“I think dito sa Pilipinas hindi mo na talaga masusupil ang karapatang malayang pananalita dahil hindi na po papayag ang sambayanang Pilipino,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said. READ:
The UN rights chief cited the provision in the Bayanihan to Heal As One Act, which penalizes spreading “false information.”
The provision allowed the National Bureau of Investigation to sent out “invitations” to individuals due to social media posts allegedly bearing false information. While he noted that the justice system in the Philippines is functioning amid the health crisis, the Palace official insisted that “freedom of expression is not absolute.”
“It is subject to derogation and one form of derogation is criminal clause, ‘yung Penal Clause po nandiyan kabahagi ng Bayanihan to Heal As One Act. [Pero] ang magandang balita naman po ay gumagana ang ating mga institutsyon lalong lalo na ang ating mga hukuman, at marami po sa mga nakasuhan, dinismiss naman po sa ating piskalya pa lamang itong mga kasong ito. So the system works po,” Roque said.
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