tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post8966448727240454865..comments2022-10-23T00:32:21.496-07:00Comments on JGBernasSJ Blogs: RIGHT OF REPLY?Father Bernas Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06485358661393132559noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-56368508431135621242012-11-19T08:53:31.822-08:002012-11-19T08:53:31.822-08:00Only criminals demand the passing of RoRB, why wo...Only criminals demand the passing of RoRB, why would that be of concern if one does commit questionable or criminal acts? Only in the Philippines so they say but what amazes even more is how they openly promote shamelessly passage of a law that is so obviously an abuse of their legislative power that benefits no one but themselves, the dirty traditional politicians or TRAPOs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03336187436333827201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-59125925339909198282012-11-17T22:01:05.145-08:002012-11-17T22:01:05.145-08:00Thank you for this thoughtful review of Right of R...Thank you for this thoughtful review of Right of Reply pros and cons. The press in the Philippines is remarkably varied and open. It is not shy. Right of Reply would make it shy and that is not a good thing. I fear that those who would advocate these kinds of authoritarian bindings on the press do not have a grasp of how a press, with information to work from, can energize a modern, vibrant, productive nation. What they ought to be working on is FOI to give the press something objective to work from. Freeing the press, rather than constraining it.The Society of Honorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536906267332687130noreply@blogger.com