This is a follow-up to my blog post on Friday on the Cybercrime Prevention Law (RA 10175). In that post, I wrote about how people who clamored against the libel provision in the Cybercrime Law because it curtailed their right to free speech may not realize but that social media giants like FACEBOOK have built-in… Continue reading Cyber- freedom is not cyber-license
A friend of mine read the two blog posts on Monday and Wednesday, October 22 and 24. She said she also noticed the capital letters in the comment and asked if I was offended by it. I said no. I realize that inevitably, when I voice an opinion or view, people will either agree or… Continue reading Word Power and Cybercrime Libel
On Monday, October 22, I wrote a blog article about “loving myself.†I shared it on the wall of some groups to which I belong. I received a comment which responded to the article. The response was a reproof of sorts, I think. The person simply quoted to me Luke 9:23. The quotation was in… Continue reading Denying oneself is not a contradiction of loving oneself
You must be wondering at my silence these past two weeks. There are reasons for that. One, I received notice that a case I had been fighting for, a case I thought I should win because justice and the law was on my side, that case was decided against my favor. I had a period… Continue reading Wondering at the silence
The Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines waits with bated breath for October 21, 2012 for the canonization of Blessed Pedro Calungsod, the second Philippine saint to be canonized. The practice of invoking divine aid through the mediation of another person who is morally superior in character to the worshipper dates back to pagan times.… Continue reading Called or Canonized? You choose