Speak No Evil, Post No Evil, Share No Evil, Like No Evil

stand up and fight!

     

      Higit pa sa kayang unawain natin, ang cyber world ay isang napakalaking lugar kung san pedeng magkasya lahat ng maisipan mo, naisin mo at katangahan ng mga politico. Nakakatawang isipin na pilit nilang sinusugpo ang crimen ditto, kaysa unahin ang mga mas mga importanteng bagay. Maraming nagugutom at walang bahay sa pilipinas, mga tambay na walang trabaho, mga nanay na kuba na kakapasuso sa isang dosena nyang anak at isang asawang kuneho, bakit hindi muna progreso at pag asenso ang unahin kaysa ang pagbusal sating mga netizen.

      Ako mismo kung makikita ng mga kapatid ni escariote “may ilan ng nakabasa, wala palang offer sina caipas at annas kaya hindi pa ako binebenta”, eh malamang sandamukal na cyber libel na ang kaso ko, pede ko naman burahin to, kaso kung gagawin ko yun, para ko nadin sinabi kay sen. Tito sotto na tama ang ginawa nya, dapat na kaming busalan.

      Pero bakit nga ba humantong sa ganitong kalokohan ang batas na to, at ngayun ay sinasabi ng mga gumawa mismo ng batas na aamyendahan nila ito at mukhang sila ay nagkamali. Ayos, aamin lang ng katangahan hindi pa inamin ng tuluyan. Yun tipong, “ mali kami ng nagawang batas” o kaya “teka, ulit katangahan ata ang nagawa namin” o kaya “ikulong nyo kami dahil mali ang pinasa namin na batas”, pero hindi, “mukhang” nagkamali lang daw sila, yun tipong hindi pa sila sigurado na mali, medyo pa-humble pa. ayos! Walang enateng nagyarre, walang public hearing, basta pinirmahan. Ayus sa olrayt. Kung hindi pa umalma ang milyong-milyo na netizen at hindi mabilang na anonymous Philippines “insert applause here”, eh malamang nabubuhay na tayu sa isang cyber martial law kung san ang pede mo lang sabihin ay, pugay kamay ang galing mo TITO SOTTO, mabuhay ka P-NOY. Pero hindi, ang dapat ay ipako ang 13 Hudas na gumawa ng batas na ito, at itapon sa kawa ng dagat-dagatang apoy si P-NOY.

      Medyo mali ata? Nakakatawang isipin na gumawa sila ng batas na hindi sigurado ang magiging outcome. Paano kung tungkol sa public safety at tipong maraming namatay na mamayan, anong sasabihin nila, aamyendahan muna nila at tipong nagkamali sila? Wala tong pinagkaiba sa batas ng tangang si BONG revilla kung san pinipilit magsuot ng helmet ang mga tao ng orginal na helmet at huhulihin pag walang ICC sticker, eh lahat ng pumapasok ditto sa bansa ay may ICC sticker, higit pa s aka engotan, imbis na may suot ang hulihin, yung nagbebenta ang dapat sugpuuin, at wala ito sa topic ko ngayun.

no more witty, kick in your ass post, 

no kudos to who's behind the cyber-crime act of 2012 where, 

even us online blogger would be liable to anything and everything we say,

 i mean, we really are,

 but where's freedom now?

      Wala naman daw talaga sa panukalang batas ang nasabing section 19 na yan. Kung san binubusalan tayu ng mga trapong hinayupak. Eh, wala naman daw talaga ito sa mga nakasaad na krimen. May isang matalinong senador lang ang nag kaisip na isama to. Tipong, “syet, gisang gisa na ako sa mga hinayupak na netizens, gawan ko kaya sila ng busal para tigilan na nila ako.” At jan nabuo ang section19 ng CYBER CRIME LAW of 2012 o ang CYBER LIBEL. Kung san pede kang makulong na higit pa sa taon ng pangkaraniwang libel, at ang mas malupit. Mas mababa ang hatol ng mga rapist at mamatay tao. 12yrs, syet mangrarape nalang ako, 8 taon lang.

