tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post117318049671456988..comments2023-10-20T21:46:49.945+08:00Comments on Philippine Commentary: The Human Security Act of 2007Deany Bocobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-30449701305112250452009-11-15T00:09:50.858+08:002009-11-15T00:09:50.858+08:00Cool article you got here. I'd like to read mo...Cool article you got here. 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Susuportahan ba ng taong bayan silang mga nagsinungaling upang mapanatili sa kanilang mga kamay ang kapangyarihan?<BR/><BR/>Masyadong mabigat ang hinihingi mong pagsuporta at pagtulong.<BR/><BR/>Wala akong tiwala sa HSA dahil alam kong gagamitin lamang ito ng gobyerno upang mapanatiling nasa kanila ang kapangyarihan.<BR/><BR/>Wala pa ngang HSA noong dinukot sina Karen Empeño, Sherlyn Cadapan, at Jonas Burgos. Ngayong may HSA na, siguradong mas marami pang mulat sa katotohanang mga kabataan ang madudukot.<BR/><BR/>Tulad nga ng sabi ni Ruffa, HSA is really just a license to kill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-78252748515994738702007-09-19T20:46:00.000+08:002007-09-19T20:46:00.000+08:00A warm welcome to Philippine Commentary everyone!E...A warm welcome to Philippine Commentary everyone!<BR/><BR/>Everyone's comments are appreciated. This is a highly complex issue that stands at the crossroads of our history. Thank you for participating in the conversations.<BR/><BR/>Please take some time to read the numerous Philippine Commentaries on this important topic.Deany Bocobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-44894712505661914742007-09-19T16:25:00.000+08:002007-09-19T16:25:00.000+08:00just dropped by to find out about the HSA actually...just dropped by to find out about the HSA actually... but then these comments are quite intriguing, and these comments really got thinking. so now i want to type in what i think about this matter.<BR/><BR/>well, okay i have to admit, our government is "whack" *sorry for the vulgar speech*. i mean, things would have been less complicated in the country had our leaders have a sense of true integrity since day one. it would have been easier to trust them, if they hasn't started making all sorts of rash, mismatched and dysfunctional decisions that simply baffle us, if not enrage us.<BR/><BR/>but then, in terms of national security, i'll have to cut them some slack. sure, the government is far from perfect, but then what's really making things more arduous to deal with is that everytime the government decides to actuate something, the people immediately shake their heads in disdain, or rebel automatically. i don't blame the people of our nation in having their deepest doubts with our leaders, but then this sometimes turns into some cliche that is rather pointless, and ironic as well. i believe that the leaders still somehow care for the nation, because if they really were that cruel, they would have just started some heinous massacre or whatever to anyone who would dare come their way! maybe they all want to look good afront the other nations, but then the truth is, every country wants to look good in front of each other. it's already a trend that, my friends, is not exclusive to third-world countries like us. and anyway, if the government officials want to look good, if the foreign nations see what's really going on, then let's just leave them to see what they need to see. we'll look even more fake, and harder to trust, if we fall under the vicious scheme yet again and fight aimlessly, subconsciously making us look weaker than we are born to be.<BR/><BR/>besides, correct me if i'm wrong, but then there hasn't been any issues regarding the improper enactment of the HSA so far, has there? if there were, then there would be more grounds for its repeal. but then since by far, no injustice has been made so far, then why not? call me insane about that statement, and stress that we shouldn't wait for any liabilities to take place... but then it is in these liabilities that we can actually see for ourselves whether this really is a hazard or not. as with everything else in our world, there has to be sacrifice.<BR/><BR/>personally, i believe that HSA is disapproved not because of it in itself bu rather because of the immense ditrust *and probably disgust?* our people has for the government. like what the others said, though we don't agree with the leaders becuase of their faults, we should still respect her because our dislike for them won't change the fact that they are still there to govern us. like what aback4050 said, we can never achieve honesty in the government unless we help them and support them. if we keep looking at the past, then we can never move foreward and improve. if it is for the sake of national security, then so be it. though i don't fully understand the law like how all those high-profile lawyers and law students do, i still think that the way this law is too inhibiting, and even defiant of our human rights, is a meticulous approach to combatting terrorism. i mean, as long as national security is concerned, we cannot afford to make mistakes. in times like these wherein we cannot risk being lenient, scrutinization is crucial in achieving the security of all.