Opposition senator Risa
Hontiveros is calling out the Duterte administration to focus all its energy in
addressing the novel coronavirus 2019 disease or COVID-19 pandemic instead of “restricting
liberties.”
In an teleconference
with different reporters, Hontiveros finds it disturbing that the Dakila
Collective member had to be arrested last April 19 while the country is in the
midst of battling COVID-19.
“Very, very disturbing po talaga ‘yung nangyari diyan sa isang kasapi ng Dakila Collective na naging partner din namin sa maraming women legislation. Ito nga ‘yung ikinababahala ko rin nung ini-interpellate namin ‘yung emergency powers bill noon,” she said.
“Very, very disturbing po talaga ‘yung nangyari diyan sa isang kasapi ng Dakila Collective na naging partner din namin sa maraming women legislation. Ito nga ‘yung ikinababahala ko rin nung ini-interpellate namin ‘yung emergency powers bill noon,” she said.
Senator Risa Hontiveros (photo credit to owner) |
Hontiveros is referring
to the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, which because of the global pandemic
caused by COVID-19 President Rodrigo Duterte was given extra powers to address
the problem.
(What happened to a
member of the Dakila Collective, which we have previously partnered-up with for
several women legislations, is very, very disturbing. This is what I was
concerned about when we were interpellating the emergency powers bill before).
“May
kasama siyang so-called ‘fake news’ provision na ngayon ay ginagamit hindi
laban sa totoong kalaban natin na ang COVID-19 pero ginagamit pati sa mga
citizen journalists and mga social media netizens na nagbibigay ng kanilang
constructive criticism at mga suhestiyon kung papano natin tamang maiimplementa
ang quarantine o ang mass testing,” she added.
(The
law had a so-called ‘fake news’ provision, which is now being used not to fight
our true enemy, COVID-19, but is being used against citizen journalists and
social media netizens who are just giving constructive criticism and
suggestions on how we can better implement the quarantine or mass testing).
Section 6(f) of the said law punishes “(i)ndividuals or groups creating, perpetuating, or spreading false information regarding the (COVID-19) crisis on social media and other platforms, such information having no valid or beneficial effect on the population, and are clearly geared to promote chaos, panic, anarchy, fear, or confusion.
Individuals “participating in cyber incidents that make use or take advantage
of the current crisis situation to prey on the public through scams, phishing,
fraudulent emails, or other similar acts” are also penalized under the said
provision.
“Dapat
mag-concentrate ang gobyerno sa paglaban sa COVID-19 at hindi sa pagpigil sa
mga civil liberties,” Hontiveros went on.
(The
government should concentrate on fighting COVID-19 instead of restricting civil
liberties).
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