      Ang cyber libel ay ang “killer move” ni sen tito sotto para sugpuin ang mga may utak “ dahil binabasa mo to, isa ka dun” o mga critic nya na ayaw tumigil sa panlilibak ng kanyang pansososoto “see WOTL SUMOSOTTO”. Bawal ka mag-like, share o post ng kahit anong laban sa gobyerno at mga nagppatakbo nito, libel kagad ang kaso mo. Ang malupit ditto, pede ka nilang hulihin kahit walang warrant of arrest, at pede nilang kumpiskahin ang gamit mo sa oras na may Makita silang labag sa batas, prima facie, pede ka ng hulihin basta Makita ang post mo. Kahit yung mga luma mong post bago pa nagawa ang batas na to, basta na trace, wala ng hearing, shoot ka kagad sa balde.

cyber crime law 101: pag may nabasa ka na post tungkol sa gobyerno, 

o kahit anong paninira sa politiko, wag mo ng i like o share, 

murahin mo na mismo, ganun din yon, parehas lang ang kaso.

      Nakakalungkot lang isipin na ang dating Sen. Benigno “ninoy” Aquino Jr. ay lumaban para sa malayang pamamahayag, at ito rin mismo ang isa sa dahilan ng kanyang kamatayan, at sa anak pa nya mismo tayu makakaranas ng opresyon. Di ko malaman kung may after shock ba si Penoy o gusto nya lang maranasan din natin ang dinanas nila noong martial law.

judas13 and the bald demon

      Sa trabaho napagusapan nadin ang batas nato, kasali tong mismong blog ko. Yari na daw ako, pero di ibig sabihin na to mananahimik nga ako. I am liable to each and everthing that I say in here, and no dickhead can stop me from saying what I think is worth saying. I would rather end up in jail than die every day of mumbling things that I wish I have shouted out. Kung kakasuhan ako, go! Pero tulad nga ng sinabi ng isa 13hudas na si sen. Angara “if what you are saying is true then you have a good defense”. Ayos, may magnanakaw ba na umamin sa ninakaw nya? It’s more fun in the phillipines! Kapit ko bayag ko “not literally”, sue me, pero di ko buburahin lahat ng nakapost ditto. Nek-nek nyo, lets see if they have the balls too.

...we are not that free after all. think of this, they are not that dim-witted as all of you are saying, 

they are braniacs who managed to gag our mind and leash our hands.

 sayonara to those witty kick in your ass post. no more blogs,

 no more bloggers,

 only malnourished readers who only reads KRIS AQUINO'S story. 

i mean, no one can shut her mouth, not even. P-NOY.

      Nakakatuwang isipin na saglit na pamamayagpag sa internet ng ilang kumokontra sa batas ay lumobo ang bilang ng mga pinoy na umalma sa batas na kung saan walang mamayang pinoy ang tunay na makikinabag “kung meron man, eh mga politico lang”. matindi pa sa edsa 1,2,3,3.5, at 3. Almost 4 na. yun tipong a single matchstick can burn million trees. Maraming umaklas, maraming kumalaban. Kudos sa bawat pinoy na lumaban, nakaka lunkot lang isipin na may yung iba hindi na lumaban, ginawa pang korni ang ginagawa naming na pag laban. Hindi ako ng palit ng BLACK Profile Picture, dahil silhouette na mismo image ko. Nakaka-ungas lang yung iba na nagpalit nga, blue, yellow, pink o violet, tangna, ano yun undecided kayu? Or, partial, sa gitna lang, o balik harap? Pare, di naman biruan yung pinaglalaban naming, kalayaan mo, ko at ng sususnod sayo. Sa oras na hindi natin mabago ang takbo ng panahon, patuloy lang tayong tatangong para mga baka sa gusto ng gobyerno. Sasangayon kahit na ikaw na mismo ay ginagago, sa huli, magsisi tayo at idadaan naman sa edsa ang lahat. Diba mas maganda kung habang maaga pa ay putulin na natin ang sungay. Mahirap pag dating ng araw, matigas pa sa adobe ang sungay ng mga hinayupak na yan.

