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Cybercrime Law

Can't they understand that its just too much You post or tweet but what you write you watch Bullied by lawmakers into censoring one's post Exactly the thing that we hate the most Reason flew away when they made this law Carelessly ignoring that it has a flaw Reminding us of the days of Proclamation 1081 Ignorant lawmakers forget that those days are gone Mindless of the freedom of speech that it would kill Entirely forgetting that this is against Juan's will Lawmakers who passes law but does not think Adieu to you for your careers will stink Wait for the next elections and watch your vote count sink A new law against cybercrime was passed in the Philippines and it took effect last Oct.3. This law includes a very vague section against libel and in effect it is going to curtail online freedom of speech or expression. Filipinos are against it and are clamoring for an amendment. If you are wondering about the name juan which was used in this poem then I'd like to inform those from different countries that Juan refers to the Filipino people. JEB

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