<BR/><BR/>but all of this is just my opinion. if you think i've been asleep in a cave or simply too naive, well pardon me. i don't mean to impose my ideas; this is what i think, and that's that.<BR/><BR/><BR/>-Fatima, 14Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815092592846585116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-11082104477132553212007-09-04T06:29:00.000+08:002007-09-04T06:29:00.000+08:00James said... "djhotsauce is right the government ...James said... <BR/>"djhotsauce is right the government is whack... it looks good on the outside but its really rotten inside. We dont need HSA... We need a honest governance... The real terrorist are those seating in the government that are using the peoples money for their own good... The act of terrorism that the U.S. said that hit them during the 9/11 attack was just a scam from the Bush administration to gain money... and the fake Bin Laden Tape was just a show to gave the U.S. the right to kill anyone who oppose them... that's why anyone who disagrees with the U.S.A. will be considered a terrorist... Our Government is just a pet of the U.S. and we the people of this God foresaken nation are the one suffering the consequences... If we don't act now ,when? Let's not be blind... and be deaf... of whats happening... Us people of this nation must act for change... For our childrens sake..."<BR/>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR/><BR/>This person really makes me angry… VERY ANGRY! I’m not angry because of his comments about our Philippine government but what he said about 9/11. He's an ignorant person. How can 9/11 be a scam? A lot of people have died from that very horrible event - and it was a scam? I saw how it unfolded. He doesn't know what scam means, I guess. He doesn't know what he's talking about. Also, there was never any fake bin Laden video tape ever shown to the general public. If there was, the general public or the world would know about it. People are not stupid. The American government always makes absolutely sure that tapes are authentic before they show them. I hope James realizes that the US government has been sending us millions of dollars to help us out with terrorism. <BR/><BR/>James said, "The act of terrorism that the U.S. said that hit them during the 9/11 attack was just a scam from the Bush administration to gain money..." Gain money? What money? The Bush Administration would NEVER do anything like that, ever! <BR/><BR/>"Our Philippine government is whack..." I don't know what James and djhotsauce means by the term "whack". Is there a word “whack“? Hmm... I don't have time to look it up on the dictionary. Anyway, I sort of agree with James that our government looks good on the outside but it's really rotten on the inside. Guess what? He’s part of it! James is one of the people that makes our government rotten. I’m definitely sure that he never does anything but criticize. <BR/><BR/>In my opinion, I'd rather have HSA implemented than have my countrymen's heads and penises cut off. We should sacrifice sometimes for the sake of national security. I would say, YES! to HSA. If we had great leaders in our government, especially in the army, this Abu Sayaff group would not exist very long. Some people think that Filipino soldiers are “chicken" and afraid to fight. They’re absolutely not “chicken”. We just don’t have inspiring and confident leaders in our Philippine army. They’re only good for decoration. <BR/><BR/>We can never achieve honesty in the government unless we help them. We can never have honest government servants if we don't trust them. The best thing we can do right now, I guess, is to support our government’s decision with all our might. I don’t like our president very much. But because she’s our president, we have to support her decision on this. We must have unity. If there were an alternative to HSA to get rid of the Abu Sayaff group, we should do it!<BR/><BR/>The reason we can’t get this Abu Sayaff group is we don’t send large military units enough to get the job done in these very dangerous areas. Why don’t we send several thousands of soldiers (fully equipped) that would wipe them out? We keep sending small groups of soldiers against an enemy of unknown size. If our government would send a whole division of soldiers in there, it would scare the hell out of them. They might even just surrender themselves. Then, HSA will no longer be necessary. Right? <BR/><BR/><BR/>LugaitnonUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17358661255725414676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-50287150841089435652007-09-04T06:10:00.000+08:002007-09-04T06:10:00.000+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17358661255725414676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-15074790481288150562007-08-16T17:35:00.000+08:002007-08-16T17:35:00.000+08:00Ang 'Batas kontra Terror' na Human Security Act ay...Ang 'Batas kontra Terror' na Human Security Act ay isang mapaminsalang batas para sa mamamayang matagal ng naghahangad ng mga pagbabago...