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MANILA, Philippines - Lawmakers filed bills that seek to repeal contentious provisions in the Cybercrime Prevention Act.
Sen Francis Escudero -- who voted for the approval of the law -- filed Senate bill 3288 on Tuesday, October 2, seeking to repeal Sec 4(c) 4 of Republic Act 10175 because it penalizes online libel.
Sec 4(c) 4 defines libel as "the unlawful or prohibited acts of libel as defined in Article 355 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended, committed through a computer system or any other similar means which may be devised in the future."
Escudero said that with the passage of the Cybercrime Prevention Act, libel becomes a "state tool to restrain freedom of speech."
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