Sana naman respetuhin ng media karapatan ng ina ni George Francis, ang sanggol na iniwan sa basurahan sa Gulf Air nong isang linggo, sa “privacy” o pag-iisa habang inaayos niya ang kanyang buhay.
Sana naman sundin ng media ang paki-usap ng Department of Social Welfare and Development na huwag siya at ang kanyang pamilya pagpiyestahan.
“Huwag nyo gawing telenobela ito,” paki-usap ni Social Services Dinky Soliman lalo na ng malaman niyang may cre ng TV station na pumunta doon sa probinsiya sa pamilya ng babaeng tinututukoy palang na ina ni George Francis. “Bigyan nyo siya ng kahit isang buwan,” sabi ni Soliman.
Nasa pangangalaga ngayon ng DSWD ang babae at tinutulungan sa pamamagitan ng counseling. Mas medaling siyang matulungan gumaling kung hindi muna pakiki-alaman ng media. Isa siyang OFW at ang unang impormasyon na nakuha ay may asawa at mga anak.
Nilalarawan ko sa sarili ko ang hirap na dinanas niya at ang bigat sa konsensya ng ginawa niya. Oo kasalanan ang ginawa niya. Haharapin niya yan sa tamang oras. Ngunit sa ngayon, kailangan niya ang tulong.
May balitang lumabas na biktima ng panggagahasa ang ina ni George Francis. Kawawa naman siya. Kaya yan pumunta sa ibang bansa para maghanap buhay para sa pamilya. Mapait ang kanyang sinapit.
Hindi nakakatulong ang media sa ginagawang pagtututok pati na sa pamilya. Sabi nga ni Soliman: “Isipin mo naman kung ikaw ang mga anak at asawa. Ano naman ang gagawin mo kung itututok sa iyo ang camera. Wala naman silang pagtataguan.”
At ano naman din ang mukha ng pamilya lalo pa ng mga anak sa kanilang mga kapitbahay at mga kaklase sa paaralan.
Isa sa limang bagay na dapat sinusunod sa journalism ay ang pagka-makatao o humaneness. (Ang apat ay katotohanan, ang pagiging independent, patas or fairness, at pananagutan o accountability.)
Sa pagkamakatao, dapat ang mga report ay hindi naglalagay ng inosenteng tao sa kapahamakan . Kahit sabihin mo na may nagawang kasalanan ang ina ni George Francis, isipin din dapat kung pwede pa ba siya matulungan at masalba. Makakatulong ba sa kanya ang puspusang pagbubulgar?
Ang kanyang pamilya, lalo pa ang mga bata ay inosente. Hindi sila dapat nalalagay sa kapahamakan dahil sa mga report na ang layunin lang naman ay tataas ang rating para makakuha ng maraming anunsiyo na kanilang pagkakakitaaan.
Nabanatan na ang media ng husto sa nangyaring trahedya noong Agosto 23. Dapat ipakita ng media na ang kalayaan sa pagsusulat na binibigay ng ating Constitution ay ginagamit para sa kabutihan at hindi lang sa personal na interest.
Agree… decent thing to do under the circumstances. Excellent initiative, Ellen.
A very compassionate and admirable stand…
in a country where even the police authorities paraded the suspects or accused before the media and press and the public ( and the media sucked them up too) before they have their day in court, this latest media violation of the victim’s privacy surprises no one.
I could imagine how those people in media,crumbing the place,like bettors in numbers game,basta tip na mananalo ay sugod,forget everything else,our spokenman{spinmaster}has prepared,a millions excuses for any action that occured that events.As long as they did their duty kuno!
Obligations,nice excuses to brush off quilt as even you stake somebody’s honors, peaceful,conditions or sometimes life in risk.You might explain that to humans,but not to someone Above. Better luck next time guys !!,see you in an ambush interviews of hungry for publicities,like the stars of silver screens, corrupt government officials and elected ones to air out their concern for the masa.
Isa na namang kwento ng OFW na nakakalungkot, biktima ng human trafficking. I wish media knows when to withdraw.
hope media would act like one mother to this kid dahil he will surely be ridiculed sa school. you cannot stop the kids from being kids at paglaruan ang batang to. privacy protection is utmost, nakakaiyak dahil this kid could not defend for himself.
If anyone wants to help the mother, give her and her family a complete privacy. After the humiliation and shame they had gone through, they need a breathing space, time to recover and time to sort out their situation. This is not the right time for anyone, most especially the media to keep digging on their private lives. Let everybody do their share to make life easier for them. After all, the mother never intended or wanted to be in this very shameful situation. She went on a mission to fulfill a dream to give a good and better life for her family at the extent of sacrificing the wholeness of her family, because her own country can not afford to offer any such opportunity. It’s too bad that in her quest, she happened to be employed by an employer from hell.
As usual,a very typical of our leaders, when things like this happen, it is as if on cue, it’s time for them to grandstand and propose laws about OFW and child’s welfare.
