Zamboanga councilor: 8 years for cyber libel

PAGADIAN CITY: A Zamboanga del Sur Sangguniang Bayan member was sentenced by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) to eight years of imprisonment “for the crime of cyberlibel,” it was learned here recently.

RTC Branch 12 Presiding Judge Gregorio dela Pena 3rd found the accused, Aurora municipal councilor Archie “Ching” Te Yongco “guilty beyond reasonable doubt for violation of Section 4 of Republic Act (RA) 10175 or the “Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.”