      Ang mga batas ay ginawa para sa kapakanan ng mamayan, hindi ng mga politikko na wumawaldas ng pera n gating bayan. Mamayan ang pundasyon ng lahat, kung lilimitahan mo ang kanyang karapatan, tangalin na natin ang salitang demokrasya ditto sa ating bansa. Itapon na  natin sa dagat lahat ng imahe, idealism ni NINOy na buong yabang na ipinagmamalaki ni PENOY. Sa huli, maiisip ng bawat isa na kaysa maki alam ka sa mga ganitong bagay, mabuti pang manuod ka nalng ng youporn at magbabalbal, kaso pare sa CYBER LAW, bawal na ang site na ito.

THIS IS WORTH READING!

Hindi ako nakikiuso or what but I'm really against this law.

So. eto na pala ang last day ng Freedom of speech nating mga Pilipino. Nakakatakot mang isipin pero maipapasa na ang batas na supposedly magpoprotekta sa mga karahasan na nangyayari over the net.

Kawawa naman ang magiging bagong generation, bawal na sila maging pranka, bawal na magsabi ng nararamdaman. In short

magiging plastic tayo samantalang pinagbabawal na ang pag gamit ng plastic. Nakakainis isipin na marami ang nakahilata sa mga kalsada, marami ang naghihirap, nagugutom, namamatay pero ano ang inuuna? yung pagpapasa ng Anti Cybercrime law na yan. Akala ko ba Democratic Country ang Pilipinas, Akala ko ba kami ang Boss mo. Pero bakit ganun? Bakit naman tinatanggalan mo kami ng kapangyarihan. Eto na nga lang ang bagay na nagagawa ng mga Juan dela Cruz sa panahon ngayon tas aalisin mo na rin?

So dati haters gonna hate lang pero ngayon, haters go to prison na. WOW. Bongga diba? and besides Pinoy tayo, masyado tayong opinionated, papaano nyo kami mapipigilan magreact sa mga bagay bagay.

Natatawa ako habang tinatype ko to kasi naisip ko. Magkikita kayo ng kaibigan mo sa kulungan. "Pare ano kaso mo?" "Ako? Ni like ko lang yung picture tas nag comment ako ng hehe" Pucha pwede tayo umabot ng 12 years dito samantalang yung mga nahulihan ng droga, yung mga nakasuhan ng homicide of frustrated murder aabutin lang sila ng 5- 9 years sa kulungan. Astig diba? Its a shame that Rapist would be stuck in prison for 8 years. Edi mas ok pa pala mang rape kaysa sa magpost, maglike, magcomment, mag share, mag blog, mag favorite at mag tweet.

Tama pa bang sabihin na its more fun in the Philippines? tuwang tuwa na siguro ang mga politicians because they could sue us for our blog posts. No more tumblr rants narin siguro no? Dapat ipaglaban natin ang ating karapatan, ipaglaban natin ang boses natin. Si Dr. Jose Rizal, nakulong pero hindi nanahimik. Lumaban at naging bayani. Siguro hindi pa huli ang lahat para tayo ay magtulungan at maging isang Dr. Jose Rizal.

Magugulat ka nalang na NOTIFICATIONS: You have one (1) new warrant of arrest and two (2) inmates just followed you. Ang cool isipin diba? :) We are now entering a cyber martial law, Please fasten your seatbelts, zip your mouths because its gonna be one hell of a ride. Biruin mo, kada pilipino na gumagamit ng internet, nasa kulungan. Parang isang masayang Grand Eyeball ng isang fanpage sa facebook. :)

Simula bukas. Bawal na ang downloads, bawal na din ang mga live streaming ng NBA games. Laban ni Pacquiao at kung ano ano pa na sa pay per view mo lang makikita. Diba mas mura ang 20 pesos na pang computer kesa sa 400 pesos na tickets sa sinehan or 999 pesos na pagsusubscribe sa pay per view channel. Kawawa naman ang kababayan natin, Eh patay tayo dyan, eleksyon na. So ano? Change of heart na naman? Haay buhay.

hell yeah!

