Iskul Bukol: Plagiarism is okay in Senate
By Metatronik
@Metatronik (6198)
Pasay, Philippines
September 10, 2012 3:31am CST
This is totally Iskul Bukol that I thought that could be only in the movie but then Tito Sotto has his guts to bring that iskul bukol mentality in real life situation especially in Senate which is part of the government. 
Oh My God! saying that Plagiarism is okay in the Senate? The nerve!!!! 
While when we are still in schools especially in university we had our handbook that is also written that if we do the Plagiarism then that could be an offense that can also lead to expulsion or even moral damage like we can't have the moral character from the university.
Doesn't he really think about what would be the repercussion of what Tito Sotto said that plagiarizing can be tolerable? Or he is totally dumb enough to choose the right words to say? He is not even quoting the person for Petesake! He is always stealing and stealing the idea of other people. If then he claims that plagiarizing is acceptable in the senate then the schools must not have a sanction given to students for those who had committed this kind of offense. Therefore students can also defend that in the Senate plagiarizing is acceptable but why not in school? 
I really want him to be ousted because what he did is not a small thing to deal with but he is totally bad influence to the youth and people of nation.
I remember before when I was still college, my professor filed me a case of plagiarism when I wasn't able to site the reference. But then when I site it in later part or in other paper. Take note I was the one who have sited it, she also used my other paper that I've sited against me so that she can file me case of plagiarism. Good thing my case was dismissed two times because there is nothing really wrong on what I did. In difference with Tito Sotto is that, he never claimed his fault just because of the stupid ego that he has.
Oh My God! saying that Plagiarism is okay in the Senate? The nerve!!!!
While when we are still in schools especially in university we had our handbook that is also written that if we do the Plagiarism then that could be an offense that can also lead to expulsion or even moral damage like we can't have the moral character from the university.
Doesn't he really think about what would be the repercussion of what Tito Sotto said that plagiarizing can be tolerable? Or he is totally dumb enough to choose the right words to say? He is not even quoting the person for Petesake! He is always stealing and stealing the idea of other people. If then he claims that plagiarizing is acceptable in the senate then the schools must not have a sanction given to students for those who had committed this kind of offense. Therefore students can also defend that in the Senate plagiarizing is acceptable but why not in school?
I really want him to be ousted because what he did is not a small thing to deal with but he is totally bad influence to the youth and people of nation.
I remember before when I was still college, my professor filed me a case of plagiarism when I wasn't able to site the reference. But then when I site it in later part or in other paper. Take note I was the one who have sited it, she also used my other paper that I've sited against me so that she can file me case of plagiarism. Good thing my case was dismissed two times because there is nothing really wrong on what I did. In difference with Tito Sotto is that, he never claimed his fault just because of the stupid ego that he has.2 people like this
9 responses
@eileenleyva (27560)
• Philippines
11 Sep 12
Citing the reference is mandatory. Students are taught that it is right to attribute the source of an idea or a work. We must never claim somebody else's thought as our own.
Glad you were able to get out of the cases filed against you. The academe is very particular about sources or references. Give credit to whom credit is due.
You are right in saying that Sotto was bringing Iskul Bukol mentality to the senate. Am glad he was stopped.
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@Metatronik (6198)
• Pasay, Philippines
11 Sep 12
Yes in school it is very particular in many forms. The difference in my case is that the teacher used my own paper that I have cited already so that she can file me a case without any consideration.
@Raine38 (12388)
• United States
10 Sep 12
What's really unbelievable for me, is that he keeps on justifying the wrong thing that he has done. Wrong is wrong, plain and simple. No amount of justification will ever change that, no matter how elaborate the words he use (which I hope came from his very rich vocabulary and not from someone else's) it is still plagiarism and it is wrong. A plagiarist is a brother of a thief, because they both took something that doesn't belong to them without the consent of the owner. Which, makes me think if he has no qualms in stealing someone else's words, maybe he's also not shy "stealing" funds from the public, perhaps?
