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Tama si Gat Jose Rizal

Jan 25th, 2010 by ella

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Solons defend blogger sued by DSWD for libel

I am at a loss for words at the support I’ve been getting from various sources. I would like to thank the numerous lawyers who have offered to handle the libel case filed against me by Secretary Cabral, as well as friends, bloggers and readers who have written to express their support.

Most of all, I would like to thank the three members of the House of Representatives who have spoken up in my behalf. Kabataan Rep. Raymond Palatino, Gabriela Rep. Liza Maza, and Akbayan Rep. Risa Hontiveros have issued statements to the media expressing their support.

I have said it before and I say it again. It was never my intention to villify Sec. Cabral, or the good people at the DSWD. My reaction at the sight of tons of relief goods which were apparently not moving was one of anger, of helplessness and dismay.

Mere blocks from where I live I could see typhoon victims, pregnant women, little children sleeping in the streets, begging for food at the time the post was written.

Deep in my heart, I know that what I did was right. That belief has not changed.

Most of the support came from the youth sector. Through the various social media, they are starting to be aware of their right to free speech. I hope they continue to be vigilant.

Our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal was right. Ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng ating bayan.

Posted in Pilipinas kong mahal | 17 Comments

17 Comments to “Tama si Gat Jose Rizal”

on 26 Jan 2010 at 12:20 am1emily

Magandang balita ‘yan!

P.S. Napapansin ko..ang mga comment ko dito para ng comment sa FB.

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ella Reply:
January 26th, 2010 at 5:55 am
Hi Emily,

Napansin ko rin. Pero dear, aren’t you afraid that one day, may Marshall Law-like athmosphere na rin sa FB LOL
You have to edit, re-edit and edit once more to make sure walang libelous post sa updates mo You have to use “safe” words like allegedly, supposedly, “ayon kay”, at according to the interview? Katulad sa mga jaryo.

…or else, my friend, baka bigla ka na lang masampal ng demandang libel. It happened to blogs, right? Is Facebook, Twitter or Plurk far behind? I wonder.

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on 26 Jan 2010 at 10:53 am2jana

you know what, sobrang natatawa ako sa mga umuusok na tenga ng mga taga gobyerno…cgro totoo ung cnabi mo ..nagdemanda pa kc cla bat d nalang inexplain sa media..lolz PRIDE ba?
keep it up gurl

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ella Reply:
January 29th, 2010 at 9:41 am
Hi Jana,

Yes, they did, flooded the media with explanations and interviews with Cabral for weeks on end, opened the DSWD warehouse to volunteers, cameras were allowed inside, bumilis ang distrbution ng goods.

After all the dust has settled, they turned around and shot the messenger hahaha Funny no? Wait, sad pala ‘yon.

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on 26 Jan 2010 at 11:07 am3Jiken

ella, you have sensed the urgency needed during those time and blogged out of frustration for the agency to “move the goods” faster. If they have given it all, then they had helped more. No reason to save for another day, cause it’s not theirs to keep not a second longer. The Donors gave it for the victims of Ondoy and not for the next disaster to come.

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ella Reply:
January 29th, 2010 at 9:48 am
Hi Jiken,

Well, siguro emergency dictated at that time na exception to the rule ng devolution of social services ang sitwasyon. As they explained, they are only following some established procedures.

After all the explanations, kailangang balikan nila ang madaldal na blogger at sampalin ng libel suit para wag nang ulitin ang di kanais-nais na gawaing pagtatanong sa kanila.

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on 26 Jan 2010 at 1:50 pm4Anda

(Nabalitaan ko ang tungkol dito sa article na sinulat ni Prof. Danny Arao.) Bilib ako sa ‘yo dahil hindi ka nagpa-intimidate sa mga kagaya ni Esperanza Cabral. Walang blogger ang dapat masindak sa mga kagaya niyang hindi marunong tumupad sa tungkulin. Sa halip na linawin niya ang isyu at gawin nang maayos ang trabaho niya, sinisidak niya ang mga blogger na totoong may malasakit sa kapwa.

Tama ang ginawa mo at suportado ka namin.

