The Construct

Not many “intellectuals” appreciate Internet memes. No one can deny though, the power of the viral to spread both information and culture among a great many. Many of us played bash the politician in the Pangandaman – De la Paz issue. While the case seems to have contracted rot in the courts, we can all take comfort in the fact that out soapboxing brought the issue to a national light.

In that we felt our importance in working in tandem with traditional media in being citizen journalists. We exercise our rights to free speech in search for truth and justice and our rapid-fire soapboxing was heard all over the world.

So what’s with this Right to Reply bill that already passed the Senate and about the pass the House? Kabataan party-list rep Mong Palatino warns that this sucky bill will cover not only blogs but other forms of electronic media as well.

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