<BR/><BR/>Ito'y malinaw na gagamitin lamang ng mga kasalukuyang nakikinabang sa ganitong kaayusan para pigilan ang paglakas ng taumbayan...<BR/><BR/>Ang pagbibigay ng "chance" sa batas na to ay pagbibigay ng "chance" sa Teroristang Estado ni GMA na takutin at patayin ang mga demokratiko at sibil na karapatan ng ma3yan...<BR/><BR/>Wala ng ibang dapat pang gawin sa batas na to kundi ay IBASURA!!!!<BR/><BR/>Visit nyo ang ragekabataan.20m.comTignayan ti Agtutubohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255475683656999349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-36884343194908523262007-08-04T23:15:00.000+08:002007-08-04T23:15:00.000+08:00Hi! I just wanted to know more about HSA and I cam...Hi! I just wanted to know more about HSA and I came across this blog. To set records straight, I'm actually for it now because I think the law itself is justified. When you look at it, it really just strengthens the Revised Penal Code although, I still think we have to really take things slow. The country is in a precarious position right now because of the weak legitimacy (if there is at all) of the administration. As I see it, the fear is not on the law itself, but from the level of distrust on the ones who are tasked to implement it. I say we give HSA a chance since it really is a useful tool to fight terrorism but we have to be very vigilant something that we OUGHT to be doing anyway as citizens of this country. I just wanted to add my two cents since I am graduating college next year so whatever happens now will really affect me. Those people in the government now are old, I don't mean to be crude but they will die sooner or later, leaving my generation to pick up the pieces and clean up their mess. I think it's high time for the youth to take a stand and claim our future.rayzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06388306559979543265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-74885447031516955882007-08-02T19:48:00.000+08:002007-08-02T19:48:00.000+08:00PRAY FOR US AND THAT OUR PASSING RATE AT UPCAT INC...PRAY FOR US AND THAT OUR PASSING RATE AT UPCAT INCREASE BY FRIDAY.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890073313136124772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-72619223568161156982007-08-02T19:22:00.000+08:002007-08-02T19:22:00.000+08:00I perfectly agree with Kim (because we were the on...I perfectly agree with Kim (because we were the ones who made the comment above). I suggest that Drs. Reginaldo Pamugas and Darby Santiago be more specific, clearer and "meeker" in their contra-statements against the Human Security Act. I fear that slander might be imposed on you two if you don't make things sound as they should. And please, when your stating something, even if you are in no debate, please make sure that you lay very minimal or at most no closed assumptions and very figurative statements on certain matters (specially on this Human Security Act, because you are involving yourself with the government!). I am for the widespread implementation of the Human Security Act, by the way. Oh, and for the record, I am Myk. If you have any comments for me, just lay it below. Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890073313136124772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-51748628927560138432007-07-31T10:53:00.000+08:002007-07-31T10:53:00.000+08:00To Health Action (Dr. Pamugas and his peeps)...I w...To Health Action (Dr. Pamugas and his peeps)...<BR/><BR/>I would like to leave comments about these statements:<BR/><BR/>"...Obviously, the HSA won’t make us secure with our lives, it will just encourage the perpetrators of human rights violations to do what they have been doing for the past six years,” explained Dr. Darby Santiago, the deputy secretary general of HAHR"<BR/><BR/>"... it is in their master plan to use the same law to strengthen and legitimize state terror in order to silence a nation seeking an end to corruption and poverty.” Dr. Pamugas said."