Ang daming mas nakakalungkot na balita sa ating bansa. Meron yung mga nasalanta ng habagat at ni bagyong Helen. Noong nakaraang araw lang, sinapok ng isang motorista ang isang MMDA traffic enforcer, at malas na andun ang mga taga-TV5 at nakunan ng video. Napapanood ko rin yung pag-iyak ni Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto III sa speech nya tungkol sa RH Bill. Medyo ok lang naman siguro yung i-depensa nya ang stand nya laban sa RH Bill. Ang hindi ok, eh pasyensya na po, di ko lang talaga na-feel yung pag-iyak.
At tsaka hindi po ok yung plagiarized ang speech.
Noong una, tipong nagtatanong pa ang postura ng mga news reports. Did Sotto really copy a blogger’s article for his speech? Medyo mataray pa ang sagot, kung susundan natin ang mga headlines. Sotto: I cite my sources; blogger not one of them. Sotto: Why should I quote a blogger?
Sabi ng news article sa GMA News Online, “Sotto’s description of the purported ill effects of birth control pills on unborn children was lifted nearly word for word from the blog of “Sarah, the healthy home economist,” a US-based writer who also opposes vaccines for children and offers recipes for goodies like grain-free pumpkin cookies.” Ayun, umamin na rin ang staff ni Tito Sen na dun nga sa blog kinuha yung ilang parte ng speech ng Senador. Que horror!
Sabi ng The Healthy Home Economist sa kanyang facebook page: “A Senator in the Philippines plagiarized one of my blog posts to use in a speech. Can’t even believe this!!!” Ang sabi naman ni Tito Sen sa mga bumabatikos sa kanya: Sue me!”
E baka naman nagkapareha lang ang isang linya. O baka naman pareho lang ang sources. Hindi eh. Eto ang comparison na ginawa ng ng GMA News Online article:
1. Sotto’s speech (from second to last paragraph):
“According, to Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride MD, the use of the pill also causes severe gut dysbiosis. What is worse, drug induced gut imbalance is especially intractable and resistant to treatment either with probiotics or diet change.”
Sarah’s blog:
“According, to Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride MD, use of other drugs such as the Pill also cause severe gut dybiosis. What’s worse, drug induced gut imbalance is especially intractable and resistant to treatment either with probiotics or diet change.”
2. Sotto’s speech:
“Gut imbalance brought on through use of the pill negatively impacts the ability to digest food and absorb nutrients. As a result, even if a woman eats spectacularly well during pregnancy, if she has been taking oral contraceptives for a period of time beforehand, it is highly likely that she and her baby are not reaping the full benefits of all this healthy food as the lack of beneficial flora in her gut preclude this from occurring.”
Sarah’s blog:
“Gut imbalance brought on through use of The Pill negatively impacts the ability to digest food and absorb nutrients. As a result, even if a women eats spectacularly well during pregnancy, if she has been taking oral contraceptives for a period of time beforehand, it is highly likely that she and her baby are not reaping the full benefits of all this healthy food as the lack of beneficial flora in her gut preclude this from occurring.”
3. Sotto’s speech:
“Pathogenic, opportunistic flora that take hold in the gut when the pill is used constantly produce toxic substances which are the by-products of their metabolism. These toxins leak into the woman’s bloodstream and they have the potential to cross the placenta. Therefore, gut dysbiosis exposes the fetus to toxin.”
Sarah’s blog:
“Pathogenic, opportunistic flora that take hold in the gut when The Pill is used constantly produce toxic substances which are the by-products of their metabolism. These toxins leak into the woman’s bloodstream and guess what, they have the potential to cross the placenta! Therefore, gut dysbiosis exposes the fetus to toxins.”
4. Sotto’s speech:
“Not well known is also the fact that use of the pill depletes zinc in the body. Zinc is called ‘the intelligence mineral’ as it is intimately involved in mental development.”
Sarah’s blog:
“Not well known is the fact that use of The Pill depletes zinc in the body. Zinc is called ‘the intelligence mineral’ as it is intimately involved in mental development.”
Mukhang napakarami po. Hindi yata coincidence lang.
Maliit na bagay ang plagiarism para sa iba. Eh ano naman ang nawala sa kinopyang blog? Sumikat pa nga e. Pero hindi yun ang punto. Plagiarism is serious dishonesty. Passing off someone’s work as one’s own is mentally, academically and professionally dishonest. Plagiarism is a mortal sin.
Di ba, si Manuel V. Pangilinan nasabihan din na kinopya nya ang portions ng kanyang speech sa Ateneo. Nag-apologize sya at mas maganda pa ang dating, kse inako nya ang mali at hindi tinuro ang ibang tao (sabi ng ibang articles, kasalanan daw nung tumulong na isulat ang speech). Mas lalo akong bumilib kay MVP.
Na-charge din si Supreme Court Justice Mariano del Castillo ng plagiarism, dahil may mga kinopyang portions sa kanyang decision tungkol sa comfort women ang hindi nabigyan ng citations. May banta pa nga na i-impeach sya dahil dun. May mga panawagan na mag-resign sya dahil sa mental dishonesty. Ngayon, saan na yang mga nagtawag na magresign? Iba ba yung kay Tito Sen?
Kahit ano pa ang mangyari, mananatili akong tunay na dabarkads, pero ibang usapan yun.
Syempre, tungkol sa buhay-eskwela itong blog natin, kaya focus natin ang plagiarism. Sa mas malaking usapin, sana wag mag-detract sa magandang debate tungkol sa RH Bill. Ibang usapan naman yung RH Bill. Ibang usapan ang plagiarism.
Ibang usapan ang sabi ni Tito Sen na “sue me,” ibang usapan ang paghingi ng dispensa sa author na nakopya. Hindi po nadadaan sa payabangan yan. Simple lang naman po ang tanong: nakopya nga ba at hindi gumawa ng proper attribution?
Sana mag-public apology si Tito Sen. Opinion lang naman po ito.
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