Papaano na kaming mga Journalists, bloggers at writers. Bawal na rin kami mag exist dahil sa batas na to? Bawal na naming gawin yung bagay na mahal namin dahil sa batas na to? Grabe para kaming mga elepante na pinipilit nyong tanggalan ng Ivory tusks.

Imbis na comment mo, ganito na ang lalabas ████████████████. [ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛ ʙʟᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ.] (ʀᴀ ɴᴏ. 10175)

Ansaya saya diba? :) Oh no, I liked a comment/post or status. I might go to jail :(( Hahaha. Pwedeng pwede na tayong insultuhin, lokohin at maliitin ng mga taga ibang bansa at wala tayong karapatan para magreply o ipaglaban ang ating sarili dahil baka makulong tayo. LOL Baka susunod may Cyber Kotong narin :)))

Ano susunod dito? Communist Government na? Kahit ano mang gawin nyo. Makakahanap at makakahanap kami ng paraan para gumawa ng panibagong NOLI ME TANGERE AT EL FILIBUSTERISMO. Siguro dapat nalang nating antayin na ideliver sa mga bahay natin yung military uniform tas magiging Democratic People's republic of the Philippines.

Cyber bullying, Cyber sex, Hacking, Internet scamming, Internet fraud. yan dapat ang mga bagay na sakop ng cybercrime law na yan.

Ayon sa ARTICLE 3, SECTION 4: “No law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech, of expression.

Lumaban tayo sa Opresyon ng mga Kastila, Tinalo natin ang pananakop ng mga hapon, Nagkapit bisig tayo sa panahon ng Martial Law. Masyado nating pinaghirapan ang Freedom of Speech natin tapos kukunin lang sa atin ng basta basta.

KARAPATAN NAMING MAGLAHAD NG AMING NARARAMDAMAN, KARAPATAN NAMING IPARINIG ANG AMING BOSES SA LIPUNAN.

Goodbye Freedom of Speech. Mamimiss ka ng milyong - milyon na netizens.

~Eunice

sayonara

You Just Lost Your Freedom Of Speech

Numbers Don't Lie

By ANDREW JAMES MASIGAN

September 30, 2012, 3:48pm

MANILA, Philippines — For 25 years, we’ve seen how our neighbors surged economically under what Prime Minister Mohammed Mahathir describes as “controlled democracy.” We, on the other hand, marched on towards rebuilding our democratic institutions, even if it meant slower growth. Deep in our hearts, we knew that democracy was worth the sacrifice.

The world sang the praises of countries like Malaysia for their spectacular growth, while in the same breath, undermined the Philippines for being an underachiever. It stung, I can tell you that first hand. But many of us managed to keep our morale high by telling ourselves that despite all the ills that absolute democracy brings, at least we Filipinos have genuine liberty, not the least of which is our freedom of speech and expression.

Last September 12, with hardly any debate in the legislature or consultation with private sector groups like the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines or the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, and under the public’s radar, that freedom was taken away from us.

President Aquino signed into law the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, which, apart from banning cybersex, child pornography, illegal access, identity theft, password theft and computer forgery, also extends libel (as defined by Article 355 of the Revised Penal Code) on whatever is said or written on the Internet.

To us, this means we can no longer speak our minds and make our voices heard on the only platform accessible to us—the Internet. It means we can no longer “like” a comment deemed libelous, re-tweet a link of what could be construed as defamatory material, or even e-mail articles that some people may consider slanderous. All these are now counted as crimes…crimes that may cost us a jail term of six to 12 years. (Note that the law on cyber libel calls for a punishment “one-step higher” than ordinary libel, where jail terms could range from only six to 50 months.)

In addition, one can be criminally liable even if the libelous material was written outside the Philippines. For as long as it affects a natural or judicial person who is in the country, that writer can be thrown into jail.