<BR/><BR/>"... "The Human Security Act will definitely not feed the hungry stomach of the poor, increase the wages of workers, nor cure the crisis in the health care system. It will just create a state of fear and paranoia among the people. The Health Action for Human Rights, together with the rest of the Filipino people, will rise up and exhaust all means to repeal this law,” Dr. Santiago concludes"<BR/><BR/><BR/>---> I fear for the great possibility that you may be sued for slander. Though you have every right to express your opinions, it is with no doubt that these statements are mearly assumptions or metaphorical comments that have little basis on the facts stated in RA 9372Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14279218726742035498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-52735954895214528372007-07-23T16:03:00.000+08:002007-07-23T16:03:00.000+08:00djhotsauce is right the government is whack... it ...djhotsauce is right the government is whack... it looks good on the outside but its really rotten inside. We dont need HSA... We need a honest governance... The real terrorist are those seating in the government that are using the peoples money for their <BR/>own good... The act of terrorism that <BR/>the U.S. said that hit them during the 9/11 attack was just a scam from the Bush administration to gain money... and the fake Bin Laden Tape was just a show to gave the U.S. the right to kill anyone who oppose them... that's why anyone who disagrees with the U.S.A. will be considered a terrorist... Our Government is just <BR/>a pet of the U.S. and we the people of this God foresaken nation are the one suffering the consequences... If we don't act now ,when? Let's not be blind... and be deaf... of whats happening... Us people of this nation must act for change... For our childrens sake...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573825654750967132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-33335036026605484592007-07-18T13:51:00.000+08:002007-07-18T13:51:00.000+08:00Ronald Reagan said this in his inaugural speech in...Ronald Reagan said this in his inaugural speech in 1981. Food for thought?<BR/><BR/>As for the enemies of freedom, those who are potential adversaries, they will be reminded that peace is the highest aspiration of the American people. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it; we will not surrender for it, now or ever.<BR/><BR/>Our forbearance should never be misunderstood. Our reluctance for conflict should not be misjudged as a failure of will. When action is required to preserve our national security, we will act. We will maintain sufficient strength to prevail if need be, knowing that if we do so we have the best chance of never having to use that strength.<BR/><BR/>Above all, we must realize that no arsenal or no weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have. It is a weapon that we as Americans do have. Let that be understood by those who practice terrorism and prey upon their neighbors.forzamillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05161335314304521335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-57651704638485958722007-07-17T13:10:00.000+08:002007-07-17T13:10:00.000+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08078921527072795857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-5366652580778614962007-07-17T13:04:00.000+08:002007-07-17T13:04:00.000+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08078921527072795857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-5046017725656057072007-07-16T09:47:00.000+08:002007-07-16T09:47:00.000+08:00this HSA is really taken the privacy of the civil...this HSA is really taken the privacy of the civilians,ate ruffa was right HSA is really just a license to kill..government should focus on the main problems of this country..this terrorism problem is more than a decade,that kills innocent people...but why gov never overcome this problem????because they are busy corrupting the money of the people...I'm only 17,but i have please to our beloved whack officials ..DO THE RIGHT THING...<BR/><BR/>arroyo government is whack!!!!!!!djhOtsauCehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193653633787488957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-36428091003052554452007-07-15T22:39:00.000+08:002007-07-15T22:39:00.000+08:00paolo, have you been sleeping under a boulder for ...paolo, have you been sleeping under a boulder for the past century??<BR/><BR/>a rapist who abused a minor is suddenly freed, and a plundering president is yet to be given the verdict when a thousand years has already passed, among other things.<BR/><BR/>so what's this justice system you're talking about? that's just a euphemism for another one of the government's tentacles.<BR/><BR/>so how easy would it be then for any repressive official to forward his/her interest? as easy as flipping burger patties! this is since the last attempt to protect the people- the implementing rules and regulations, has not even been drafted even as we speak!<BR/><BR/>HSA is really just a license to kill.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572611069307410686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-17740977219467832042007-07-13T12:19:00.000+08:002007-07-13T12:19:00.000+08:00I am just a layperson, but for those who claim mar...I am just a layperson, but for those who claim martial-law-like repression with HSA, you have to remember section 7 and section 8.