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ella Reply:
January 29th, 2010 at 9:55 am
Hi Anda,

Salamat sa suporta, isa ka sa nakakita kung ano ang dapat ipaglaban sa isyung ito. It’s not about me anymore.

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on 27 Jan 2010 at 2:32 am5gladys

To you Ella! nakatira ako ngayon dito sa US with my husband and the distraction of Haiti is a reflection of typhoon Ondoy. Isa sa concerns ng mga americans ay mga donations nila kasi hindi sila sure kung makakarating nga yun sa mga kamay ng biktima. At napaisip din ako,ano kaya ang nangyari sa mga donations sa Ondoy victims? And I salute you for being brave enough to uncover DSWD’s crooked activity. If that secretary will sue you for doing some action as a concerned citizen, we are here to stand uup for you. Aba, pwede nating iparating ito sa CNN at maging world headlines din ‘to at tingnan nating kung ano ang magiging reaksiyon ng UN dito. Gumagawa ako ng tula para sa bayan natin at nagiisip kung ano ang magagawa in the future. Thank you for acting as a real leader,sandamakmak ang corrupt sa bansa at ngayon nagimbal sila at paano nila nasikmura na ultimong para sa mga nasalanta ay mapapasakanila. Haayy! And honestly this is the first time I knew about your website at lagi kong iche-check ‘to. I think it’s time for us to have a movement,

God bless you Ella!!!

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ella Reply:
January 29th, 2010 at 10:10 am
Hi gladys,

I still have faith in our justice system. ‘Yon na lang ang natitira. If this fails, tama ka, the ball is in your court.
Salamat ng marami sa suporta ng mga kababayan natin sa abroad.

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on 27 Jan 2010 at 5:16 am6reyna elena

we’re behind you Ms Ella Ganda and stay ganda ever. kaya mo yan and i’m sure you’ll win this one.

http://barriosiete.com/youre-not-in-kindergarten-so-stop-bullying/

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on 27 Jan 2010 at 5:52 am7yoming

Ella,

I finally bought your book when I went back to Philippines last December, at dinala ko dito sa Toronto. I also found out that Richmond Public Library in Vancouver have a copy of your book, that means you have a lot of Canadian readers. Hehe.

Here is the search site of the library, enter “ella rose” and search, you will see the entry.
http://fortis.yourlibrary.ca/cgi-bin/prod/chameleon?sessionid=2009121906452907809&skin=default&lng=en&inst=consortium&conf=.%2fchameleon.conf&host=10.100.20.8%2b1111%2bDEFAULT&patronhost=10.100.20.8%201111%20DEFAULT&search=NOSRCH&function=START&sourcescreen=SEARCHSCR&pos=1&rootsearch=SCAN&elementcount=1&u1=0

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ella Reply:
January 29th, 2010 at 10:13 am
Hi Yoming,

Click ko agad ang link. medyo nagmukha muna akong tanga sa navigation. Oo nga, may libro ako diyan! Coolness! Thanks mwah!

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on 27 Jan 2010 at 5:54 am8yoming

I also found out Toronto Public library have 17 copies of your book too. Click the link

http://catalogue6.torontopubliclibrary.ca/uhtbin/cgisirsi/exv7tSiOlQ/TPL/142882583/8/6720960/Ella+Rose.

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ella Reply:
January 29th, 2010 at 10:21 am
Yoming ulit,

Aaaaw this link made happy, really. Yun palang 17 copies eh distributed sa 17 libraries all over Toronto. Sumabog ang byuti ko sa mga…sa mga…waaah hindi ko alam ang tagalog ng library

Thanks dear. Nawala ang mga problema ko. You made my day. Here’s more mwahs!

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on 31 Jan 2010 at 8:28 am9eufems

I do not get why it’s gonna be a libel suit. Sinabi mo lang naman, in a not-so-journalistic way, ay ba’t ganon naiipon ang supplies dito?

Bato bato sa langit, ang tamaan, sapul agad!

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ella Reply:
February 1st, 2010 at 6:21 am
Hi Eufems,

Kapag may sumingaw na mabantot, may umutot…or better yet
may “nabubulok”! LOL

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