Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Sotto On Removing Libel From Cybercrime Law: “The President is not against it, why will I go against it”
MANILA, Philippines - Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III filed and later withdrew a bill seeking to abolish the much-assailed libel provision in Cybercrime Prevention Act - in deference, supposedly, to the sentiments of President Aquino.
Sotto said he filed a bill last Friday to remove libel from the Cybercrime law, but when he heard the statement of President Benigno Aquino III on the said provision, he opted to withdraw the measure.
“I withdrew it, alam mo kung bakit, kasi gusto rin ni Noynoy (President Aquino) ang libel kaya winidraw ko, hintayin ko muna ang desisyon ng Supreme Court,” Sotto explained.
Sotto said he cannot go against the position of the President on libel that is why he withdrew the proposed measure this Monday.
“The President is not against it, why will I go against it,” he argued.
Sotto added that he filed the measure to level the playing field among Internet users and mainstream media where the latter was only criminally liable under the Revised Penal Code (RPC).
“Abolition, kailangan patas-patas na, hindi lang online pati kayo (media). Sayang naman na apo ako ni press freedom law author, Sotto,” the senator said referring to his grandfather former Senator Vicente Sotto Sr.
‘Hindi decriminalizing, abolishing the libel, winidraw ko kaninang umaga. Pinapantay ko lang, nile-level ko lang sila sa inyo ang online media. Kayo meron responsibilidad. Kung ayaw nila at pag sinabi ng Supreme Court hindi dapat, di kayo rin hindi dapat,” he added.
article source: interaksyon.com
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Halimbawa gustuhin ni Pnoy na magdeklara ng martial law ay papayag ka rin ba Sen. Sotto?
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Hindi sapat ang TRO. Dapat ibasura. Di ba madalas sabihin ni Pnoy na "kayo ang boss ko", ngayon ang tinig ng nakakarami pati ibang bansa na mga pilipino ay ibasura ang cybercrime law. Sana pakinggan mo iyan Pnoy.
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ReplyDeleteParang sa eat bulaga. Laban o Bawi.
ReplyDeletelol. One thing also, Dapat ang mga senador naglilingkod at nagdedesisyon PARA SA IKAKABUTI NG MARAMING PILIPINO at hindi PARA SA IISANG TAO.
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Porke gusto ng Pangulo ay gusto rin niya. Ano ba iyan.
ReplyDeleteSalamat sa pag add mo sa blog ko sa blog list mo. Sakali na tumakbo uli siya sa halalan ay tiyak mahirapan na siyang manalo. Ang bill ay hindi kanin na puwedeng isuka kung mainit pa. Kung sinabi ni Pnoy na kontra siya sa cybercrime law ay withdraw ni Sen. Sotto, ngayon dahil pabor ay hindi niya withdraw. Laban o Bawi kung ganun.
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