NP to ABS-CBN: Reveal source of fake Noynoy psych report
MANILA, Philippines - Nacionalista Party spokesperson and senatorial candidate Gilbert Remulla on Friday challenged ABS-CBN News to reveal the source of the bogus psychological report of Liberal Party standard bearer Sen. Benigno Aquino III.
Remulla challenged the news organization to reveal the sources of the "document" that said Aquino suffered a psychiatric ailment.
Read: Noynoy, priest: Psych report fake
Read: The alleged Psychiatric Evaluation Form of Sen. Benigno Aquino III
ABS-CBN News said they got the information from 2 independent sources from the NP.
Remulla, however, denied that the document, which Aquino and the LP said was fake, came from within the NP.
Read: NP denies releasing Aquino's fake psych report
He said that 6 officials that could possibly had been the source of the documents - Sen. Manuel Villar, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, Rimpy Bondoc, Adel Tamano, NP executive director Atty. Vicky Loanzon, and himself - have already denied that they were the source of the document.
Remulla said that if they were the source of the document, they would not have given those to ABS-CBN, which the party sees as "biased" for Aquino.
However, when he was asked what would happen if ABS-CBN News refused to give the names of their sources due to journalistic ethics, Remulla, a former journalist himself, said that the "credibility" of both NP and the news organization would be in jeopardy if the sources' identities are not revealed.
Remulla said that if ABS-CBN News does not reveal its source, the organization should issue an apology.
NP vice presidential bet Loren Legarda, meanwhile, said she does not know about any psychological record of Aquino.
She also denied she is the source of the document, especially after she asked the LP on Thursday to stop their 'below the belt' accusations.
NP senatorial bet Ramon Mitra III said the document might have come from LP themselves.
Another member of NP’s senatorial slate, Liza Maza, meanwhile said that they should ask the reporter directly to reveal the source.
ABS-CBN's reply
ABS-CBN News, however, stood its ground and said it won't reveal its sources.
"We respect the confidentiality of our sources. While it's tempting to take the Nacionalista Party's challenge, it violates a sacred rule of journalism," Maria Ressa, ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs head, said in a statement.
Read: Statement in response to Nacionalista Party's challenge to ABS-CBN News
"Two sources from the Nacionalista Party - independently - gave ABS-CBN an alleged psychiatric analysis of Sen. Benigno Aquino III before it started to spread online and on text," the statement said.
"Two weeks ago, we revealed that sources from the Liberal Party gave ABS-CBN documents questioning Sen. Manuel Villar's ad before the information spread online and on text," the statement also said.
"It's our job to be transparent to the public we serve," it added. With a report from Alvin Elchico, ABS-CBN News
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Allegations
These are mere allegations. We know for a fact that ABS CBN is an ally of the yellow brigade. I am not for VILLAR but am not going for NOYNOY either. The latter is worst than the first in my own humble opinion. It just so happens that ABS CBN is acting to be an extension of the LIBERAL party where slander, mudslinging and smear campaign is one of their most effective tactic. Kahit ang ibang political parties other than the Nacionalista says the LIBERALS does not know anything but to mudsling and throw all issues to others.
kahit saang banda mo talaga
kahit saang banda mo talaga tingnan, makikita mo na totoo namang may sayad si ABNOY, di na kailangan ng documents. just look at him, no family at age 50, no accomplishment sa house at senate, no firm decision, bali-baliktad ang pinagsasabi, at palaging nakabuka ang bibig.
ABNOY JUAN TAMAD!!!!
ABNOY MAY SAYAD!!!
ISIP MAY LAMAT!!!
PRINSIPYO'Y BALI-BALIKTAD!!!
if you are pro-abnoy, please dont watch this!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DPnp3MwVho
kahit saang banda mo talaga
kahit saang banda mo talaga tingnan, makikita mo na totoo namang may sayad si ABNOY, di na kailangan ng documents. just look at him, no family at age 50, no accomplishment sa house at senate, no firm decision, bali-baliktad ang pinagsasabi, at palaging nakabuka ang bibig.
ABNOY JUAN TAMAD!!!!
ABNOY MAY SAYAD!!!
ISIP MAY LAMAT!!!
PRINSIPYO'Y BALI-BALIKTAD!!!
if you are pro-abnoy, please dont watch this!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DPnp3MwVho
hehehe.... err.
@ psylom
err.. sori for the laugh LOL.
You know, dapat lawakan mo pa ang view mo...
do you now the implications kung isisiwalat nila?
just so to cater our "GIGIL" to know? heheh err sori again.
Sources are the lifeblood of media.
Tsaka bakit ba "PALPAK" ang source?
AGAIN:
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I repeat, it is not the source's obligation to certify
the document if true or not, nor when the source certify its true
it is not automatically true or with value. It is the obligation of the journalist to verify if indeed it is true.
And as what happened, it is verified by ABS-CBN as FAKE.
testimony on the other hand could be treated differently depending on the information.
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@Yogi
Siguro kaya gusto nilang i-amend. But still, kung mali ang information na binigay hindi na dapat protektahan ng ABS-CBN News. Palpak ang source eh.
Are you not interested kung sino sa NP ang source niyan?
Saka matanong ko lang. Bakit tawa ka ng tawa? Para kang si Fabar ah.
Mmmm
@ Psylom
Wala na man sinsabi dito na kapag mali
ay di covered ah. ehehehe
Gusto pa nga nila iAmmend kasi di nila maCompel
ang press. tsktsktsk..
@Yogi
I made a mistake. The confidentiality of sources is under the SOTTO LAW which was penned by Vicente Yap Sotto.
But the argument is still the same. The information the source gave is INCORRECT so that source should not be covered by this law.
Here's the link. I don't know if the webmaster will try to delete this:
"http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=The_Sotto_Law"
MMm.
@psylom
ahahhaha... what can i expect from you. ehehhehe
Anyway... try to view some topics here 3 dyas to i week ago.
Try to see your post there. ehhehe
Anyway, may link ka na ba?
sa SOTTO law.. gusto ko mabasa para matoto na man ako.
ehehehe
@Yogi
Sino source ko?
Si Anthony Taberna ng Umagang Kayganda dito mismo sa ABS-CBN ang nag-report niyan sa show nila KAHAPON. Siguro kilala mo yun dahil siya lang ang Chinese ang itsura sa Umagang Kayganda. Actually hindi ko rin alam yan, sa kanya ko lang narinig.
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@Psylom
I would really like to have a link
to Sotto Law that as you said "Only applies to the sources that provide correct information".
Wala kasi ako makitang ganun eh, National Security lang ang alam ko
na exeption but should be in court or Congress.
PS:
Also, sino kaya sources mo psylom?
Sa pagkaka-alam ko ikaw or isa ka sa mga unang nagPost ng
isyung ito dito... way before this controversy is reported in media.
Wondering how you did it..
mas mabilis kapa sa ABS-CBN.
baka hindi ka cover sa Sotto Law
kaya pwede ka imbestigahin.
hehheheheheheh