SOCIAL media watchdog Kapisanan ng Social Media Broadcasters ng Pilipinas (KSMBPI) said it will allow Philippine courts to rule with finality on the legal issues it has raised against popular online content creators Salome Salve of CinePop and Brian “TiyoBrio” Babilonia, as it confirmed plans to file cases in January. In a statement issued over the weekend, Dr. Michael Raymond Apacible Aragon, KCR, commander of the Knights of Rizal Anda Circle and founding chairman of KSMBPI, said the group’s legal actions are anchored on what he described as the urgent need to protect children online amid what he called the “alarming moral decay” on social media platforms. “Let the proper Philippine courts decide, with finality, the various legal issues our organization has formally opened to the entire Filipino nation to discern,” Aragon said, adding that the individuals and entities named in its complaints are entitled to defend themselves in the appropriate legal forum. KSMBPI earlier sent demand letters ordering Salve, Babilonia and CinePop to remove content it described as obscene and sexually exploitative, warning that failure to comply could prompt legal action. The group said the questioned materials remain publicly accessible, including to minors. Aragon said his group is preparing to file “proper legal cases” against Salve, Babilonia and CinePop by January, stressing that its actions are focused on child protection and public welfare. “Nobody is above the law,” he said. Aragon reiterated that KSMBPI’s actions are not meant to suppress legitimate creative expression but to draw clear boundaries against content it believes harms minors and undermines public morality online. He said the content in question, which is accessible to the public, contains lewd, indecent and sexually suggestive material that allegedly normalizes sexual vulgarity, and exploits women and young girls. “Freedom of expression is not absolute and does not extend to content that is obscene, exploitative or harmful, particularly when such content endangers minors or undermines public decency and moral standards,” Aragon said.