“Ang balitang ito ay tungkol sa isang ina kung saan ay pinatay niya ang kanyang asawa at kambal na anak sa Negros Occidental dahil di umano sa mental illness na pinalala ng pagbubuntis at panganganak o postpartum psychosis. Sa ulat na ito ay hindi binanggit ang tunay na pagkakakilanlan ng ina na siyang pumatay umano sa kanyang pamilya. Isa itong paraan upang protektahan ang pagkakilanlan ng pamilya ng biktima at siyang dapat tularan ng mga mamamahayag lalo na may mga menor de edad na biktima at ang itinuturing na dahilan ay ang problema sa pag-iisip ng ina. Ito ay makikita sa Journalist’s Code of Ethics ng PPI:
“ “I shall presume persons accused of crime of being innocent until proven otherwise. I shall exercise caution in publishing names of minors and women involved in criminal cases so that they may not unjustly lose their standing in society.” (Philippine Press Institute and National Press Club)
“Kung mapapansin din sa video ay hindi ipinakita ang mukha ng ina at mga itsura ng mga namatay himbis ito ay tinakpan at pinalabo upang hindi matukoy ng mga ibang manunuod ang kanilang pagkakakilanlan. Hindi rin napansin ang mga dugo dahil nga pinalabo nila ang mga imahe na may mga dugo. Kung ihahambing ang mga videos dati ay hindi tinatakpan o kaya ay nilalabuan ang mga imahe na ng mga taong naliligo sa sariling dugo.
“Kung mapapansin din ay hindi lamang sa krimen nagpokus ang ulat kundi nagbigay din ng impormasyon ang tagapag-ulat tungkol sa postpartum psychosis at nag-interview siya ng isang doktor na eksperto sa mga usaping tulad nito. Sa ganitong paraan ay nabigyan ng karagdagang impormasyon ang manunuod tungkol sa pinagdaanan ng ina.
“ “I shall scrupulously report and interpret the news, taking care not to suppress essential facts or to distort the truth by omission or improper emphasis. I recognise the duty to air the other side. I shall resort only to fair and honest methods in my effort to obtain news, photographs and/or documents,
“Mapapansin din na hindi naging one-sided ang tagapag-ulat sapagkat sinubukan niyang kuhanin ng pahayag ang mga taong humahawak sa kaso tulad ng mga pulis at doktor na sumusuri sa ina pati na rin ang pamilya ng biktima upang nang sa gayon ay walang makaligtaan at maipahayag ang katotohanan sa krimeng naganap.”
News peg: “Police fired fallen passengers’ guns in Atimonan shootout — NBI report xxx Policemen involved in the January 6 bloodbath that left 13 people dead at a checkpoint in Atimonan, Quezon were seen firing the fallen men’s guns – ‘one by one into the air and other directions.’ “
Without prejudice to the filing of complaints/ charges upon a finding of prima facie case for any acts of premeditated killings or killings with treachery, or superior strength, or with armed men, or by weakening the defense of persons to afford impunity (murders, for each count) or homicide if not attended by any of the circumstances constituting murder, the following provisions are also pertinent for the acts of contaminating the crime scene, e.g., one count for each alteration of the evidence, i.e., one count for each firing of the weapons that are evidence or part of the crime scene (each count punishable with six years prison)
PD 1829, Obstruction. “Section 1. The penalty of prision correccional in its maximum period, or a fine ranging from 1,000 to 6,000 pesos, or both, shall be imposed upon any person who knowingly or willfully obstructs, impedes, frustrates or delays the apprehension of suspects and the investigation and prosecution of criminal cases by committing any of the following acts:
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“(b) altering, destroying, suppressing or concealing any … object, with intent to impair its verity, authenticity, legibility, availability, or admissibility as evidence in any investigation of or official proceedings in, criminal cases, or to be used in the investigation of, or official proceedings in, criminal cases;
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“(f) making, presenting or using any … object with knowledge of its falsity and with intent to affect the course or outcome of the investigation of, or official proceedings in, criminal cases;
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“(i) giving of false or fabricated information to mislead or prevent the law enforcement agencies from apprehending the offender or from protecting the life or property of the victim; or fabricating information from the data gathered in confidence by investigating authorities for purposes of background information and not for publication and publishing or disseminating the same to mislead the investigator or to the court.
“Section 2. If any of the foregoing acts is committed by a public official or employee, he shall in addition to the penalties provided thereunder, suffer perpetual disqualification from holding public office. xXxx”
