Here’s my post (personal issue discussion) regarding the prevalence of game-fixing in basketball tournaments today, not only here in the country but also overseas.
Link: http://donenriko.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/game-fixing/
October 10, 2008
October 9, 2008
Personal Insight(libel)–aubrey
Libel
Libel is one of the most known cases for the journalists; thus in a life of a journalist, sometimes libel could also be a sign that you’re a full pledge journalist, because you hold the key to the truth but in some cases of libel truth is not a reason to commit such crime. Generally, libel is any publication that injures the reputation of a certain person.
Under our 353 of the revised penal code of our country, Libel can be defined as a public and malicious imputation of a crime, or of a vice or defect, real or imaginary, or any act, omission, condition, status or circumstance tending to discredit or cause the dishonor or contempt of a natural or juridical person, or to blacken the memory of one who is dead.
Libel is a defamation committed by means of writing, printing, engraving, radio, photograph, painting or theatrical or any similar means. This crime is usually made through publishing, such oral defamation is another crime which is slander.
Who may be sued?
Not only journalists or reporters, it could also be filed against ordinary person, as long as there’s a damage done whether its true or not as long as his/her intention is not good and have no justifiable ends.
Thus, the elements of libel are: (a) defamatory imputation which tend to cause dishonor, discredit, or contempt, It is the attack on the reputation of a person, a false publication calculated to bring in disrepute (b) publication of the imputation, through publication, the said attack is done through publicizing such information (c) identity of the person defamed, before a libel case must be done, there must be a clear basis that the victim is the subject of such offense. And thus in some cases the subject of the offense or the offended person/party is more relevant or significant than the offender and his/her intention (d) and the last one is the most relevant the “malice”. Malice is a wrongful act done intentionally or with evil intent, without just cause or excuse. Thus, Mailce is the very heart of Libel. There is two type of malice. The first one is the malice law and the second one is malice in fact. Malice in law is co-related from a defamatory imputation. Under Malice in law, there’s an exception in Article 354, the first one is Private Communication, the second one is fair and true report which will lead to Privileged Communication which is Absolute and Qualified or Conditional. Absolute communication were enjoyed by the Legislative branch of our Government, this communication is under the congress and Senators, if not then it will fall to Qualified or Conditional Privileged communication which is done by any person to another in the performance of any legal, moral, social duty. Malice in Law could also be an escape, once the judge didn’t see any probable cause or if such act is proven to be fair and truth, then such Libel will not be nothing, it will only end to a bitter goodbye.
Malice in fact is deeper than the first malice, it will cover all the reasons and possibilities if such act will proceed to Libel, it will investigate further all the things that push the offender to do such thing especially if it is a fruit of grudge, hatred or spite. Proof of malice is needed.
In the case of our former President Corazon Aquino versus Louis Beltran, Libel is apparent in Beltran’s statements against former President Aquino, to say that our President Aquino hide under her bed during malacanang search, its ironic works damages the reputation of the President such as the reputation of all Filipino citizens because of the fact that a President represents the whole country. It is good to examine this case but then because the offender died, the case was closed.
Journalists must be extra careful in every thing that they say and write. From every words uttered there’s equivalent rewards or punishment, it could be for good or bad. As often said above, truth is not an excuse to uttered malicious words. They say that truth can set you free but for some instances in can set you to jail if you’ll abuse such fact. There should always be a good intention, it’s like a sacrifice, when you sacrifice, and you’re expecting something good.
But then with regard to the Job of the Journalists, Libel should not be a hindrance in attaining their goal, its hard but then only those who have guts have the power to go on with their job. Journalists are like the fourth branch of our government for they are the ones who are watching if the three official branches are doing their job clean and well, their work is not for themselves for the good of the people. Their actions and words are strong enough to cause revolution for the people believe in them. It’s sad because sometimes their good motives and intentions cost their lives.
July 7, 2008
Kidnapping cases- yen
PNP “both part of the problem and solution”
A total of 44 kidnappings were reported to police and government agencies in 2006, a 50 percent increase over 2004, but the vast majority still go unreported.
Chinese- Filipinos, who represent only three percent of the total population, are still the most prominent ethnic group to be kidnapped, accounting for 35 percent of kidnappings in the past three years of 2006.
Chinese-Filipino generally makes attractive targets because they rarely involve police officials in the negotiation and they tend to pay ransom demands quickly.
Also Chinese-Filipino communities controls approximately 60-70 percent of wealth in the country and are largely perceived as wealthier than their Filipino counterparts.
It is also said that the Philippine National Police (PNP), “is both part of the problem and solution” when it comes to kidnappings because Chinese people believe that police are sometimes involve in the kidnappings, but it has never been proven yet and there no found evidences yet.
Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2006/03/16/MAIN2006031658862.html
AFP men tab nab ASG members in Dos Palmas kidnapping
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has arrested last week a member of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) involved in the Dos Palmas kidnapping and the Lamitan siege in Tawi-Tawi.
Marine Corps spokesman LT. Col. Jonas R. Lumawag identified the rebel as Teteng Mandangan, also known as Abu Kudama, who was captured by operating elements of the Philippines Marines in Bongad town in the morning of Nov. 21, 2007.
Lumawag confirmed that Mandangan was involved in the kidnappings of tourist in the Dos Palmas beach resort in Palawan in May 2001.
Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2007/11/27/PROV20071127109912.html
From 1992-1999 Philippines was in the 4th place as being the center of kidnappings of 492 cases. Still in the year 2003-2008 it was in the 4th place with the same number of 492 kidnapping cases.
Ces Drilon Kidnapping- yen
Ces Drilon Kidnapping Case
Just last month, one Sunday afternoon, gunmen were believed to kidnap broadcast journalist Ces Drilon of ABS-CBN and her two camera man and a professor of the Mindanao State University (MSU) after abducting them in Maimbung, Sulu.
The group was seized by armed men in Barangay Labbah, an isolated, while they are on their way to Barangay Kalusi 10-12 kilometers away, Maimbung Mayor Najib Maldisa said Tuesday.
The said kidnappers were said to be involve in the previous kidnappings in the province.
Then on Monday, Drilon’s cameraman was freed around 10 a.m. in the morning. It was also said that the kidnappers were given P 2 million pesos, not as a ransom, but for his board and lodging.
The other kidnap victim was also known as a professor in the province, but he was only known to be some kind of a tourist guide on that place, that is why his wife was deeply worried about his husband, since it’s arthritis would attack him anytime and unluckily he wasn’t able to take with him his medicine.
The professor’s wife was also disappointed to find out that the police was not considering his husband as a victim.
On the other hand, the ABS-CBN, at the start didn’t want to let the people know about the incident; unfortunately it was NBN 4 who exposed the issue to the public.
On June 17, 2008, 11 a.m. in the morning, the Philippine National Police Director Avelino Razon confirmed that the hostages were indeed released by the kidnappers.
Also the PNP had known that Sen. Loren Legarda was involved in the negotiation for the last five days before the release, since Legarda was a former broadcaster for many yers before she became running in the Senate and since she was requested by Drilon’s family.
At one point Drilon almost gave up and told Legarda over the phone: “Loren, tell me if you can’t do it so that I can already accept my fate that they will behead us.”
Mayor Isnaji said that he was able to convince the kidnappers to accept a livelihood package instead of the 15 million ransoms that they were asking.
