Senator Tito Sotto seemed like he has NO firm decision and stand about the Cyber Crime Law. Well it all started after he was allegedly cyber-bullied by Pinoy netizens. Then he inserted the Libel clause for the Cyber Crime Law.
While the Cyber Crime Law has also great benefits as to control pornography, cybersex, etc, the law also has loopholes making the Supreme Court decide to issue TRO to the said controversial law.
Tito Sotto has filed a bill several days back to abolish the libel clause which is very timely after an online protest build up by Pinoy netizens and the campaign not to vote for Senators who authored the bill. Of course, the face of this new law would be Tito Sotto being the limelight when people talk about this new law.
After filing the bill, Tito Sotto withdrew it! Is Tito Sotto ok? If he is really ok, why he has NO FIRM decision about this matter. The reason why he withdrew the bill is because "Dahil gusto rin ni PNoy." So it means Tito Sotto has no firm decision based on the facts of the news. It appears that he is confused about the law because he has no personal independent decision for it. He is basing his decisions from the idea and affirmation of others. So what's next? I bet he will push the bill again after he finds out that people are bullying him again. It is a domino-effect that Tito Sotto can't seem to get out especially now that the Cyber Crime Law is temporarily lifted by the Supreme Court. Urong-sulong.
Philippine President Benigno Aquino has signed an order renaming the contested South China Sea to West Philippine Sea and the name will be registered to the United Nations.
However Chinese and Taiwanese officials assert that renaming the South China Sea won't affect their sovereignty among the area thereby rejecting and dishonoring the move of the Philippine government and such unilateral motion will just spark conflicts in the area.
The area is disputed and it is thought to contain massive reserves of gas or oil. The claim of the Philippines to some portions of the area is based on the UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas) wherein 200 miles from the coast is considered to be the Exclusive Economic Zone of the country.
The rocky outcrop sits about 230 kilometres (140 miles) from the west
coast of the Philippines' main island of Luzon, while the nearest major
Chinese landmass is 1,200 kilometres northwest, according to Philippine
navy maps.
The Philippines defended its latest move, with Aquino's spokesman
Edwin Lacierda saying the renaming should not be a "cause of conflict"
with its neighbours.
"How does one threaten other nations when what we've called the West
Philippine Sea covers (our) exclusive economic zone?," he said.
The weather bureau reported that the low pressure area (Karen) spotted at the East Philippine Sea is now a typhoon. Although it will not make a landfall, it will still enhance and intensify the monsoon thereby bringing more rains to the western sections of Visayas and Mindanao.
Karen is expected to be at 600 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City by
Friday morning and 420 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes by Saturday
morning.
"Fishing boats and other small seacrafts are advised not to venture out into the eastern seaboard of Central and Southern Luzon, eastern seabord of Visayas and Mindanao due to strong winds generated by Typhoon 'Karen,'" Pagasa added.
The typhoon is seen to exit the Philippine area of responsibility by Sunday morning.
"Fishing boats and other small seacrafts are advised not to venture out into the eastern seaboard of Central and Southern Luzon, eastern seabord of Visayas and Mindanao due to strong winds generated by Typhoon 'Karen,'" Pagasa added.
The typhoon is seen to exit the Philippine area of responsibility by Sunday morning.
