How Duterte Turned Facebook into a Weapon, with Help from Facebook
&gt; In case a mistake happens (as it sometimes does, as it seemingly did here), reporting outlets issue erratum<p>That would seem that they reported fake news that could have caused panic but later on just conveniently issued an erratum.<p>&gt; You can check them yourself<p>So, it&#x27;s a standard that &quot;journalists&quot; can disregard with impunity.<p>&gt; Duterte is in a position of power to actively act against these journalists<p>But Pres. Duterte does not as this Bloomberg article clearly shows. Maria Ressa still speaks freely and accuses him openly. That&#x27;s one less reason to label him as a dictator don&#x27;t you think? I think I will commend him for that. For upholding freedom of speech.<p>&gt; Examples: [1] [2]<p>Regarding the live updates[1], He called it out because it may endanger the soldiers. How should you call them out and get them in check instead?<p>Regarding the NUJP&#x27;s condemnation[2], Nieto seems to be joking. Well, I consider jokes and figure of speeches as gray areas in freedom of speech. I don&#x27;t have to defend him anyway. He can do that for himself.<p>&gt; Again, you _do not_ peddle opinion to hold people accountable<p>I just playfully used your words peddle and opinion. Calm down :) That may have made it vague. What I meant is that he effectively raises issues using his words such as the Dengvaxia scandal. Now that it has gained awareness, we may now expect accountability to those who administered it during the past and the present administration. I hate it that the people responsible did it to the children out of greed.<p>&gt; I&#x27;m not saying Duterte is credit grabbing but that people are giving him more credit than he is due. There&#x27;s a difference there.<p>Well, I&#x27;m giving Pres. Duterte credit because he delivered what the previous administration did not. That&#x27;s the big difference there.<p>&gt; Because even in legislation, there&#x27;s a due process that must be followed and the previous administration followed it. Even if for a bill like FOI which I fully support, I will be critical of Aquino had he dubiously manipulated the legislative process just so he could claim the FOI under his belt.<p>Maybe you should be critical of Aquino if you really fully support FOI. Knowingly that legislative is slow, he should have at least issued an executive order just as Pres. Duterte did. You just gave me another reason to give Pres. Duterte credit because he found a way to do it quickly in his first few months what the previous administration wasn&#x27;t able to do after many years in office. Maybe you should too ;)<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.philstar.com&#x2F;headlines&#x2F;2017&#x2F;10&#x2F;04&#x2F;1745517&#x2F;blogger-slammed-false-claims-vs-photojournalist" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.philstar.com&#x2F;headlines&#x2F;2017&#x2F;10&#x2F;04&#x2F;1745517&#x2F;blogger...</a>
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