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Sotto strikes out plagiarism from record, aims to curb bloggers

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NOT CRIME. Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III attacks his critics, saying plagiarism is not a crime in the Philippines. Photo by Ayee Macaraig
Instead of apologizing for statements plagiarized from an American blogger, Senator Tito Sotto lashes back at critics, claiming to be the only senator to become a victim of cyber-bullying.  He calls for legislation to define and regulate blogging.  Sotto moves to strike the plagiarized statements from the Senate record and points out that plagiarism is not a crime in the Philippines. 

Read Sotto’s speech in full here and see video and read key points here – all on Rappler.

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