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| Founded | October 15, 2006 |
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| Headquarters | Philippines |
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| Parent | Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. |
| URL | pep |
| Launched | February 28, 2007 |
PEP also known as Philippine Entertainment Portal, is a Philippine entertainment website. It was founded on October 15, 2006, and launched on February 28, 2007.
The website serves as the digital counterpart of Yes! magazine. [1] It is the sister website of Spot.ph and Sports Interactive Network (SPIN). [2] [3]
PEP was founded on October 15, 2006. [4] [5] The domain name "pep.ph" was established on November 15, 2006. [6] It was launched on February 28, 2007. [7] PEP and Summit Media established a shareholders' agreement on April 16, 2007. [8] GMA New Media expands into showbiz online portal. [9]
On May 8, 2008, Spot.ph was launched by Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. and Summit Media. [2] On June 5, 2012, Sports Interactive Network (SPIN) was launched by the Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. [10]
On March 29, 2009, PEP uploaded a story from an article by the actors Richard Gutierrez and Michael Flores alleging that the two actors had a confrontation at director Mark Reyes's birthday celebration. On April 13, Gutierrez filed a libel case with P25,000,000. On July 9, the Department of Justice dismissed on libel case against PEP from cites on lack of probable cause. On December 4, a resolution was issued on the court's revision of an earlier decision. [11] [12]
On May 24, 2024, Former Film Development Council of the Philippines chairperson Liza Diño filed complaints involving 78 counts of cyberlibel against PEP Editor-in-Chief Jo-Ann Maglipon and news editor and writer Rachelle Siazon on allegation series of libelous articles posted on its website in 2023. [13] In response, PEP submitted a counter-affidavit at the Quezon City Prosecutor's Office on July 24. [14]
On March 5, 2025, Lindsay Custodio and her husband, Frederick Cale, filed 2 complaints against PEP and Smart Parenting for cyberlibel in the Mandaue City Prosecutor's Office. [15] [16] Mandaue City Prosecutor's Office dismissed Frederick Cale's cyberlibel complaint against PEP and Smart Parenting on June 3. [17]