Newspaper publishers slam assault on civil liberties

O e ano naman ang gagawin niyo ngayon? Magra-rally na naman?

Talaga naman.

Magtrabaho na lang kayo. Panay kayo Edsa revolution diyan. Ayan tuloy, naging adik na sa “revolution” ang Pilipinas.

So here again showbiz-politics and “statement” arms races once again grabs headlines whilst a 1,800-casualty tragedy languishes on Page 2.

Pinoy nga naman talaga.

Ang miron nga naman…

Ever notice how “mirons” in a chess game seem to see the bigger picture? 😉

mirons watch, but aren’t in the game.

ergo, useless.

SICK, sick, sick, sick sick, this mad woman is already out of her mind, supported by eqally sick cabinet. I hope the millitary and the PNP are still in their normal state of mind and defy the order of this COMMANDER-IN-CHEAT.

Alecks, the miron has the objectivity that players do not have. Sometimes, kelangan ng objectivity na walang bahid ng emosyon. Kung tutuusin, importante nga yan sa journalism.

Coldfeet, you’re right. This has gone way out of proportion. We keep harping on the abuses of government but cannot look inward and acknowledge our own responsibilities as citizens. Mea culpa…

The Daily Tribune has just been raided and all printed papers of todays edition had been confiscated. Where is the freedom of the press now? Ito na nga ang nakakabahala, pag anti-GMA ka, either distabiliser, communista or ultra-rightist ka. So were do we really draw the line?

Some would say that our media only reports the bad things, sana manood o magbasa muna kayo bago kayo humusga. Maraming sections ang pahayagan at ganun din ang tv. I hope you try reading our dailies from cover to cover. Let’s not tow the line of the administration that all we read and watch in our news reports are the negative things that happen everyday.

We, the viewers and readers are discerning and intelligent enough. Kung hindi, ay puro mangmang pala tayo, di ba? Matalino ang tao ngayon, hindi mo basta mauuto.

You hit on the nail head MitaMS, cold feet, Benigno! Mirons are just as importatnt as the players. We are all a part of this country though we exercise our choices in different way. If Alecks and company choose to be very involved as players then so be it. Thats their choices and we can just respect them. At the same time, the mirons has made their choices and that should be respected as well. Positively, all sides are very important for our country and exercising our own choices is very healthy. Hindi naman pwedeng lahat tayo ay main protagonist on this crazy political game that is happening in the country eh….

Depende rin kung anong sport ang pinapanood ng miron. At kung gaano kalapit ang miron sa mga players. Kung chess lang sa kanto-kanto, puede sigurong magsalita yung miron, pero bahala siya kung sakaling mapikon yung player/s, lalo na kung may pustahan.

Kung sakaling miron ka naman sa mga national or international chess tournaments, puede ka sigurong mag-comment pero hindi puedeng naririnig ng players, dahil malamang patatalsikin ka ng organizers.

Lalo na kung golf tournament ang pinapanood mo in person, at mga kaliber nina Tiger Woods ang players. Humatsing ka lang kung about to putt sila, baka dinumog ka ng ibang miron at magde-demand si Tiger na paalisin ka.

BTW, masasabing miron din ako.

Sa palagay ko may karapatan magsalita ang miron dito sa blog na ito, ke maka-GMA o kontra. Sabagay hindi ko pa naman nakita na may nagbawal sa mga miron. Pero merong mga miron na talagang nang-aalaska. Yun ang papel nila. Para sa akin ang mabuting treatment ay huwag silang pansinin.

Alecks, the miron has the objectivity that players do not have. Sometimes, kelangan ng objectivity na walang bahid ng emosyon. Kung tutuusin, importante nga yan sa journalism.
kung useless talaga kami ibig sabihin hindi na kelangan ang mga dolyar na pinapadala ng nakararami sa amin – ganun ba yon? we also have a stake in the country…you, or anyone else, have no right to call us useless.

— agree thats the advantage of not being in the philippines.. u dont feel the hardships that we that are living here feel.. me back door kayo in a sense na if things go wrong an dun kayo sa malayo just looking in and being objective and all.. kami dito lang.. pag mali ang pamamalakad ng government we are the ones who bear the brunt of its full weight.. were the ones who are squeezed into non existence dahil sa mga taxes.. were the ones directly affected by its policies… emotional?? hmm think nga were too indiferrent..passive people easily bullied by our elite masters.. so what if u send dollars?? we pay taxes… its our taxes that makes this government tick.. i guess that gives us a say as to how the goverment should be run right?

Coldfeet, you’re right. This has gone way out of proportion. We keep harping on the abuses of government but cannot look inward and acknowledge our own responsibilities as citizens. Mea culpa…
—-yup your right.. what we are reflect what kinda leaders we elect… thats the sad fact.. and yup we should look inward.. but hey were not the ones running the show now are we?? more important its our leaders that should look inward.. if meron pa silang delicadeza and honor that is.. they should be the ones who should lead the flock.. were like a big family.. if your dad is patanga tangahan, pa bingi bingihan or worse magnanakaw.. ninanakawan pati sariling kapamilya.. do u expect his chirldren to turn out well?? simple logic lang.. problem sa atin we always look at the grad scale of things itong simpleng bagay lang di natin mapagana…

[…] The Philippine Press Institute condemned the Arroyo administration’s Proclamation 1017. “We view with grave concern government attempts to curtail the citizenry’s constitutionally guaranteed rights,” the industry group said in a statement. […]

Hindi lang si Garci ang may kasalanan… Lahat tayo…

This situation brings to us the question of “have we done our share/best in helping the country change?”

At the very start of the process, election, ano ba ang ginawa natin? have we participated in voters’ education para kahit papano matulungan ang mga tao na maunawaan ang kahalagahan ng boto nila?

What did we do to prevent electoral fraud? Dun pa lang sa local elections… ano ginawa natin? lalo na yung mga nasa probinsya… grabe ang bilihan ng boto dun…