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@Metatronik (6198)
• Pasay, Philippines
11 Sep 12
I agree he keeps on justifying to the extent that it is already becoming OKAY? it is like stealing is really tolerable and acceptable in government? Isn't that is one of the repercussion of what he claimed? It was also like he already proved that corruption strikes in the government so our country will never succeed, improved and develop. My mother told me that Tito Sotto is really ambitious maybe he wants to be like his Grandfather who became Senator which is Filemon Sotto. My mom told me that Senator is really good enough in governance. But not Tito Sotto, he is obviously no very serious in Senate and not totally passionate and sincere. All he wants is just projection that he is great which is now caught in the act how mediocre he is.
it is like stealing is really tolerable and acceptable in government? Isn't that is one of the repercussion of what he claimed? It was also like he already proved that corruption strikes in the government so our country will never succeed, improved and develop. My mother told me that Tito Sotto is really ambitious maybe he wants to be like his Grandfather who became Senator which is Filemon Sotto. My mom told me that Senator is really good enough in governance. But not Tito Sotto, he is obviously no very serious in Senate and not totally passionate and sincere. All he wants is just projection that he is great which is now caught in the act how mediocre he is.
@jeanneyvonne (5501)
• Philippines
11 Sep 12
Dearest Raine, perhaps, the senator is just stubborn and arrogant. There are people in this world who do get offended when they are corrected. Or perhaps, he just don’t want the reaity to sink in. Perhaps, he is still in denial. We don’t know and the senator probably don’t care whatever issues he’s causing.
@rogue13xmen13 (14402)
• United States
11 Sep 12
I will say this to you, and to everyone here on mylot because this is what I was taught since I was in elementary school and all the way into college, and I was told this a million times over and over again:
NEVER PLAGIARIZE ANYTHING!
Okay then. In college, and even in day-to-day life, plagiarism is a crime! Punishable by academic probation, suspension, and expulsion! People can be sued for this, a person's reputation can be ruined for this, and in some places, you can even serve jail time for it.
Plagiarism is never tolerable!
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@rogue13xmen13 (14402)
• United States
11 Sep 12
Well, this Senator should know better. Anyone on Capital Hill should know better. Plagiarism is never tolerable under any circumstances.
We have classes at my university on how to prevent it. We are told, "When in doubt, put quotation marks around it." If you know who said the quote, then quote that person, and if you can't remember who said it, then look it up. Also, these days, with computers and fact checkers, there is no excuse to plagiarize.
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@Metatronik (6198)
• Pasay, Philippines
11 Sep 12
That is true we should not really plagiarize or steal an idea from other people claiming it is our own idea. I wonder to our Senator that how come he doesn't want to quote that person and he has the guts of saying that is just a blogger? Then his staff is even pushing that the blog of Sarah Pope was not even a copyright that is why they can still copy it? Now the Senator of our country is trying hard to clean his damage that he have done.
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@Metatronik (6198)
• Pasay, Philippines
12 Sep 12
At least in our schools and universities we have this handbook and it also indicated that Plagiarism is offense. I totally wonder in senate on how they would sanction Tito Sotto when his speech was just plagiarize. That Senator is actually a former actor who is popular during 70's, 80's to 90's. He is also involved in a noontime show which is being watched everyday. So no wonder he became a Senator when he joined the candidacy due to his popularity. Tito Sotto is actually a cast of a program called "Iskul Bukol" it is a comedy show that portrays being a typical student who makes fun all the time or the one who makes crazy things in school and sometimes they are being stubborn, trouble maker and even like a brat there. Therefore as part of being disappointed to that suppose to be the respected government official we are even now saying that he is bringing his Iskul Bukol mentality to the Senate whereas that is the place that people should be totally serious on how to make our country improve.
@rsa101 (38189)
• Philippines
11 Sep 12
I do not really know if there is a disciplinary sanction really for plagiarizing a speech in the senate. But I do know that he could get serious legal sanction if the people who got plagiarized would seek for it. But if no one would complain about it then I guess he cannot be remove as a senator.
But I think same case as in a judge from SC who delivered a speech in a graduation rites in Ateneo was nearly submitted for impeachment if not for the Corona's case which they focused on. I know the judge is still presiding as SC judge to this day and no one is daring to file for impeachment basing on that grounds.
