tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post690306630948538367..comments2023-10-20T21:46:49.945+08:00Comments on Philippine Commentary: The Right to Be Heard and the Duty to ReplyDeany Bocobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-79787652245974375672009-02-28T05:04:00.000+08:002009-02-28T05:04:00.000+08:00Our neighborhood bearer of news errr tsismis pala ...Our neighborhood bearer of news errr tsismis pala is alarmed and concerned if she is covered by this bill. She says that if this passes does that mean she has to get the side of our <A HREF="http://pedestrianobserver.blogspot.com/2009/02/right-to-reply-bill-boon-for-scalawags.html" REL="nofollow"><B>two-timing neighbors</B></A> and their lovers....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03336187436333827201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-4758743830132785612009-02-27T16:13:00.000+08:002009-02-27T16:13:00.000+08:00you say its against freedom of expression... how?a...you say its against freedom of expression... how?<BR/><BR/><BR/>also, you ang atty paguia assumes that it would lessen public official's accountability... the code you quote is about letters sent to the official, NOT the media outlet...gbdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011266801179689224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-56891412996994336962009-02-26T17:15:00.000+08:002009-02-26T17:15:00.000+08:00John Marzan,Who said I was against it? Besides it'...John Marzan,<BR/>Who said I was against it? Besides it's just a Bill. There are many things I hate about it. But I am not so sure some part of this idea cannot survive.<BR/><BR/>As bloggers we certainly have no problem complying, indeed encouraging the exercise of the right to reply. Our comment threads are always open, anyway.<BR/><BR/>Maybe it should be applicable to all the big commercial media, such as paper polluting newspapers and airwave invading broadcast media.<BR/><BR/>But maybe they can comply simply by providing an email address to their ombudsman too. <BR/><BR/>hehe. <BR/><BR/>You are so naughty sometimes, John!Deany Bocobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-52806858414291337882009-02-26T10:23:00.000+08:002009-02-26T10:23:00.000+08:00dean, weren't you once supportive of this bill bec...dean, weren't you once supportive of this bill because PDI was against it?john marzanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08036820667908976630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-62586219381059787762009-02-26T09:32:00.000+08:002009-02-26T09:32:00.000+08:00Let's say sampung tao 'yung nasaktan sa isang isyu...Let's say sampung tao 'yung nasaktan sa isang isyu, e front page news at opinion page pa lahat tapos sabay-sabay nag-reply. Hehehe, paano na kaya magiging itsura nung diaryo.ricelanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908286485299347886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-70552476033975039652009-02-26T09:27:00.000+08:002009-02-26T09:27:00.000+08:00Picture this: headline Monday is critical of, say,...Picture this: headline Monday is critical of, say, Mike Arroyo. Mike Arroyo replies; reply should be headline, yes, even as an intensity 8 earthquake hit Manila? Then let us say editorial Monday is harsh on Glo. Malacanang's reply will be where you usually find the editorial. Saan na ilalagay yung editorial for the day. <BR/><BR/>Ganun ba yun?ricelanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908286485299347886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-61426367224780646902009-02-26T08:52:00.000+08:002009-02-26T08:52:00.000+08:00That is true, but I also don't like the idea of th...That is true, but I also don't like the idea of the government essentially dictating (via the threat of criminal prosecution) what media outlets should be publishing/broadcasting.<BR/><BR/>Personally, this fixation on whether replying should be a "right" or a "duty" doesn't address the real free speech issue - whether government can use coercive power to dictate what should be published or broadcast.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09557690556772086377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-10276092782222676552009-02-25T18:29:00.000+08:002009-02-25T18:29:00.000+08:00Manuel,Fairness ought not be a "doctrine". It is, ...Manuel,<BR/>Fairness ought not be a "doctrine". It is, after all, a VIRTUE.Deany Bocobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-30596535753921961872009-02-25T16:55:00.000+08:002009-02-25T16:55:00.000+08:00Sorry, should have spell-checked before I posted t...Sorry, should have spell-checked before I posted the comment. "Reeks" should have just been "reek."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09557690556772086377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-85037785070635234192009-02-25T16:54:00.000+08:002009-02-25T16:54:00.000+08:00DJB, doesn't this new bill reeks of the "fairness ...DJB, doesn't this new bill reeks of the "fairness doctrine" that may or may not (depending on who you ask) be coming back into vogue in the U.S.?<BR/><BR/>As much as I despise rags like the PDI and their ilk, making it a criminal offense to refuse to give someone equal space to refute innuendo, etc., is equally despicable. <BR/><BR/>Would love to get into more detail on this but I've got to earn a living.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09557690556772086377noreply@blogger.com