Issues

Good news for netizens the Supreme Court orders a TRO for Cybercrime Law dated October 9, 2012.  This means that the law will be on hold and the Supreme Court will still review it's details. The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 is one of the hot topic in the internet these days. It has criticisms and 15 groups have already filed a petitions for the revision of the law.  Most netizens are concerned on the inclusion of libel case in the internet.  People are scared that it would create E-Martial Law to the online community.  The said libel case was included by senator Sotto and it was signed by president Aquino last September 12. Good news temporarily but we will all be waiting for the final decision of the law.

This coming June 20, 2011, Monday was declared by the Malacañang as holiday. It was declared a special non-working holiday to commemorate the 150th birthday of the country's national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. "(This is) to give all Filipinos the opportunity to commemorate Rizal’s patriotic deeds and sacrifices for the country, rekindle their admiration and respect for him, and to celebrate this milestone with appropriate ceremonies," President Benigno Simeon Aquino III said in Proclamation No.154 issued on April 26. The said date was being declared as holiday because of the request of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines to commemorate the hero's birthday. Rizal's birthday was on June 19 but since it falls on Sunday it was moved to the nearest Monday.