Arroyo’s Mugshot Now a Controversy

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Could the Internet ban the publishers?
Was publication of the mugshot violated Arroyo’s right to privacy?

‘Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago on Tuesday said that former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s right to privacy was violated when her mug shots were leaked and published by the media.

‘”When the mug shot of the accused is taken, could it be a violation of her personal right to privacy if this is published? The answer is yes,” Santiago told reporters in an interview…

‘Senator Panfilo Lacson, however, said that a mug shot is a public document.

‘”Lahat na mina-mug shot, pwedeng i-release anytime (All mugshots of persons could be released anytime). That’s part of court records. Pag court records, that becomes public document,” he said in a separate interview on Tuesday…’ – Kimberly Jane Tan/KBK, GMA News
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/239315/nation/miriam-arroyos-right-to-privacy-violated-by-mug-shot-publication

More trouble for Arroyo
Relatives of Maguindanao massacre victims to sue Gloria Arroyo

‘Relatives of 57 people killed in the Philippines’ worst political massacre plan to sue then-president Gloria Arroyo for arming and supporting the alleged murderers, their lawyer said Tuesday.

‘The civil suit seeking P15 million ($345,000) in damages will force Arroyo to fight another tough legal battle, after the Commission on Elections charged her last week with conspiring to rig the 2007 senatorial elections.

‘The lawyer for the victims’ relatives, Harry Roque, said the lawsuit would be filed at a Manila court on Tuesday afternoon, deliberately timed just ahead of Wednesday’s two-year anniversary of the massacre…’
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/239273/nation/relatives-of-maguindanao-massacre-victims-to-sue-gloria-arroyo

Arroyo’s Former Chief of Justice Should be Impeached too

‘President Benigno Aquino III had good reason to reject the midnight appointment by then outgoing President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of her former chief of staff, Renato Corona, as chief justice of the Supreme Court. It was a brazen rejection of delicadeza on the part of the outgoing president. It was typical of Gloria M. Arroyo to act on the basis of pure expediency, to select what suits her personal interests, rather than the national interest, or common courtesy, at the very least…’
http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Opinion&title=Impeach-Corona&id=42045