We still read a lot about Senator Tito Sotto and the latest was the Rappler's post with picture and video titled " Sotto, Enrile laugh off plagiarism complaints." Watching the video and looking at the photo, Sotto obvioulsy laughs just to hide the embarrassment for plagiarizing but his face cannot hide the true feeling of guiltiness while Enrile and the people surrounding him obviously faked their laughs just to ride on the issue for a reason, well after all politics is politics.
And the latest from Facebook from InterAksyon, www.interaksyon.com
"Senator Vicente Sotto III took to the Senate floor on Tuesday afternoon, and offered an apology to the family of the late New York Senator Robert Kennedy for having lifted from Kennedy's speech without attribution. He added, however:
"Copying, imitation, is the highest form of flattery. If it upsets the Kennedy family, then I am sorry, but then that's not my intention."
The Facebook users reactions:
The Facebook users reactions:
- highest form of flattery pa ang nasabi....
- iba ung imitation as form of flattery at copyright infringement/plagiarism hehe. sotto ka tlga oo.
- ewan ung bakit nagka ganyan yan. buti na lng di ko sya binoto. Lech!
- hyper na namn si tita madam Glo hehe.
- ayos! kada explain nya or bawi sa nagawa nyang pagkakamali, isa na namang pagkakamali ang bibitawan lolz , di na lang kasi magsorry at wag nang magpalusot
- di naman... ampf!
- di ba nga MC, simpleng sorry lang actually ang hinihingi nung blogger na kinopyahan nya and ng mga bloggers na tinawag nyang "bloggers lang" dami pa nya satsat
- darling of the tweets yang si Sotto eh. =>
- oo nga, kaya hindi matapos-tapos yang issue nya eh :D
- he can't admit that what he did was wrong... :(
- hehe! ganun di dapat pala ay ma-flatter pa yung mga movie makers sa mga nagtitinda ng copies hehe!
No comment, these people are just saying their piece. Good luck Tito Sen. We are hoping for the best and clear your name regarding this controversial issue.
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November 13, 2012 at 4:46 PM
I have been following about this Sotto stuff and grabe talaga, this man is a disgrace and a shame to the Philippine Senate! I hope the US bloggers and The Kennedy's will give this man a lesson. Sue Sotto for Copyright Infringement! Nakakahiya tong senador na ito!
November 13, 2012 at 6:19 PM
Flaterry pala ha, that's a shame that he would say that. That only shows that he has no respect to other's work or ideas.
November 13, 2012 at 6:58 PM
yesterday I had a chance reading the letter from Kennedy..I hope Sotto will learn his lesson...
November 13, 2012 at 9:18 PM
They should set an example, senador pa naman. It is really a disgrace and I do hope he'll learn his lesson and do not act so arrogant about it.
November 13, 2012 at 9:36 PM
this thing done by one of a "named" personality in the country really put the country a very bad image... how i wish Sen. Sotto would just accept his faults and be humbled.. :(
November 14, 2012 at 12:52 AM
omg, what an embarrassment to our country. he should be impeached! joke! hehe gosh... he is one kapalmukz politician.
November 14, 2012 at 2:41 AM
I agree to those who said na sana he just apologize and shut his mouth. The issue is really taking longer. Indeed exposing again our country to shame.
November 14, 2012 at 7:35 AM
I just watched the most recent update earlier regarding this issue and its is really stupid of some of his allies to tell people to just forget about it. Kumukulo and dugo ko sa kanila and the way they treat the issue. Naturingan pa namang taga gawa ng batas.
November 14, 2012 at 8:18 AM
At first,he was angry with the issue and he didn't want to make apology.As you have mentioned,it shows in his action that he made a mistake. And just say sorry to Kennedy family and to the bloggers.
November 14, 2012 at 9:21 AM
honestly, i wanted to say something but i guess, it's better to just remain silent, it is not that i am afraid of something but it just make him more popular and i really hate what he is doing and the publicity like this that he thinks his right are really just ...............
