Claim

Claim 970

The Philippine Commission enacted Act No. 277, a law criminalizing libel, which was later used against the nationalist press.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: The Philippine Commission enacted Act No. 277, a law criminalizing libel, which was later used against the nationalist press.
Field: action
Value: Philippine Commission enacts Act No. 277
About: incident 1901-philippines-us-colonial-libel-act-el-renacimiento
Source: A relic of colonial rule
Publisher: Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2014-02-24

Quotation from the source

Act No. 277 criminalizing libel passed the US’ Philippine Commission and was used to bully the nationalist press.