Ben D. Kritz
Ben D. Kritz

If there was ever an example of why the Philippine legal system should be considered a complete farce, this legislative brain-cramp is it: On Wednesday, two Mindanao Representatives (Rufus Rodriguez of Cagayan de Oro City, and Maximo Rodriguez of the Abante Mindanao party-list, and yes, they are brothers) filed House Bill (HB) 2562 to “decriminalize” libel by removing the penalty of imprisonment from the current law, which Rufus Rodriguez said “infringes on the freedom of speech and of expression and negatively impacts on media practitioners.”

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