Well, it’s now high time for the government to make serious effort to do something to protect those modern heroes who besides sacrificing separation from their own families, their contribution to the economy is immeasurable by any means.
“Isa sa limang bagay na dapat sinusunod sa journalism ay ang pagka-makatao o humaneness. (Ang apat ay katotohanan, ang pagiging independent, patas or fairness, at pananagutan o accountability.)”
I hope that media people strictly follow these five(5) ethics. Pag nakakapanood nga ako ng mga ambush interviews ay naiinis ako eh. Para bang mga buwitre na gustong papakin ang biktima. They should practice real professionalism or real journalism and not sensationalism.
i agree with you Ellen, the mother was also a victm herself, she was an indirect victim of a country ruled for decades by corrupt gov’t officials and hoodlums in robe. may the mother and her newborn son receive fair treatment and justice. may the evil father of the baby receives proper punishment for his crime, and for acting worse than animal in allowing his own blood and flesh to be born in a toilet bowl
tama ka maam ellen,kahihiyan na nga ang inabot niya dapat bigyan siya ng privasy habang nagpapagaling,hindi biro ang inabot niya,kahit ganon kasaklap ang inabot niya kasama namin na buhay na bayani na malaking tumulong sa ating bansa,kaya kaming mga ofws na nandito sa ibang bansa ay napakahirap ng buhay namin,malayo sa mga mahal sa buhay,kaya hwag natin siyang husgahan dapat natin damayan sa sinapit niya na sana mabuhay sila ng tahimik at buo ang pamilya.
kaming mga ofws maraming problema,buhay pamilya,karamihan sa amin hindi na buo ang pamilya dahil sa tagal namin paninilbihan dito naghanap na ng iba.kaya kaming mga ofws ay napakahirap ng buhay,kahit may sakit magtratrabaho ka walang pahingahinga.
A reminder to responsible journalism is the way to go. Thanks.
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Chi, may “karugtong” ako sa kuwento. Inilagay ko sa thread ukol sa De Lima Report.
zenytj, isa ka rin sa biktima ng mga tiwaling politiko, kaaway ng pilipino ay kapwa pilipino , dahil sa kasakiman sa pera ,kapangyarihan at sariling kapakanan ay ipinagkakanulo ang interes ng bayan. maraming trahedya ang nangyayari sa mga pamilya ng OFWs, mag anak na nalulong sa bawal na gamot, nagpakamaty dahil sa pangngulila sa magulang, nabuntis, naging kriminal, nasira nag pamilya dahil wala ang magulang, maaming oFW na sa halip na mapabuti ang buhay ay lalong dumanas ng mas matinding kapalaran, gaya ng ina ng sanggol na ipinanganak sa eroplano, kailangan magbago na ang ugali ng mga pilipino lalo na ng mga nasa gobyerno, upang hindi na kailangang mangibang bansa para makakita ng trabaho
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i like your plain, down to earth and factual revelations. i agree with you to a lot of things such as freeing trillanes.i agree the mother of george francis should be left alone. may i suggest the press let go of the hostage taker’s family.
The above people were the unfortunate end results of of poor governance. these people happened to be the instruments of a wake-up call to a dying country. I refuse to call the processes as systems because we actually do not have a system.
The people above could not swallow the current processes and so they revealed to the world what really was going on. a mother left her family to be a maid in a foreign country, was raped but did not get any help from the foreign affairs. capt. mendoza ran out of rationalization on how else to deal with his honor, principles and expected pension despite his dedication to his duties. trillanes had the opportunity to witness the rotten ways of the ruling people at a closer view. they joined the rest of the nation’s true journalists who exposed truth in this no-patriotism, wacky country.
how about an article re:penis captivus and vaginal lock issues issued by abante and abante tonite this past week? will these articles be acceptable for news update in our grade school. i did not hear the archbishops and the rest of the church speaking about this?
Thank you very much Ellen for standing up for this woman, I said it before, this woman needs compassion…she went through a nightmare already with her employer maybe we as her countrymen can offer her comfort, understanding, and support…God already showed us a miracle through her baby’s survival, now its up to us to show that we are capable of unconditional positive regard…kahit paminsan minsan lang…
…I was wondering why the government isn’t so aggressive in other areas for our OFWs especially in the household, caregiver sector, one good alternative is Europe. One of my colleagues in Finland tells me that the elderly there (his father for one) prefer the Filipino caregivers because of their patience and penchant for hard work, and there’s one thing we all have in common daw everywhere we go – we have a ready smile…kahit na pinagalitan na, kaya pa rin daw ngumite, hindi napipikon…hindi daw pinapagalitan ang pasyente nila…kaya kampante silang iwan sa pangangalaga ng pinoy ang mga elderly nila…
So just like that na lang; ignore the felony on her part? She needs to be prosecuted no ifs or buts.