Crossing party lines, 50 members of the House of Representatives found themselves agreeing on the issue of upholding freedom of the press amid the brewing speakership row that currently divides Congress.
House Resolution 431- “A Resolution Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives that the Philippine Government should Uphold the Freedom of the Press, Speech and Expression at All Times in the Light of the Numerous Attempts to Control the Flow of News and Information, Criminalize the Exercise of Press Freedom and Curtail this Basic Right Especially in Times of Crisis and State Emergencies” was filed today by Gabriela Women’s Partylist Representatives Liza Maza and Luz Ilagan with 48 other solons as co-authors.
“It is high time that the House of Representatives speak on the issue of press freedom, a fundamental ingredient in a democratic state. We commend members of the press and media organizations that immediately stood in the face of repression. This resolution is Congress’ contribution in defending freedom of the press and our civil liberties. Certainly, any attempt to curtail or repress the mass media should be met upfront and nipped at the bud,” said Rep. Maza.
The Gabriela solon cited as recent attempts to curtail press freedom, the illegal arrest of members of the media during the Manila peninsula standoff; the Department of Justice advisory threatening members of the media and network organizations of criminal liabilities in effect restraining media from performing their duties and; the rumor-mongering that implicates a female reporter to the escape of Marine Capt. Nicanor Faeldon.
“Press freedom is being threatened. It is a Constitutional right and we are duty bound to defend it,” said Maza.
Members of Congress who co-authored the resolution were: Reps. Bienvenido Abante, Jr. Joseph Emilio Abaya, Giorgidi Aggabao, Proceso Alcala, Thelma Almario, Darlene Antonio-Custodio, Elpidio Barzaga, Crispin Beltran, Mar-Len Abigail Binay, Marc Douglas Cagas IV, Teodoro Casino, Ma. Laarni Cayetano, Antonio Cerilles, Justin Chipeco, Maria Isabelle Climaco, Teodolo Coquilla, Vincent Crisologo, Cinchona Cruz-Gonzales, Nelson Dayanghirang, Del De Guzman, Salvador Escudero III, Danilo Ramon Fernandez, Jeffrey Ferrer, Roilo Golez, Teofisto Guingona III, Magtanggol Gunigundo, Mujiv Hataman, Ana Theresia Hontiveros-Baraquel , Eduardo Nonato Joson, Teodoro Locsin, Jr., Hermilando Mandanas, Datu Pax Mangudadatu, Satur Ocampo, Carlos Padilla, Rufus Rodriguez, Jose Antonion Roxas, Mary Ann Susano, Marcelino Teodoro, Niel Tupas, Jr., Isidro Ungab, Emmanuel Joel Villanueva, Cynthia Villar, Rene Velarde, Liwayway Vinzons-Chato, Jose Yap, Victor Yu, Manuel Zamora, and Ronaldo Zamora.
Filed under: Human Rights, Media, Philippine Updates, Politics | Tagged: House Resolution 431, Press Freedom, Rep. Liza Masa
Congressman Rufus Rodriguez is seeking re-election in his district of CDO, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines and a situation has been brought to our attention that we want to inform him of.
Rufus Rodriguez owns a rental property in CDO that he rents out to a American expatriot of questionable agendas, records and past. I highly doubt Mr. Rodriguez knows of the kind of people his house is harboring so have decided to inform both him and the internet community in hopes of enlightening the situation during this campaigning period.
The American national currently residing in the house is one Gordon Elletson who goes by Gordy and posts on many internet forums using the name TexKano. Gordon Elletson is of a deffective mental state and is a admitted child abuser and basher of the Filipino populace. Please see link below of how Gordy Elletson , using his TexKano nic, admitted to hitting Xavier Madlangbayan with a cane and then proceeding to call the boys grandfather, Dr. Severino Madlangbayan, (who is seeking a city council seat in Iligan City) a banana eating monkey. Is this kind of elitest American truly the sort of expatriot that a elected Congressman wants to be connected to? Well Gordon Elletson seems to think the congressman loves him and will washover any mess he gets himself into. I find it hard to believe a elected congressman will forsake his constituents , who elected him, in a effort to protect a abusive foreign national.
The second expatriot, now deceased, is one Randall Chester Goings who goes by Bubba and posted on net under nic Bubbabobbaker. This fellow had a lengthy criminal record which included multiple drug charges. Randall Goings was brought to the Philippines by Gordon Elletson where he lived , together with Gordy, in the proprty owned by Congressman Rufus Rodriguez of CDO, Cagayan de Oro. This property is located on 69 bong bongon street CDO and even before Randall Goings moved to such property he was allready posting perverted things all over the internet. One example of his perversions took place on a internet dating site where he searched for a 4′ tall bi-sexual and stated in his ad “the smaller you are the more I will love you”. Evan smaller than 4′? Yikes, Was he looking for a dwarf or a underaged girl?
Anyway, I hope this message reaches Congressman Rodriguez and he can see below link for proofs regarding the accutations of the kind of expatriot he is harboring and who states the Congressman is protecting him. I feel the congressman has the right to know the facts in below link.
http://sexpatswallofshame.blogspot.com