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SC increases penalty for violence against women, children ontmt online Facebook

· By Franco Jose C. Baroña
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MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court ruled that psychological violence committed through Facebook warrants a higher penalty under the Cybercrime Prevention Act, even if the criminal Information does not expressly use the term "information and communications technology" (ICT), so long as the use of the social medi…

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