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Live coverage, Cybercrime Law, SC oral arguments

To your left, under the aqua-blue font title that reads 

” Cybercrime Law, SC Oral Arguments ” are live tweets; scroll down, below the aqua-blue font; it’s updated every ten minutes. 

Updated: tweets of oral arguments after the next three paragraphs, below:

We interrupt regular programming in this blog (in other words, i temporarily changed the theme to have a sidebar for live tweets, and reformatted the blog) to bring you, live,  via broadband, via Twitter, and via WordPress widget-link to Twitter, the Supreme Court oral arguments on the Cybercrime Law. i surveyed the live tweets of the media organizations and chose the fastest: rappler.com reporter Purple S. Romero, live tweets  to your left.

(and below, a copy)

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It’s a quarter to 7pm, i think the Court is about to adjourn or has adjourned. (wait for the: “…So ordered.”)

Anyway, here’s a copy of the tweets posted live from the same twitter user. Ta-tah!

6:32 PM

Petitioners asked for extension of TRO. Sereno said the Court will note this.

Purple S. Romero @purpleromeropo

Oral arguments done. Solicitor general will present position on Jan.22

6:10 PM

Abad: I have a Facebook [account] also. If I like a post, it appeared on my screen, am I not as guilty as the one who published it?

6:07 PM

Matibag: The overbreadth nature of Sec. 5 makes it unreasonable.

6:05 PM

Matibag: The assailed statute issues a subsequent punishment of excessive fine.

5:59 PM

Julius Matibag tackles Sec. 5(1) which penalizes those who aid or abet the commission of a cybercrime offense

5:49 PM

Sereno: You expect to traverse the highway and not have data of your vehicle collected? Disini: That’s a good point.

5:49 PM

Sereno: You expect to traverse the highway and not data of vehicle collected? Disini: That’s a good point.

5:47 PM

Sereno asks about RFIDs in NLEX, SLEX: Can’t police asks operator of the highway to give plate numbers of vehicles that pass highway

5:46 PM

Disini: Data collected through CCTV devices under Data Privacy Act will be considered protected information.

5:39 PM

Leonen: Everyone can google you. How vulnerable are internet users in the Phil to hacking, phishing?

5:38 PM

Disini: What’s here is a license for the government to collect data anytime they want

5:36 PM

Leonen: Isn’t due cause enough?

5:35 PM

Leonen: Where is the balance for law enforcement on the one hand and use of Internet? The balance is found in traffic data.

5:33 PM

Leonen: The speed of our court system is not as fast as packets of information.

5:31 PM

Leonen: Let us speak about hackers. They will never go to these public sites and introduce themselves.

5:30 PM

Disini: There should be court warrant before surveillance is done

5:29 PM

Reyes: What kind of safeguards would you add to RA 10175 to prevent abuse

5:27 PM

Disini: The ability to collect copious amounts of data is unparalleled.

5:23 PM

Abad compares to the The government can only look at the name of the sender and the addressee, but is not authorized to look at content

5:19 PM

De Castro: Is there any way for the ordinary citizen to know they’re only collecting traffic data and not content data?

5:18 PM

Disini: They can conduct surveillance also on the associate i.e. members of family

5:16 PM

Disini: They can destroy data preventing the filing of a case against them

5:15 PM

De Castro: If doesn’t say here what due cause means, which will allow authorities to collect data

5:15 PM

Cruz: Identity behind the number could be revealed.

5:14 PM

Cruz cites http://Chikka.com, which has online promotions. The type of data collected from this are likely to be accurate.

5:13 PM

Cruz: The State has right to look at traffic data. All we ask is judicial intervention.

5:12 PM

Carpio: They cannot seize that from you without a court warrant.

5:11 PM

Carpio: What this law says is give me your phone bill just blacken your name and address

5:09 PM

Carpio: If you look at the phone bill, the only thing not allowed here in the traffic data is your name and address.

5:09 PM

Carpio: There are 3 types of underlying service in your phone bill: text, call, web use.

5:07 PM

Disini: Respondents in their comment agree that Sec.12 will fail to hurdle the standards of this Honorable Court

5:07 PM

Disini: Without privacy, we are not free.

5:06 PM

Disini: Respondents in their comment agrees that Sec.12 will fail to hurdle the standards of this Honorable Court

5:05 PM

Disini: It will permit collection of traffic and interception of traffic data without a court warrant

5:05 PM

Disini: If Internet service providers will not assist authorities, they may be charged with obstruction of justice

5:04 PM

Disini: Nothing in Sec. 12 states restrictions on how long state officers can look for data, use data.

5:02 PM

Disini: It’s as if there’s a state officer standing behind you watching you surf.

5:02 PM

Disin: Traffic data will yield size of messages, information about incoming and outgoing calls, incoming SMS.