November 14, 2012 at 11:43 AM
Oh my gosh. Just when I thought he can't get any denser. An apology is not a sincere one when you try and justify your actions. It is wrong. Period. Imitation is not flattering and it is offensive. Gosh, and he's supposed to be one of our country's leaders. Tsk. and people wonder why we're a 3rd world country. Sheesh.
November 14, 2012 at 1:13 PM
Showbiz pa rin ang dating ni Tito Sen. I guess, he just want to put an end to this Sottocopy fix his in. However, his so insincere in his apology. Shame on him.
November 14, 2012 at 1:46 PM
To be honest, I don't want to comment about the issue din :) I just want him to clear his name. If he committed something wrong, then I guess the best way to handle the issue is to say sorry :)
November 14, 2012 at 4:09 PM
Just watched the news and saw that he has now allies. Hay... when will this end.. nakakasawa..
November 14, 2012 at 8:19 PM
this is a bad example talaga.... when students copy the assignment or exams of seatmates and caught . they ahave an excuse to their teacher or principal... "according to the senator of the Philippines, copying is the highest form of flattery!" grrrrrr. Sotto, the more he talks the more he commit mistakes.
November 14, 2012 at 9:02 PM
I heard about this thing about Sotto in the yahoo news and its really makes us Filipinos shame of what he did sigh there are really people like that...
November 14, 2012 at 9:15 PM
oh BOO! I will not add anything anymore. There is a saying that "mahirap gisingin ang taong gising"...
November 14, 2012 at 10:11 PM
I don't know what to say about Sotto's ignorance and arrogance na. I also dont know where he got his belief that copying is the highest form of flattery. Tsk! Such a shame for Philippines
November 14, 2012 at 10:30 PM
Lol! hala synonymous na nga ang sotto sa copying hehe
November 14, 2012 at 10:58 PM
Nag sorry nga pero may dagdag pa rin na kayabangan. Ayaw talagang magpakumbaba ni Tito
November 14, 2012 at 11:05 PM
Hehehe di na siguro mananalo yan sa susunod pang mga eleksyon.
November 15, 2012 at 12:54 AM
For me an official needs to admit mistakes even if he has no intention when he is doing the deed. It's just plain and simple practicing integrity in everything you do.
November 15, 2012 at 1:51 AM
I am so sorry, but I sure miss keeping up with Philippine news and entertainment. I don't know the exact story of him, but I want to go and read about it on the internet. I don't know what to say, but sounds like he is in such a big trouble. I will go check this one out. Thanks for sharing mommy Tess.
November 15, 2012 at 7:33 AM
Hypocrisy and Pride I say, ewan ko ba kay Sotto at d nalang nagpakumbaba for once.
November 15, 2012 at 4:58 PM
Buti na lang di ko sya binoto... Di bale na lang na di kumpleto ang Senatorial List ko kesa iboto tulad nya. Nakakahiya!
November 15, 2012 at 7:03 PM
He makes me feel ashamed to be a Filipino. His pride is one of a kind, and I am sick of how he continues to be like this. He doesn't deserve our attention any more.
November 16, 2012 at 12:38 AM
See his arrogance? Is that what we call sorry? He said sorry and there's a big "But" at the end that tries unsuccessfully to justify how wrong he is? What a shame to all Filipino worldwide.
November 16, 2012 at 2:52 AM
Now the KENNEDYs are a bit of mad because of this statement of him. I don't know if he is considering a public apology sometime soon or what.
November 20, 2012 at 11:57 PM
hiyang-hiya naman tayo sa kanya, shaming us on his behalf
ba't walang ginagawa ang mga tao?
December 3, 2012 at 2:07 AM
Palusot lang Copying is the Highest form of ignorance not flattery
April 19, 2013 at 8:34 PM
He's a copycat Senator... I don't want to vote him in 2016... never again...