THE VIEW FROM RIZAL
We stand by the family of “Kuya” Kim Atienza in this sad moment in their lives following the demise of their daughter Emmanuelle, known by her social media influencer name “Emman.” We understand that Emman had passed away at the very young age of 19, an apparent victim of those deadly scourges of modern times – cyberbullying and online harassment.
As a father of two teenage daughters, I share both the grief and the anger of Emman’s family, as well as the prayer that her death would not end up as another meaningless tragedy in that increasingly violent, dark world called social media.
Senator JV Ejercito took the first step in this direction. He recently filed the “Emman Atienza” bill, or the “Anti-Online Hate and Harassment Act.” Currently, laws h
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