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October 08, 2012

Did you know Online Libel has been around since 2001?

It looks like the biggest issue of a lot of people with the Anti-Cybercrime Law (R.A. 10175) is the online defamation or online libel provisions. This is because everyone on Facebook or Twitter can now be held liable for their posts.

October 03, 2012

Symantec on Anti-Cybercrime Law & Network Security

In the wake of the recent hackings of government websites, Norton held a roadshow which was spearheaded by Symantec Senior Director of Government Relations for Asia Pacific and EMEA, Mr. Ilias Chantzos for a handful of select members of the press and bloggers to provide his insights about the recent incidents.

September 27, 2012

More PH government websites have been hacked!

After so many failed attempts to have the recently passed Anti-Cybercrime law be reviewed, some of our fellow countrymen just had enough of the crap and decided to take matters into their own hands by hacking multiple government websites and placing their banner on it. As the saying goes, “Action speaks louder than words”.

January 30, 2012

Anti-Cybercrime Bill gets Senate approval

The Senate finally approved their own version of the Anti-Cybercrime Bill (Senate Bill 2796) earlier today. The bill provides for penalties of Php200,000 to Php1.25 million and imprisonment of up to 12 years.

January 24, 2009

The Anatomy of a Blog Libel

Ever since I wrote my story on surviving a libel case about two years ago, there were a couple other people who asked recommendations for legal counsel (apparently, encountering the same situation I had).

April 19, 2008

Getting sued for Linking

When they said you can get sued for linking to a libelous blog, some people do really mean it.

March 25, 2008

The Brian Gorrell Story on Media in Focus

Since the Brian Gorrell blog has emerged a couple weeks ago, I tried to steer away from it because of its libelous nature. Obviously, tens of thousands of people are visiting this Australian guy’s blog about his Filipino ex-lover and the $70,000 money the latter owed him that it has gotten him much attention from [...]

September 08, 2007

10 Ways to avoid the Boy Bastos Treatment

By now, most of you might have heard of the Boy Bastos news and the search warrant made by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Mark Verzo’s house earlier. Mark is the owner of the site BoyBastos.com and also a blogger who owns a blog network. The portal is currently down as instructed by [...]

August 15, 2007

Why I’m into Open Source Consulting

If I remember correctly, it was from Nick Nichols whom I first heard of this term. Nick says blogging is a form of open source consulting. I guess that was my approach ever since I first started my online presence back in 2000. Back then, I saw the power of the internet as sort of [...]

July 14, 2005

Speaking Engagements

Talks delivered on Workshops, Forums, Seminars and Conferences Note: Send email to abeolandres {at} gmail.com for inquiries on speaking fees, workshop/seminar modules, training proposals and retainer fees on consulting. Roundtable Discussion on Search Engine Marketing Ateneo Graduate School of Business Rockwell Center, Makati City August 10, 2009 IFRLY-FNF eSeminar on Blogging, Social Media and Internet [...]

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