So in one fell swoop, the government gagged the public from expressing its criticisms, discontent and outrage. It choked the free trade of ideas, which allows us all to fiscalize the truth on our own. It limits the flow of information to only what is force-fed to us by government. Even worse, it frees incompetent and corrupt politicians from public censure, which we often do through the Internet.

In short, the Cybercrime Prevention Act holds a libel case over the head of every Filipino, preventing him from expressing what’s on his mind.

No More Check And Balance

Through social media, we’ve been able to dislodge the crony-run administration of Erap via EDSA Dos. We’ve exposed the many corrupt dealings of GMA. We’ve bared to full public view the serial plagiarism of Tito Sotto. We’ve even condemned the bullying of citizen Blair Carabuena and called for him to publicly apologize to traffic enforcer Saturnino Fabros. All these will no longer be possible as imprisonment threatens anyone who speaks freely about people and issues.

It’s a shame because the Internet is the best thing that happened to Philippine politics. In many ways, it serves as a check and balance to ensure that politicians stay in the straight and narrow. It also serves as a quality control mechanism that forces public officials to do their jobs with competence and integrity.

Senator Sotto was quoted saying, “Once the Cybercrime Bill is enacted into law, they (the public) will be accountable for what they say or write.” The senator was referring to the people who lambasted him over his repeated plagiarism, something he belligerently refuses to own up to. A well-placed source said that it was Sotto who convinced Senator Angara (the senate’s sponsor of the Cybercrime bill) to extend the proviso of libel to things written on the Internet, something Senator Angara acceded to.

Senator Sotto got what he wanted. Now, he can drag anyone to court for expressing their disgust on his plagiarism. Put in another way, he can go on committing plagiarism until he is blue in the face and the public will be scared to a stupor to express their disapproval for fear of being dragged to court.

As I said, the Cybercrime Prevention Act has eliminated check and balance.

A Haphazardly Written Law

As mentioned earlier, the law transplants the Revised Penal Code’s definition of “libel” to things written on the Internet without specifying who is liable. This is problematic.

Our Penal Code states that “any person who shall publish, exhibit or cause the publication or exhibition of any defamation in writing or by similar means” shall be held responsible for libel. In other words, a newspaper publisher can be made legally responsible for libel in as much as the reporter who wrote the libelous piece.

Following this logic, does this mean that Yahoo Philippines can be held legally responsible for libelous statements made in its chat rooms? Will local blog hosts like Blogspot.com be made liable for slanderous blogs made by its subscribers? Clearly, the law was not clearly thought out.

The very nature of social media is that it encourages people to post, “like” or share its contents. Since website owners have no control over what is written in public forums, they are now left wide open to libel cases. The only possible remedy to this is to filter the million of entries in their websites to weed out all libelous content. Since this is next to impossible, website owners will have no recourse but to shut down their sites altogether or preclude its use in the Philippines. This is the consequence of the law.

Our Basic Freedom 

Records show that the United Nations’ (UN) Committee on Human Rights has already called the attention of government for its outdated libel laws (it was written 80 years ago). According to the UN, it curtails freedom of speech and puts it in violation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights for which the Philippines is a signatory. The UN calls for its amendment or repeal.

Instead of heeding the call of the United Nations, our legislators further extended the reach of our libel laws to include cyberspace. Talk about one step forward, two steps back!

One of the authors of the Cybercrime Bill sent me a private message saying that “no freedom is absolute.” Sorry Mr. Congressman, I don’t know where you were in 1986, but most of us risked life and limb to gain true and absolute freedom from the clutches of a despot. I’m not about to give it up all because you think freedom cannot be absolute.

Freedom’s Advocate

Senator Teofisto Guingona is the lone senator who opposed the Cybercrime Bill. He believes that some provisions of the law are unconstitutional in that they restrain the people’s liberties.

Although the good senator was clearly outnumbered, he is still looking to challenge some provisions of the law either by taking it up to the Supreme Court or pushing for an amendment.

It’s going to be a tough road ahead for Senator Guingona. We should all support and fight alongside him if only to protect the freedom we fought so hard for in 1986. Meanwhile, be careful what you write on the Internet.