The real villain
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| Armida Siguion-Reyna |
Preparing to settle into watching yet another session of Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Renato Corona’s impeachment trial, I get information about proposed House Resolution 2140, “expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to appeal to the local TV and movie industry to minimize, prevent, or stop typecasting congressmen and congresswomen as villains or crooks in movies and television telenovelas, in order not to create stereotypes or negative public perception against members of the House of Representatives,” authored by Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr., first term representative of the third district of Pampanga.
I first believe it a joke.
But I get a soft copy of the proposal through e-mail, with parts stating that “Whereas, as the people’s representatives, majority of the congressmen and congresswomen do their best to bring excellent public service to their constituents; Whereas, there have been a few congressmen who may have been involved in crimes but these are the exceptions, rather than the rule.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20120221com4.html
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