ABS- CBN’s ETHICAL STANDARD AT STAKE; NOYNOY GUILTY OF GRAFT

The end of Philippine journalistic ethics and the advent of capitalism than tends to influence our bureaucracy is about to start. This is because of the all- out campaign for Liberal Party bet Noynoy Aquino on May 9th is being sponsored by ABS- CBN. Try to imagine the support given by the station management and this favor will end- up when their bet will snag Malacañang. How will be the presidential bet keep- up the station’s supposed return of investments? Will this one way of the Lopezes to take back MERALCO? This only make sure that Juan dela Cruz be on front seat witnessing how this influential capitalists and clans including the Cojuancos make use the presidency the second time around.

The “interest” of the Lopezes on Aquino’s presidency has already diminishes the ethical judgments of their reporters and media practitioners to the point that they molded news reports in favor of the interest of Aquino and the management. In fact, the media streaming scheduled on May 9th only incite the participation of partisan press by ensuring true-blooded capitalists and hungry clans like the Conjuancos have the control of power. This only proves the practice of “corruption” outside the state government. When Nonoy enjoys the lavish amount of control over ABS- CBN’s reporters and celebrities serves only the beginning of the series of graft LP has perfected under his leadership. And this only includes the powerful use of media in influencing the public standpoint.

As the ethics of professionalism, the press should always remain neutral not only in politics but also to everything else that are connected to social welfare and interests. For the media was functionally created and continually patronized by the populace. Their broad prospective as well as limiting their selves with politics and governance made them the only ally of the community between poverty and governance that encountering graft controversies. The press should stay flawless and uninfluenced. But the Lopezes with the interest for expansion of their empire together with the Cojuancos that enjoying their immunity over the exploitation of Hacienda Luisita only made Noynoy a political insult.

Corruption is not just about robbing taxpayer’s money as Noynoy thought about. Having pleasure at the expense of one’s interest itself is an example of fraud. The part when Noynoy make use ABS-CBN’s undeniable power of the mass media only to pursue his candidacy was more than pocketing public funds. Aquino had known for the fact that they maximize the use of TV and radio ads and going beyond this is a big form of “cheating”. He execessively use his “connections” within the network to help him organize the suppose campaign”fraud” on May 9th. If Aquino is open to the idea of exploring the leniency of COMELEC and the loopholes of election rulings, what will then stop him from doing the same when he finally heir the presidency?

As Noynoy and his ally remain ignorant on his slogan “Kung Walang Corrupt, Walang Mahirap”, they still remain blind on practicing this graft in their own advantage.