<BR/>If I understand correctly, correct me if I'm wrong, anyone who wants to 'repress' you, would have to get authorization from the CA.<BR/>So unless people feel that the justice system doesn't work anymore (but that's another story), no widespread 'martial-law' repression is coming from the HSA.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01910081024779216228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-67741331886886247992007-07-13T08:21:00.000+08:002007-07-13T08:21:00.000+08:00Doctors Lambast HSA: Martial Law Comeback Condemne...Doctors Lambast HSA: Martial Law Comeback Condemned<BR/>13 July 2007<BR/><BR/>“We condemn the impending implementation of the Human Security Act of 2007 and call on the Filipino people to rise and oppose this barbaric law. We call on Supreme Court to intervene and declare this law unconstitutional before it causes irreparable damage to established norms of legal processes in our society,” said Drs. Reginaldo Pamugas and Darby Santiago of Health Action for Human Rights (HAHR), a Quezon City-based non-government organization composed of doctors and health professionals. “This law just brings us back to the dark ages of Martial Law when political repression and rampant human rights violations by state forces (the AFP, PC, and Metrocom) were ordinary everyday events.” Dr. Pamugas adds. <BR/><BR/>Under the section 3 of the law, terrorism is defined as any act of “sowing and creating a condition of widespread and extraordinary fear and panic among the populace in order to coerce the government to give in to an unlawful demand.” <BR/><BR/>“What makes this definition weak and open to various interpretations is the vagueness of the terms widespread, extraordinary fear and panic, and unlawful demand. Government officials say that it is up to the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) to identify who or which events will fall under this definition. But look again, who are the people that compose the ATC? Aren’t they the same rightist officials being condemned by the people for turning a blind eye on the hundreds of extra-judicial killings? Obviously, the HSA won’t make us secure with our lives, it will just encourage the perpetrators of human rights violations to do what they have been doing for the past six years,” explained Dr. Darby Santiago, the deputy secretary general of HAHR. <BR/><BR/>Patterned after the US’ Patriot Act and largely claimed as part of US Pres. Bush’s War on Terror campaign, the law and its counterpart in other countries is being condemned by international human rights & civil society groups, parliamentarians, and lawyers as a law that curtails civil liberties inherent to peoples living in democratic societies. If implemented to its fullest, ordinary people demanding for their legitimate rights and benefits and openly showing their dissent against tyrannical government officials can easily be labeled as “terrorists” should they try “coercing the government” to give in to their “unlawful demands” of wage increase, education support, housing, food support, and even health care services. <BR/><BR/>“Because of its vagueness, even doctors and nurses are at risk of being punished under this law,” continued Dr. Pamugas. The law states that accessories, or persons with knowledge about either commission of terrorism or conspiracy to commit such, and who participates subsequent to the crime's commission... by harboring, concealing or assisting escape of the crime's principal or conspirator shall be penalized with imprisonment from 10 years and one day to 12 years. “In simple terms, if a doctor treated a striking worker wounded during a picket dispersion who was subsequently labeled by the ATC as a ‘terrorist’ for trying to coerce the government to increase his wages, then that doctor can be charged as ‘conspirator’ and be jailed as well.” <BR/><BR/>“President Arroyo’s War on Terror is at best deceptive. Although they justify the need for this law to finally crush the terrorist groups Abu Sayyaf & Jemaah Islamiyah, it is in their master plan to use the same law to strengthen and legitimize state terror in order to silence a nation seeking an end to corruption and poverty.” Dr. Pamugas said. <BR/><BR/>“The Human Security Act will definitely not feed the hungry stomach of the poor, increase the wages of workers, nor cure the crisis in the health care system. It will just create a state of fear and paranoia among the people. The Health Action for Human Rights, together with the rest of the Filipino people, will rise up and exhaust all means to repeal this law,” Dr. Santiago concludes.**<BR/><BR/> <BR/>HEALTH ACTION for HUMAN RIGHTS (PHILIPPINES)<BR/>"The struggle for peace is the struggle for justice & human rights."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347900742096566454noreply@blogger.com