5:01 PM

JJ Disini will now talk about Sec.12 which allows law enforcers to collect traffic data

Criminal law, media law, The News Media

“Person of interest” in the Stephanie Nicole Ella case

         The Inquirer uses the term “person of interest” in one of its headlines http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/334779/ex-soldier-person-of-interest-in-nicole-ellas-killing to refer to one of the neighbors questioned in the Stephanie Nicolle Ella case, an ex-soldier now barangay (village) official who owned a .45 cal. pistol.

     The headline-writer is very up-to-date: He/she must have thought: “Hmm, the lead says ‘almost tagged a suspect’; but we cannot use ‘near-suspect’, or ‘almost suspect’, or ‘ex-future suspect’…”

    “Person of  interest” is what U.S. police officers use to refer to those who are/ were included in the investigation but not officially considered a suspect; and it’s what American news agencies also use, quoting law-enforcement agencies, to protect themselves from any suit (the word “suspect” has derogatory connotation.) The term has found itself in certain U.S. criminal statutes:  “Person in interest shall mean the person who is the primary subject of a criminal justice record”.

     Although… I think this is still journalese or legalese or policelese/ coplese, so some journalists put it in quotes, in the same way as “LPA” or “low pressure area” is weatherlese… Now, how to translate that to Filipino… “taong may interes”? “taong pinag-iinteresan”, “taong kamuntik nang pagsuspetsahan”, “taong pwede pang pagsuspetsahan”?… take your pick.

 

health, News

Firecracker injuries : Goodbye hands & fingers

From sunstar.ph

“Firecracker injuries now over 100

“As of December 27, at least 107 injuries caused by fireworks and one due to stray bullet have been recorded, according to DOH Assistant Secretary Eric Tayag.

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“What has become a warlike revelry of noise and pollution is no longer entertaining as we see young children getting disfigured by firecracker blast, the surroundings carpeted in trash and the air reaching hazardous levels that are not safe to breathe,” EcoWaste Coalition vice president Ochie Tolentino said in a statement. (Emmanuel Louis Bacani/Sunnex)”  

Firecracker injury
Firecracker injury (Photo credit: Niels_Olson)

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From tempo.com.ph                                              

“Firecracker zones

“Manila, Philippines – The Philippine National Police is pushing for a firecracker zone in every barangay in the country as part of the safety measures to reduce the number of injuries for the New Year’s revelry.

“Chief Supt. Raul Petrasanta, director of the Firearms and Explosives Office, said it has already been prove that the existence of firecracker zones are life and limbs-saving measures as it limits the areas where dangers of injuries and even fire incidents would occur. (Aaron B. Recuenco)”

Photo under License Creative Commons

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From GMA News Online:

“LGUs affirm success of local firecracker bans

“xxx(L)ocal government units with firecracker bans are continuing with their policies xxx Olongapo City, meanwhile, which followed Davao’s lead in 2008 by implementing its own firecracker ban, has since reported no injuries caused by fireworks. xxx  In Muntinlupa City, which passed an ordinance banning firecrackers in 2010, xxx  public safety officials and police had met to discuss the firecracker, xxx. Pateros said that though its firecracker ordinance is limited only to the prohibition of the sale, distribution and storage of firecrackers in the town, it still heavily promotes alternative ways of greeting a brand new year, such as using toy horns and banging on pots and pans.xxx  the Department of Health brought up the idea of a nationwide fireworks ban as the number of holiday-related firework injuries continue to rise days before the New Year. Out of the 1,022 holiday-related firework injuries recorded from December 21, 2011 to January 5, 2012, 600 cases or about 60 percent were recorded in the National Capital Region, according to the Philippine National Police. Within the NCR, Quezon City posted the most number of victims during the last New Year celebration having 200 casualties xxx  Manila and Pasig followed Quezon City with the highest recorded firecracker-related injuries during the last New Year revelry xxx The PNP earlier warned the public of 20 illegal firecrackers, including the Piccolo, that were out in the market. The police likewise cautioned against using ‘oversize’ firecracker products, which have more than the 0.2 gram maximum explosive content set for firecrackers. Examples of these hyper-crackers are the “Gangnam Bomb,” “Goodbye Bading,” and “End of the World.” To lessen firecracker-related injuries, the PNP also urged barangay officials to designate firecracker zones in their respective areas. For its part, the Health Department earlier this month launched its campaign “Oppa Gangnam Kontra-Paputok” which urged the public to dance in the infamous Korean song “Oppa Gangnam Style” this New Year, instead of using firecrackers. Also, for a safe and eco-friendly New Year celebration, it was suggested that homemade confetti made of recycled paper be used or else the celebrations can be turned into a paint party. — DVM, GMA News”