Sunday, August 31, 2014

This blogger is no phantom! Print version of Inquirer 'blogger in DQ' story

The Inquirer story published on January 14, 2014 titled, "Blogger in DQ case vs Reyes fears for his life". Excerpts:
"Amid the controversy Reyes, a member of the ruling Liberal Party, was proclaimed by a local Comelec tally body as the winner against Velasco.*
"She was also recognized as a member of Congress despite a Supreme Court ruling that upheld her disqualification.
"In a text message on Tuesday, Reyes denied any hand in the fire and attack on Obligacion.
"It is not in our character and I pray for Mr. Obligacion's enlightenment", she said".


(*This Comelec proclamation has already been declared null and void with finality by the poll body.)

In a post by the Inquirer's Bel Cunanan on her blog "Battle royale between Regina O. Reyes and Lord Allan Velasco on eve of HRET meet" dated August 17, 2014, the columnist referred to this blogger as an "anonymous blogger", "unnamed blogger", and referred to the blog in question as "an internet blog whose author has not been revealed, much less surface".

Cunanan further adds:
"Reyes rightly asks, "is there such a person at all who supposedly authored this blog? Does he or she actually exist?" At the moment her camp asserts that neither the Comelec nor the SC knows for sure if that blogger truly exists. And yet, there seems to be effort to ease her out through this "draft decision" on the evening of HRET's convening? Indeed, is there a phantom, not of the Opera, but of the House?"

We could talk about how some people calling themselves advocates of truth suddenly find themselves parties in dumbing down people for reasons only known to them. I have posted on this matter here pointing out that the name of the blogger is identified not only in the Inquirer story but in both the COMELEC and SC case documents, materials that such 'advocates' should probably be compelled to read, but I must reiterate:

There is no phantom except in the devil's storehouse. That goes without saying who the author is.This blogger is no phantom!


Also read: 

I've been named blogger in Regina O. Reyes disqua case a long time ago, she now claims she didn't know in new media stunt

Sinunog po ang bahay ko kagabi. My house was burned down last night!