Opportunities,

Challenges,
Problems and
Issues in
Media and
Information
Influence and Power of Media
Economy
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
PHILIPPINE OFFSHORE GAMING OPERATORS (POGO)
Politics
Opinions
Education
Media and Education
Society
Concept of Beauty
Threats and Risks
from the Abuse of
and Misuse of
Media and
Information
Libel
- A person commits libel if he
publishes in public, either in print
or online, anything that is deemed
malicious of a “vice or defect, real
or imaginary or any act, omission,
condition, status or circumstance
tensing to cause dishonor, discredit
or contempt of a natural or juridical
person or to blacken the memory of
one who is dead.”
Would be a person
accused of libel if
he posted an angry
comment about the
heavy traffic on
social media?
Slander
- Refers to a malicious act of
spreading untrue statements
about someone or something
else, in a way that is intended
to cause harm
Misquotation
- Refers to quoting someone
for having said something,
but without using the exact
words spoken

- Can also mean quoting

someone for something
that he did not say
Mislabeling
- Whether it is done deliberately
or unintentionally, mislabeling
a person or organization can
be considered misleading,
hurtful and damaging
Anti-Obscenity Law
- According to Article 201 of the
Revised Penal Code, a material
would be a violation to the
anti-obscenity law if it includes
immoral doctrines, obscene
publication or exhibitions and
indecent shows
Anti-Obscenity Law
- Materials have content glorifying
criminals or condoning their crimes;
promotes violence, lust or
pornography; offends a race or
religion; promotes the use of
prohibited drugs; and encourages
acts contrary to law, public order,
morals, good customs, established
policies, lawful orders, decrees, and
edicts also violate the anti-obscenity
law
Is this obscene?
Sedition
- Pertains to subversive acts, such as
rebellion and insurrection, which
incite people to go against the
government and resist its lawful
authority and jurisdiction
Sedition
- According to Article 138 of the
Revised Penal Code , any person
who is found to be inciting a
rebellion shall be penalized because
this will endanger the security,
safety and stability of the State
Contempt of Court
- Refers to the disobedience to
the court where a person
exhibited acts opposing the
court’s authority, justice and
dignity
Piracy
- Unauthorized distribution and
reproduction of a copyrighted
material

- Like plagiarism, piracy is a form

of stealing because it robs the
producers and artists of the
compensation that they deserve
based on the sales of their product