'A powerful politician such as Piñol crying foul over a Facebook post of a community journalist is ironic in a supposed democratic country,' NUJP said. READ:
“Cimatu’s case is proof [of] how government officials use libel as a weapon to harass and intimidate journalists,” it added.According to NUJP, it is ironic that Piñol cried foul over the post made on Facebook, when the country is under a democratic system that hears the public grievance.
“Under the comments on the same post, Piñol himself issued threats and derogatory remarks against Cimatu. Online trolls flooded Cimatu’s Facebook account with vitriol,” it added. But NUJP maintains that libel, and cyber libel, should be decriminalized so that journalists can work without fear of retribution.“NUJP reiterates its position that libel laws should be decriminalized as these are not compatible with the Bill of Rights stated in the Philippine Constitution and with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, of which the Philippines is a state party,” the group said.
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