Why the strong reaction to R.A. 10175

They called it a dark day for the Philippines. And for a few moments on the morning of October 3, it quite literally was, with thousands of users █████ing out their comments and profile pictures in protest of the passing of R.A. 10175, officially known as the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, colloquially referred to as the Anti-Cybercrime Law, and dubbed by more enthusiastic dissenters as E-Martial Law or September 21: The Sequel.

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SC Cybercrime Decision Disappoints Senators

Senators yesterday expressed disappointment over the decision of the Supreme Court to defer deliberations on the numerous petitions filed by different groups against the newly enacted Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 or Republic Act No. 10175.

 “As the lone opposition to the Republic Act 10175, otherwise known as the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 in the Senate, and one of the petitioners against the law in the Supreme Court, I am disappointed that our justices have deferred the hearing of the petitions to next week,” Sen. Teofisto “TG” Guingona III yesterday said.

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Gov’t Websites Hacked

Hackers, apparently trying to challenge the newly signed Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, struck Wednesday night and defaced the websites of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS), and a unit of the Department of Health (DOH).

There were also reports that the websites of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 3 and the Pilipinas Anti-Piracy Team (PAPT) were also hacked. However, the DENR denied the report.

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