Pinoy netizens welcome Miriam's online rights bill (MUST READ)

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Pinoy netizens welcome Miriam's online rights bill

ABS-CBNnews.com
Posted at 07/04/2013 12:46 AM | Updated as of 07/04/2013 12:46 AM

Miriam Santiago @senmiriam
I call on netizens to support the #MCPIF. You are our new opinion-leaders.
1:08 PM - 3 Jul 2013


MANILA, Philippines - Filipinos online on Wednesday threw their support behind Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago's Magna Carta for Philippine Internet Freedom (MCPIF).

Democracy.Net.Ph, a network of Filipino bloggers and ICT experts who crowdsourced the bill, said Santiago "wins the Internet," based on reactions from Filipinos online. http://democracy.net.ph

"Senate Bill No. 53 was greeted with a flurry of likes, retweets, and shares on social networking sites," the group said in a statement.

"This overwhelmingly positive response to the filing of the MCPIF is undeniable proof that there is a clamor among Filipinos for progressive legislation on Philippine cyberspace and the information and communications technology (ICT) sector," it added.

"We strongly urge our legislators from both houses of the 16th Congress to heed this call and enact a law that will safeguard our civil and political rights online and harness the power of ICT for governance, development, and security," the group said.

The MCPIF is the first bill that Santiago filed in the new 16th Congress.

"I consider the RH Bill as the biggest triumph of the 15th Congress," she said in a press statement Wednesday. "Let’s do the same for the Magna Carta for Internet Freedom this new Congress.”

Cybercrime Prevention Act repeal

If passed, Santiago's bill will repeal the controversial Cybercrime Prevention Act, or Republic Act No. 10175.

“R.A. 10175 confines the Philippines to 20th century capabilities in this 21st century information society. Clearly, laws that have an impact on cyberspace must address the realities of the present and the challenges of the future,” she said.

Santiago said her bill will protect the rights and freedoms of Filipinos in cyberspace, while defining and penalizing cybercrimes.

“While it is important to crackdown on criminal activities on the internet, protecting constitutional rights like free expression, privacy, and due process should hold a higher place in crafting laws,” she said.

Santiago said that the MCPIF upholds the right to free speech of Filipinos in cyberspace, unlike the much-criticized Cybercrime Prevention Act.

“The MCPIF treats libel as a civil liability rather than a criminal act. It is not overbroad or vague in its provisions on libel, unlike the cybercrime law,” she said.

Other sections of the MCPIF promote open government and transparency, as well as protect the rights of women and children online.

If passed into law, the MCPIF will be the first law to be created through “crowdsourcing.” Crowdsourcing is an online process of getting work done by tapping people on the Internet who volunteer their talent and skills.

Santiago said of concerned netizens composed of software designers, IT specialists, academics, bloggers, engineers, lawyers, human rights advocates approached her office with a draft of the MCPIF.

The group formulated the MCPIF through discussions in an open Facebook group, email, Google Hangout teleconferences, and social media channels like Twitter.

“I call on all our young people to voice their support for this bill through social media. You are our new opinion-leaders. After the RH Bill, we saw how powerful social media can be in advancing our causes,” Santiago said.

Source: Pinoy netizens welcome Miriam's online rights bill | ABS-CBN News

The Magna Carta for Philippine Internet Freedom: The Magna Carta for Philippine Internet Freedom v 2.0 Filed as SBN 53

- Panguntra sa Bill ni Nancy Binay! hahahahha! oh! Hala! kato mga wala kaangay ni Miriam komento namo ani.. bitaw nindot ni nga balaod kay most netizens kay educated man og ma voice-out jud nla ila opinion.. dli kay focus nla sa mga squatter nga dali ra kaayo masolsolan sa politiko! mao ni nindot kay pwede nato ratratan maayo mga kurap na politiko!!Good Job. Sen. Santiago.. I hope modagan ka Pres. karon 2016!

[kit_cebu]

just took this off from National Treasure movie...

If there's something wrong, those who have the ability to take action have the responsibility to take action.
- Benjamin Franklin Gates

[reptoid]

For once I find myself supporting Miriam. Any lady who wants to protect our right to call her Brain Damage etc... can't be all bad. At last we have some balance to counter the assault on freedom of speech being conducted by certain thin-skinned pseudo politicians.

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Bringing democratic ideals to the net is a very sound idea.
Much better if they could provide an open forum sites
between the filipino people and those who are administering
public offices.

[gunsky]

Maayo ng civil kaysa criminal liability. Pero dapat naa jud preno kay maski naay moderators it won't stop cyberbullying so dapat lang naay regulations. Pareha anang below the belt nga tirada or blackmailing.

The public is not really a New opinion-leader its about the new opinion-platform