SB 250
Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 8, 2025
Amending R.A. No. 3815 and 10175 (Decriminalizing Libel)
An Act Decriminalizing Libel, Repealing for This Purpose Articles 353, 354, 355,356, 357, 360, 361 and 362 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 the 'cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012'
In plain language
The bill removes criminal libel from the Revised Penal Code and the cyber‑libel provision of the Cybercrime Prevention Act, making libel a civil matter where victims can sue for damages.
Human RightsInformation and Communications TechnologyJustice and Judiciary
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Cybercrime PreventionRevised Penal Code (R.A.No. 3815)
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SBN-250 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch