Post by Jaspher Poblete.
A black page and a familiar logo welcomed the visitors of several Philippine government websites as Anonymous Philippines raised their voices against the controversial R.A. 10175 or most commonly known as the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 last Tuesday, February 25.
You may also want to read: Hackers target Gov sites, #OpNoToCyberCrimeLaw.
The websites of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Philippine Anti-Piracy Team, and Southern Philippine Development Authority, among others, displayed the hackers’ message which started with a recollection of The 1987 Constitution and concluded with a fixed resolution:
“In the year 1987 when the late former President Corazon Aquino passed the bill that gave the Filipino people its right to freedom of speech and expressionbut in the year 2012 politicians and lawmakers came up of the bill that kills the right of the people to freely express their opinion and freedom of speech through the internet.
The 1987 Constitution, Article III, Bill of Rights, Section 4 states,
“No law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech, of expression, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances.”
We, the citizens of the internet, fight again for this right and for this freedom.
We fight not only for ourselves but also for others who stand with us against the Cyber Crime Law, bloggers, gamers or ordinary internet users.
This is our way to express and oppose the bill that may destroy the future of the internet in the Philippines.
We believe that together we shall achieve the goal and the purpose of this cause.
We shall stand and fight for the Filipino Netizens’ right to freedom of speech and expression. ”
Below is the list of the attacked websites and their statuses as of writing time (5:00 PM)
Office of the Vice President
http://www.ovp.gov.ph/ – Down
National Telecommunications Website
http://www.ntc.gov.ph/ – Up
PNP Command Center
http://noc.pnp.gov.ph/ – Maintenance
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
http://www.tesda11.com/admin/uploads/index.html – Defaced
Philippine Anti-Piracy Team
http://www.papt.org.ph/ – Defaced
Southern Philippine Development Authority
http://www.spda.gov.ph/admin/web_pics/ – Defaced
DOST Information Network
http://scinet.dost.gov.ph/union/Downloads/ – Up
DOST Information Institute Library
http://library.stii.dost.gov.ph/ – Up
Philippine Embassy
http://www.philembassy-rome.net/ - Defaced
Mandaluyong Official Website
http://mandaluyong.gov.ph/ – Defaced
City of Cabuyao Website
http://www.cityofcabuyao.gov.ph/ – Up
Sto. Tomas Website
http://www.stotomas.gov.ph/index_.html – Defaced
Davao Regional
http://drhtagum.gov.ph/ – Up
Municipality of Talibon, Bohol, Philippines
http://www.talibon-bohol.gov.ph/main/index.html – Defaced
MGB CAR
http://mgbcar.ph/ – Maintenance
It can be recalled that The Supreme Court ruled the online libel provision of the act as constitutional.
Defaced sites as of February 27, 2014.
Official Website of Municipality of Vira
http://lgu-virac2010.gov.ph/
LGU Tacurong City
http://tacurong.gov.ph/
Official Website of the Municipality of Mangaldan, Pangasinan
http://mangaldan.gov.ph/
Official Website of Panabo City
http://panabocity.gov.ph/images/
Official Website of Apalit City
http://apalit.gov.ph/
Municipality of Magarao
http://magarao.gov.ph/
National Historical Commission Of The Philippines
http://h6ck3d.nhcp.gov.ph/
http://alayatlaya.nhcp.gov.ph/
http://joserizal.nhcp.gov.ph/
http://philgovseals.nhcp.gov.ph/
Credits to: Pinoy Hack News (PHN) for the news.
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