO ABOLISH THE PENALTY OF IMPRISONMENT IN LIBEL CASES, TO MAKE ANY DISCUSSION OF ANY MATTER OF PUBLIC CONCERN, OR CRITICISM, OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT PRIVILEGED, AND TO PROPERLY DETERMINE THE VENUE OF CASES AND PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR LIBEL, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLES 354, 355, 357, 360 AND 361 OF ACT NO, 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AND SECTION 4 (c) (4), CHAPTER II OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10175, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS CYBERCRIME PREVENTION ACT OF 2012, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2016 ]
6/30/2016 Introduced by Senator LEILA M. DE LIMA;
8/1/2016 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS; and PUBLIC INFORMATION AND MASS MEDIA;
(The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)