Newspaper editor catches presidential adviser buying pirated discs

[DailyCore]

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Lawyer Cocoy Padilla, the board’s legal chief, said in a press release that only sellers of pirated copies of copyrighted material like video and audio discs are to be penalized under the Act. Buyers or possessors of pirated DVDs are not criminally liable, he added.

OMB chairman Ronnie Ricketts had said the same thing. He cannot do anything; his hands are tied. The law does not penalize the buyer. He could only call on government officials to set an example and refrain from buying pirated copies.

Until the law’s coverage is expanded, critics of Llamas could only leave it to him and his superior, President Benigno Aquino III, to act on the embarrassing incident.

Had it been another government official, not Llamas, the reaction would not have been as strong. But it was Llamas, the same one who figured in an earlier controversy over guns found inside his car, and an official closely identified with the President in this time of the impeachment of Chief Justice Renato Corona.

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All these are not working in Llamas’s favor and the best thing for him now is to leave government and not add to the heat on the President.

[salvadorjr]

Nag sorry naman kno cya sa iyang presidente, nya under investigation naman daw, ka dogay ba mahoman sa investigation, while others nga dili yellow blood 1-2 days tak2x dayon.

[Eve's Apple Project]

hahaha..maong di jud na mawagtang pang pirated sa ato..hasta sila parokyano man..hahaha

[bot_yok]

iya cguro to gi raid... hehehe

[salvadorjr]

morag na lobog man ang imbestigasyon sa kaso ni Ronald "Totoy Pirata" Llamas, kay wala man accountability ang buyer, mao na ni, kay yellow blood man.

Ka pait ani matuwid na baloktot na da.an!!!!
*** "Its more Funny in the Philippines" *****

[Romeojin]

Lol at Erap.. atleast he didnt steal daw.

[jake_smack11]

kapait. . ang adviser sa presidente kay bogo diay..unsaon nalang..

[SPRINGFIELD_XD_40]

To those who has something to say about the issue , start with yourselves . Diha nimo makita ang ASENSO sa nasod specially manakod mo .

Maski ma priso pa si NOYNOY or putlan ug ulo si LLAMAS , do you really think that mo ASENSO ang Pilipinas ?? Dili because the simple fact that they are not the Philippines . Take a look at Singapore , ni asenso ang nasod not because of LEE KWAN YEW but because the Singaporeans cooperates and did their share of responsibility .

Can you see that here in our country ?No and probably will never be . I am just saying because useless man ang ka bright nato how we present ourselves specially sa forums like these unya kutob ra diay sa type . Mind you , on a bigger picture , dili ni siya kutob lang sa PIRATED DVD's but anything under the sun that is FAKE .

[DailyCore]

Llamas sorry for buying pirated DVDs

Presidential political adviser Ronald Llamas on Monday formally apologized to the government after he was caught buying pirated DVDs in a Quezon City mall last week.

In a statement, Llamas said he apologized for "any difficulty and unintended embarrassment for the administration as a result of the publication of a news article with accompanying photo on his purchase of pirated DVDs."

Llamas said he opted to be silent initially so as not to undermine the inquiry initiated by Malacanang. "It was the most prudent thing to do in light of the inquiry that the Executive Secretary has launched," he said.

He added that he likewise wanted to show his respect for President Aquino, aware of concerns over pressing issues that required the government’s prompt attention. "I didn’t want the government to expend its energy over [the] regretful incident, and so I submitted to the process that was launched and I am read to face the findings and recommendations of the inquiry," he said.

It was earlier reported that Llamas apologized to the President for impropriety and lack of discretion for buying the DVDs.

Former President Joseph Estrada, meanwhile, said Aquino has no reason to fire Llamas.

Estrada said that anti-piracy measures must be strengthened but this has nothing to do with Llamas. "Llamas has not done anything to lose the trust and confidence of the president. Buying pirated DVDs has no relation to his duties as Political Affairs Secretary," he said.

Estrada added that neither was Llamas act of buying DVDs an act of graft and corruption. "Hindi naman siya nagnakaw sa kaban ng bayan," he added.

But Estrada said that he hopes that the administration will enforce stricter measures against piracy.

"Kaya naghihirap ang ating mga movie producers, dahil patuloy pa rin ang piracy sa ating bansa. Dapat matigil na iyan. Pero at the same time, dapat din magkaroon ng improvement sa job creation, you have to give them (vendors of pirated DVDs) alternative sources of income. Pero walang kinalaman si Llamas sa issue na iyan because he is a Political Affairs Secretary, dapat ang imbestigahan ang head ng anti-piracy campaign at malaman kung bakit meron pang nagbebenta doon," the former president said.

Llamas sorry for buying pirated DVDs | ABS-CBN News

[Eve's Apple Project]

maypa ang mga Hapon.. kung maulawan gani, di na mistil pa paabot nga i-fire, sila na mismo ang monaog. Undang nalang unta na siya para walay kisaw. baga-aa sad og nawng oi. Unsa may gamit sa raid2 sa OMB kung sila mismo parokyano? maypag tang-tangon nalng nang OMB kung sila mismo dili mosunod? natangtang naman kaha ta sa US watchlist last year, karon kaha unsa kahay resulta ani?

Bye-bye pirated DVDs in PH? | ABS-CBN News

sakto sad sulti ni erap nga hunongon og maghimo og improvement sa job creation. But i still believe he should be fired.