The IIRC has completed its review and have come up with a list of those whom they deemed acted culpably and should be given penalties either by sanction, civil accountability or charged criminally. There are sectors in media who believe that they should be excluded from all these because they were just exercising a cherished freedom, press freedom. But, why only media? Were not the others also trying to do what they thought was proper to … [Read more...]
How to reprint copyrighted articles safely
October 7, 2010 By 9 Comments
These days, the opportunities to infringe on copyrights of others are numerous, particularly as information is available online. It takes only very quick "copy and paste" keystrokes for a copyrighted article to be found in another publication. Although others may say that imitation is the best form of flattery, in my view, copyright infringement is not a form of imitation. It is simply not right, not morally right for that matter. If you … [Read more...]
Rebuilding the Filipino
September 26, 2010 By 2 Comments
“To all of you my fellow Filipinos, let’s keep on building the Filipino as great and respectable in the eyes of our world – one story, two stories, three stories at a time – by your story, by my story, by your child’s story, by your story of excellence at work, by another Filipino’s honesty in dealing with others, by another Pinoy’s example of extreme sacrifice, by the faith in God we Filipinos are known for.” - Alex Lacson … [Read more...]
A New Kind of Quackery and Hucksterism
July 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
“What is the difference between unethical and ethical advertising? Unethical advertising uses falsehoods to deceive the public; ethical advertising uses truth to deceive the public.” ~Vilhjalmur Stefansson, 1964 There has been a preponderance of products claiming to aid vital organs from harm caused by lifestyles that are characterized by excessive indulgence in eating, bohemian living and other unsafe and immoderate diversions. So now … [Read more...]
Sharing my election notes with SBS Radio
May 25, 2010 By 2 Comments
In a telephone interview with Ronald Manila, Head of SBS Filipino Program, I shared with Ronald's listeners my observations in the recent Philippine elections. The interview, conducted in Filipino, was aired last 20 May 2010 over SBS Radio. Here are some of my notes during the interview. 1.MAARI BANG IBAHAGI MO SA AMIN ANG IYONG NAGING KARANASAN BILANG INTERNATIONAL ELECTION WATCHER Oo naman, kasamang Ronald. Isang karangalan na … [Read more...]
On condoms, contraception and intervention
March 12, 2010 By 5 Comments
We deprive people of the knowledge regarding sex and sexual behaviors and yet we expect them to do the right thing. At this very moment thousands, no, millions are suffering as a result of this deprivation. This carnal drive we call sex and all the related behaviors and aspects streaming out of it is an inherent natural drive. It doesn’t matter if you’re a caveman or a city folk. It doesn’t matter what culture, faith or moral disposition … [Read more...]
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