BAGUIO CITY: Posting pictures on social networking sites may land one in jail.
During the media forum here, Judicial Reform Program Administrator Judge Geraldine Faith Econg of the Program Management Office said that posting embarrassing pictures is a libelous liability.
Econg, in her lecture on Survey of Philippine Jurisprudence on Libel, Contempt and Right to Privacy, said that libel, one of the notable criminal felony under Revised Penal Code, is not exclusive to the printed word.
She said any person who publishes, exhibits or causes the publication or exhibition of any form of defamation faces libel charges.
When asked whether posting a photo of a friend sleeping at work constitutes a libelous act, she said the act itself could be considered publishing or exhibiting.
She added a person could face libel charges if the photo has caused discredit, dishonor or contempt of a person, living or dead, or organizations.
Employees getting fired after posting inappropriate photos on social sites had been earlier reported.
In the Philippines, lawyer Argee Guevarra was slapped with libel charges by Dr. Vicky Belo after the lawyer posted comments on Facebook calling for boycott of her beauty clinic. The cosmetic surgeon said her reputation was debased as Guevarra has some 1,400 friends on the site. –Ruben D. Manahan 4TH, Manila TImes
July 2025
Nutrition Month
“Give us much more than P50 increase
for proper nutrition!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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July
3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 July – International Plastic Bag Free Day
5 July – World Youth Skills Day
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day
17 July – World Day for International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Monthly Observances:
Schools Safety Month
Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week
Daily Observances:
First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
in the Philippines
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