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MANILA, Philippines - Lawyer Harry Roque on Friday proposed a possible "people's initiative" to repeal controversial provisions of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.

Roque said the proposal would mean 10% of all registered voters or about 3% of registered voters per district must sign a petition to repeal questionable provisions in the new law.

The lawyer said the 5th petition against the cybercrime law questions not just the criminalization of online libel but of all types of libel.

He said one of the petitioners is Alexander Adonis, who was jailed after being sued for libel by former House Speaker Prospero Nograles.



ANC Dateline Philippines, Sept. 28, 2012

