Pasay court orders vlogger’s arrest

MANILA, Philippines — A Pasay court issued a warrant for the arrest of social media vlogger Toni Fowler on cybercrime charges yesterday.

Judge Albert Taoingan Cansino of Pasay Regional Trial Court Branch 108 ordered Fowler’s arrest for allegedly violating Article 201 of the Revised Penal Code in relation to Section 6 of Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.

Cansino set bail at P120,000.

The Kapisanan ng mga Social Media Broadcasters ng Pilipinas filed cybercrime charges against the vlogger in September 2023 over her “obscene and sexually explicit” music videos.

Among these include her music videos entitled “Malibog Pag Lasing” and “Masarap na Mommy.”

Fowler argued in her counter-affidavit that none of the participants in the videos were engaged in sexual intercourse.

She added that the women wore lingerie not to sexually arouse male viewers but to show that “women should feel sexy, comfortable and confident in their sexuality.”