THE Office of the Solicitor General yesterday asked the Supreme Court to recall the temporary protection order that it issued in favor of environmental activists Jhen Tamano and Jonila Castro following the issuance of arrest warrants against the two by the Municipal Trial Court of Doña Remedio Bulacan for grave oral defamation.
“However, the application of this TPO raises challenges on two aspects: One, in relation to maintaining law enforcement within the specified zones; and Two, in serving the warrant of arrest issued in the grave oral defamation cases against petitioners,” the OSG pointed out. It expressed apprehension that the absence of law enforcement in these areas would embolden criminal activities.
A writ of habeas data “is a legal remedy available to any person whose right to privacy in life, liberty or security is violated or threatened by an unlawful act or omission of a public official or employee, or of a private individual or entity engaged in the gathering, collecting or storing of data or information.”
On the other hand, A TPO was issued by the Court motu proprio prohibiting law enforcers from entering within a radius of one kilometer from the persons, places of residence, school, work, or present locations, of petitioners, as well as those of their immediate families.