You Better Watch Out, Bloggers - You Better Not Cry!

I remember during Yolanda days, “the President is an A and you are a R...” ka dismaya! Sabi ni MR.

great article. thank you.

Sa panahon ngaun parang nawawalan ng freedom of expression ang mga tao dahil sa napakadaming batas na pinapatupad, and mostly namn sila din ung nauunang lumabag:(

yikes. the Philippines laws are nothing to laugh at. Before this post, i had an obviously erroneous picture of the Philippines and it's people.

After reading this and having questions, i read up and now have a more accurate picture based more on fact.

My picture, embarrassingly and probably racist i am ashamed to admit, was based upon the assumption that because the Philippines has had such a long history with the United States their laws and government would be much more inspired by or based on the US ones.

I am ashamed to find to have held such thoughts based on such reasoning, as well as shocked. I want to offer my apologies to the Philippines and Filipino everywhere.

It's not a boring topic po, it's informative and sad to say not all people are privileged. Di na ko masyado nag tatambay sa fb, there are lots of toxicity there.

Marami po talagang mga non-sensical laws like this na nag-eexist, just for them politicians to gain money off from poor people.

Ang rami kong gustong sabihin pero wag nalang hahaha mahirap na. Kaya nga di ako nag popost or share lang man ng mga ganito sa fb ate eh.

The internet libel law is not friendly to the less privileged ones. Just my opinion ms. Bloghound

These types of laws basically seek to censor. Here in Venezuela, the government enacted a law against hatred. And who are imprisoned or accused? Citizens who express their opinions or complaints on the networks against government officials. So most choose to keep a low profile. Have a great day, amiga, when you read this!

It not just Philippines, politics is the same everywhere 😑

the unfair politicians whom are the know-it-all have all the means to silence justiceby money

Ang kulang sa mga pinoy ay ang education about their rights, may it be constitutional, statutory, etc. We won't know how to defend ourselves if we don't know our rights. We have freedom of expression but it doesn't mean we can just say anything that we want. Ang kaakibat nyan ay responsibilidad sa tama at totoong pamamahayag. It is the right to write and speak what is right :)

I had read articles about Typhoon Yolanda a few years ago. And I am again reading it now. So sorry about the people who suffered during that time. But you told us about restrictions and that's not good. Hope everything will be all ok. Stay blessed my dear friend from the lovely country, Philippines

Politics and politicians are toxic these days either in your country or mine. They don't even bother us after winning the election. And post one thing against them and see his people beating you somewhere 🤣 I experienced it once tho 7 years ago. I was enthusiastic supporter and Posted something against the other one. I was beaten by his gangsters and guess what? The person I supported went to others after winning and they became one unit. Lol I never supported anyone after that.

Kaya ayoko magkaroon ng koneksyon sa politika sis eh. My father once said na ang politika daw ang pinakamaruming negosyo.

ok di lang ako ang nagisip na montek nang caroling ..... lols

pag kinasuhan ba ako ng libel.. and then I counter the same so we go around in circles pointing a finger at who libeled who.. as crazy funny as that would sound I'd probably lose because they have the advantage of being in a position and I am not..

I wonder how that would work. Hirap kaya dapat careful na lang .. hassle talaga nga if that is how they will do it.

Hello, I agree with you, that law only benefits the politicians, not the common citizen. Politicians in the Philippines seem to be the same as in the rest of the world. With typhoon Yolanda they only appear for a publicity photo. Just like here. I don't have to go to the communist government of China to imagine how it would be, because here in my country, Venezuela, it is like that. The government here always hides the truth, I imagine that if they implemented that defamation law in Venezuela the queue of citizens paying fines, for everything they say about the government, would be more ruin for the people. Thank you for sharing such an interesting article. Greetings.

and if I am from bohol, i need to pay airfare to go there.. plus pay for my rt pcr tests too? oh oh

That made me think about our freedom of speech. Admittedly it's hard to comment nowadays or else you will get bashed or worst you will get sued. Sad

Hndi na tlga mawawala yan sa pinas. Pro you know what. Last Yolanda event. Im one of the survivors.
Other relief goods nakalahay mukha ng politicians. But the ones from Davao.. No photos.. Just the words from Davao... Dun ako una humanga kay DU30.. Im not sure though if you're a pro 😅

Mahirap na talaga kasi yung justice system mas naglilean sa mga may pera. Kaya talagang madalas ako tahimik lang sa socmed eh. Ang ingay lang na ginagawa ko share ng news

Sis, this seems absolutely awful to do. I have been observing in the recent times, the governments, no matter where they are or what country they belong has become like a dictatorship.. even in FB, I will be banned for posting something that I FOUND ON FB... do you see the pattern here??? it's frustrating and against constitution and freedom of opinions... ughh

Ayoko nalang mag talk, pero naglalabasan ang mga ewan ko ba Pag may sakuna gaya ng bagyo ang tumama, ewan ko ba parang gusto pa Nila na may ganun.ginagawa nilang negosyo

Nakakatakot na nga mancomment sa FB eh. Kaya ako, hanggang basa lang ako ngayon. Hahahaha

I really can relate with the issue you raised. Because here in Nigeria and even in most African countries its one of the things we face. There are restrictions on what we post online even to the point of Twitter ban.

Speaking of elections malalapit nanamn and expected like you said, mukha nanaman ng tao nakalagay sa mga tarpauline for sure

That's how they shut people's mouth.

This is why we should be careful of the things we say and most especially what we write. Tinuro yan samin yung libel nung College eh kaya aware ako sa mga pwedeng e kaso kung sakali man na mag publish ka ng kung anu ano na makakasira sa reputation ng isang tao.

Politicians only creates/pass that benefits them!

No, It was not a boring topic but yeah you can say that this was not related to others life that’s why this was not interesting at all 😅 because many person just want to find crispy topics for their reading. Btw, am agree with your statement that when you talk on social media many person start watching you as compare to real life but remember one thing that they just watch you but don’t like you(P.S: I am not talking about you, I am just saying overall).

Have a good meal my friend.

It was a really sensitive issue being discussed in this article, which many wouldn't understand unless they actually calm down and read it properly like every reader should do. Speaking of politicians keeping reliefs till election period, it's something that happens almost everywhere, especially in Africa, and I don't think anything can be done about it.

Grabe din noh, pero wala ako ma-say, mahirap na, lol! I think the law should be okay but the problem lies in the judicial system.

The word libel we should be aware for this. We don't know what will be tomorrow. We need to be careful on how we given our words...

Good evening sis..❤️

Kawawa talaga yung mga normal na mamamayan.

Kinanta ko yung title 😭

Whenever I see boys and girls selling lanterns on the street. Please be good to me September.

Wala lang mema lang. (laughs)

Kaya wag makikipag away lalo sa social media, text etc hehehe.. Nag imas ata kapin mars

It's not boring. It's informative. We could actually include this kind of situation in a question, Tell me you live in the Philippines without telling me you live in the Philippines hahaha. Like, it's true politics is really toxic in our country.

Unfair!! The people who don't have money will be out in jail.

I know a lot of politician who took advantage of the situation in Tacloban hmmm