Bulatlat appeals court rejection of TRO plea vs NTC blocking memorandum

Bulatlat managing editor Ronalyn Olea and lawyers Minnie Lopez and Floyd Tiongson of the National Union of People's Lawyers speak to media in front of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court on July 8, 2022.

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MANILA, Philippines — Independent news site Bulatlat.com has appealed the Quezon City court’s rejection of their plea for a temporary stop order in the implementation of the National Telecommunications Commission’s memorandum blocking access to its website.

In their motion for reconsideration, Alipato Media Center that runs the website told the court that they suffer grave injustice or irreparable injury if the assailed memorandum, issued upon the request of then-National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr., is not enjoined.

They also appealed to the court to grant their request for the issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order because the memo is “a content-based prior restraint on protected expression, which is unconstitutional.”

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