tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post2203439388316035795..comments2023-10-20T21:46:49.945+08:00Comments on Philippine Commentary: Supreme Court Praised for Prejudging Hundreds of Active Libel CasesDeany Bocobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-42028379316286745382008-01-31T06:58:00.000+08:002008-01-31T06:58:00.000+08:00tiki,we are not choosing between the Media and the...tiki,<BR/>we are not choosing between the Media and the Govt. There is no choosing between them. We only have one govt. Yes the govt is doing wrong in many cases. I oppose them on that. But that doesn't mean that the Media cannot do wrong and ought never to be opposed when they are plainly wrong, as they are here!Deany Bocobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-15038863656990292102008-01-31T05:18:00.000+08:002008-01-31T05:18:00.000+08:00But you are also referring to questions raised abo...But you are also referring to questions raised about hundreds of millions of pesos missing from one fund or another, anomalies in contracts, and so forth. Can we argue that the government is doing its best in addressing these issues?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-54789857385536227012008-01-30T17:37:00.000+08:002008-01-30T17:37:00.000+08:00As defender of the Constitution, the Philippine Su...As defender of the Constitution, the Philippine Supreme Court has been an utter failure.Deany Bocobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-56919912421929692222008-01-30T12:17:00.000+08:002008-01-30T12:17:00.000+08:00DJB, I don't have the numbers, but may be easy eno...DJB, <BR/><BR/>I don't have the numbers, but may be easy enough to google. Nevertheless, I have read of tabloid libel cases settled out of court for undisclosed sums (rumors going up to millions of $.) These involved celebrities, mainly. <BR/><BR/>I do not know of any libel cases involving public servants or their families vs. media people, save in the PI.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, you may be right. The haves wields a great power with fines alone. <BR/><BR/>That is discrimination! <BR/> <BR/>What do you suppose inspired Puno to do this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-20152146677636208452008-01-30T11:05:00.000+08:002008-01-30T11:05:00.000+08:00balimbing,what is the largest fine ever levied for...balimbing,<BR/>what is the largest fine ever levied for a case of libel, do you know?<BR/><BR/>How many libel cases have been won by the prosecution? (less than .001 percent!)<BR/><BR/>Maybe this means there will be a vast increase in libelous material since who would be scared of fines that some Deep Pockets is going to have to pay anyway, if at all.Deany Bocobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-81941155841767890352008-01-30T10:56:00.000+08:002008-01-30T10:56:00.000+08:00That's the enchanted Kingdom for you, DJB. Every b...That's the enchanted Kingdom for you, DJB. Every branch of government goes its own way, everyone wanting to be a king of sort!<BR/><BR/>As far as libel goes, the fg should be glad of his wife's SC move. He can now go sue everyone, including you, if you rub him the wrong way. With no jail penalty, he can pay his way for every mistake he makes with your tax money. Watch out he may be going through his list right at this moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-27453348339099273672008-01-30T10:37:00.000+08:002008-01-30T10:37:00.000+08:00Jego,That is why I have said it is "prejudging" th...Jego,<BR/>That is why I have said it is "prejudging" these cases. By advising lower courts not to levy prison terms, the Supreme Court is declaring that no act of libel, no matter how serious, even after guilt is found beyond a reasonable doubt, merits that punishment. Even if the Law clearly contemplates the possibility that SOME act of libel will be adjudged by reasonable men to be deserving of jail. <BR/><BR/>The supreme court justices should be impeached for obstruction of Justice by issuing a prejudicial advisory opinion that is contrary to the Law!Deany Bocobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-91794262302381209092008-01-30T09:12:00.000+08:002008-01-30T09:12:00.000+08:00Im not sure I get how this works. If a lower court...Im not sure I get how this works. If a lower court sentences a fine and prison term for a libel case, and it goes to the SC, will the SC overturn the prison term? An SC justice's opinion should have no bearing on actual cases, correct?Jegohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11806891595153451306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-18255562503871396772008-01-30T07:20:00.000+08:002008-01-30T07:20:00.000+08:00Now that the floodgates have been opened I await f...Now that the floodgates have been opened I await for the bigger, better, spectacular Philippine Media Circus fireworks designed to enrage and entertain the starving masses to begin!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-44186034091382769582008-01-29T23:29:00.000+08:002008-01-29T23:29:00.000+08:00blackshama,a major escalation in the war on the po...blackshama,<BR/>a major escalation in the war on the police has been launched. i don't know what can possibly be gained when so much could also be lost in terms of public confidence in the media.Deany Bocobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-49620022073453057822008-01-29T16:14:00.000+08:002008-01-29T16:14:00.000+08:00A rejoinder. Maria Ressa and company should be ask...A rejoinder. Maria Ressa and company should be asked Pilate's question.<BR/><BR/>"What is truth?"<BR/><BR/>Now in Pilate's case the Truth involves threats, pieces of silver and someone being crucified!Ben Vallejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963290696331676531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-89558101023859923462008-01-29T16:10:00.000+08:002008-01-29T16:10:00.000+08:00Ha ha ha! I like the Golden Calf. Reminds me of th...Ha ha ha! I like the Golden Calf. Reminds me of the comment in Bolt's "Man for All Season" in which Roper chides Thomas More about his stickling for the law.<BR/><BR/>"You have made the law your God, a Golden Calf"<BR/><BR/>To which I paraphrase "They have made Press Freedom their God, A Golden Calf"<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately freedom cannot be based on things of weak foundations. If Dean is right, the Supreme Court has been like a termite undermining that foundation.<BR/><BR/>Journalists have no more right to freedom of speech than I have. The public has however a right to put them on the ethical spotlight since they get paid for saying the so called truth.Ben Vallejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963290696331676531noreply@blogger.com