October 9, 2012 marks another victory for the Filipino people. The Supreme court had issued a 120 Days Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) for the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 (RA 10175). Looking back, this law, signed by President Aquino on early September and made effective October 3, 2012 had stirred the netizens and ordinary Filipino citizens. The clause on "libel" and other controversial clauses had threatened the Filipino's freedom of expression as mandated in the Bill of Rights.
After days of never-ending rallies of opposition from the Filipinos, the SC finally listened and issued a TRO to hold the implementation of the Cybercrime Law for the next 120 days as it undergoes a review and possible revision.
But despite the TRO on Cybercime Law, the fight is far from over. We will continue to fight for it until the unconstitutional clauses of the said law are totally removed. The Filipino people had fought hard for this freedom, and we cannot let anyone take it from us.
For freedom!
For freedom!
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