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== | ==Solon seeks higher fines against commission of libel== | ||
*Source: http:// | *Source: http://www.zambotimes.com/archives/47173-Solon-seeks-higher-fines-against-commission-of-libel.html | ||
* | *Friday, May 4, 2012 | ||
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MANILA — A libel committed by means of writing or similar means, under Article 355 of the Revised Penal Code imposes a penalty of prision correccional in its minimum and medium periods or a fine ranging from P200 to P6,000 or both. | |||
Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Jay Velasco, author of House Bill 5835, said the fine components are still based on 1930 prices and is yet to be amended. | |||
The bill seeks to amend Article 355 of the Revised Penal Code to reflect the adjusted fine components. | |||
Velasco said under the bill, a libel committed by means of writing, printing, lithography, engraving, radio, phonograph, painting, theatrical exhibition, cinematographic exhibition, or any similar means shall be punished by prision correccional in its minimum and medium periods or a fine ranging from P16,000 to P480,000 or both, in addition to the civil action which may be brought by the offended party. | |||
Velasco said the outdated monetary fines and penalties punishing crimes remain unchanged since Act 3815 also known as the Revised Penal Code was enacted way back in December 8, 1930. | |||
"There is really a need to uphold the full force and teeth of our penal laws in order that punishment for offenses/crimes including the fine, imprisonment and civil disqualification components must be up to date," he emphasized. | |||
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==Bayanihan in Moriones Festival at Manila Hotel== | |||
*Source: http://manilastandardtoday.com/2012/05/02/bayanihan-in-moriones-festival-at-manila-hotel/ | |||
*Wednesday, May 2, 2012 | |||
:by : manilastandardtoday.com | |||
BAYANIHAN re-created the Moriones Festival, one of the most popular Philippine festivals during the Lenten season at the historic Manila Hotel. The national folk dance company of the Philippines performed at the Grand Lobby recently as part of the Hotel’s centennial celebration series. It was the second performance for Bayanihan at the country’s oldest premiere hotel this year. Just last February, it executed a beautifully-crafted performance inspired by the Panagbenga flower festival of Baguio. | |||
The Moriones Festival is a folk-religious festival in Marinduque that re-enacts the story of Saint Longinus, a Roman centurion who was blind in one eye. It is a week-long celebration that starts on Holy Monday and culminates on Easter Sunday. The moriones who represent Roman soldiers during the time of Christ, wear colorful costumes and masks of handcarved wood or paper-mache topped by a helmet adorned with multi-hued paper flowers. They carry painted wooden swords, spears, and shields. | |||
Philippine festivals are featured in the centennial series to give hotel guests and visitors a taste of Filipino culture. | |||
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