Sotto moves to delete controversial quotes ‘lifted’ from blogger

ANILA — Upset with allegations that he copied parts of his speech against the Reproductive Health (RH) bill, Senator Vicente Sotto III asked the Senate to delete from the records the quotes allegedly taken from the blog of American Sarah Pope.
Sotto made the move on Wednesday as he cited an opinion from the Intellectual Property of the Philippines (Ipophil) that plagiarism was never classified as a crime in the country.
“Wala po akong inangkin sapagka’t ako po ay di doktor. Ang blanket disclaimer ay pag-amin na ang research materials na nilalaman ng aking talumpati ay batay sa mga pag-aaral ng mga iginagalang na eksperto,” he said.
The senator said he never quoted Pope in his August 13 speech but the book of medical doctor Natasha Campbell-McBride on her research about the damaging effects of contraceptives to children whose mothers were using these prior to the pregnancy.
His wife, actress Helen Gamboa, gave birth to a son with a weak heart in 1975. The boy died five months after he was born allegedly because of complications from Gamboa’s use of anti-pregnancy pills.
Sotto, who claimed he was the first Philippine senator to be the victim of cyberbullying, told his colleagues that he was sincere in defending the sanctity of life and that the government need not employ RH methods to manage the growing population.
“Ano pa nga bang magagawa natin, kung hindi ipagdasal na lamang sila. Ang mahalaga ay kung ilan ang ating natulungan at hindi ang ating nasiraan,” he said, referring to his critics.
Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile, also an anti-RH advocate, opened the possibility of crafting a law that would look into regulating blogs.
The 88-year-old lawmaker admitted of having difficulties in keeping pace with technology. He said he just came across with the term “blog” when the plagiarism issue was raised against his friend.
“I thought blog was just a slogan. It’s actually like a book in the Internet where you can post your opinions and ideas,” Enrile said.
Sotto’s speech has been referred to the committees on public information mass media and science and technology, chaired by Senators Gregorio Honasan II and Edgardo Angara, respectively.
The Senate is set to enter the period of amendments on Senate Bill 2865 sponsored by Senators Miriam Defensor-Santiago and Pia Cayetano, who was also implicated in a separate plagiarism case.(Virgil Lopez/Sunnex)
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2012/08/29/sotto-moves-delete-controversial-quotes-lifted-blogger-239920

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