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@rsa101 (38189)
• Philippines
11 Sep 12
Yeah I guess there is no provision in the senate house rules about plagiarizing and I think they themselve would not budge with their co senator in the house. I think they would not consider it as really serious except of course in the case of Sen. Miriam Santiago that openly admitted that Sen. Sotto committed the sin of Plagiarizing. Other than that other senators are mum about the issue.
@Metatronik (6198)
• Pasay, Philippines
11 Sep 12
That is another problem, as if plagiarizing is not a big fuss as if it was small mistake that could be easily forgiven. So no wonder why he say that plagiarize is okay in Senate it is because he can't have serious legal sanction regarding that matter.
@mrsuniega (786)
• Philippines
10 Sep 12
i certainly agree, senator sotto shouldn't act as if he is not a Senator or public official. On his recent interview he told the press that a lot of people are giving him a piece or speech which he told he doesn't know where it came from. So if we analyzed his statement he is blaming the one who gives the piece. He said that a lot of folks giving him piece via text which means he trusted a mere text or information without having a research where it came from. OH MY...!!
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@Metatronik (6198)
• Pasay, Philippines
11 Sep 12
It is just fine if someone will do research for him but then in the first place he should still review what is being searched and monitor if where is this article came from. The use of having staff to research is for him to widen his idea on how he defends the article. But not on Tito Sotto's case because he just copy it without reviewing it. Now he is being caught in the act on how weak he is pretending that he is smart guy who can do good in governance. What the heck? Honestly I can't respect him anymore. He is acting like a "Pasaway" or typical student brat who is trying to break the rules in school which he thought he is becoming cool if he still act as bad boy. He feels like Ms. Tapia is just scolding him all over again as what happening to the Iskul Bukol. He can leave that to school not in senate. He should be really go back to Colegio de San Juan de Letran not in Wanbol University. Take note he even took up major in English so translating is the thing that he only learned? 
Honestly I can't respect him anymore. He is acting like a "Pasaway" or typical student brat who is trying to break the rules in school which he thought he is becoming cool if he still act as bad boy. He feels like Ms. Tapia is just scolding him all over again as what happening to the Iskul Bukol. He can leave that to school not in senate. He should be really go back to Colegio de San Juan de Letran not in Wanbol University. Take note he even took up major in English so translating is the thing that he only learned? @jeanneyvonne (5501)
• Philippines
11 Sep 12
He’s probably alluding to his former occupation – being a comedian. Perhaps, he thinks this is a good time to distract the matter over the RH bill or he’s just wanting some airtime. However, it is quite funny that many are angry rather than laughing.
@nhieleiko (109)
• Philippines
10 Sep 12
I agree. He should not be in the Senate if he acts like that. He should know what plagiarism means. He was not cyber-bullied, he was bullying the cyber world for copying others. I like Senator Lapid than him. He is so down-to-earth guy. He actually says that he was only a high school student and can't speak English very well. So, he is not shy to express his self as a Filipino.
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@Metatronik (6198)
• Pasay, Philippines
11 Sep 12
Language is not really the major problem here. Proficiency is advantage since English is the universal language so it is still part of importance. But then the problem in Sotto's case he is so much in arrogance and ego that he is trying to make the nation stupid as he can be then his claims are so ridiculous. I would consider if he will defend himself but it should be in a way that he would not attack other people. You see he even stated that why does he have to quote that since that is only a blogger? He didn't ever thought the repercussion of what have been said. It is like why should I quote him/her that is only human. Isn't that is also discrimination when he stated that? The problem with him is that his maturity at age of 64 is still "Iskul Bukol" that he brought until the senate. What would be our country if one of our government officials is not that matured enough to think? I would agree now if Lito Lapid is matured than him.
What would be our country if one of our government officials is not that matured enough to think? I would agree now if Lito Lapid is matured than him.@jeanneyvonne (5501)
• Philippines
11 Sep 12
Goes to say that might need another year of schooling to make his views and thinking into the modern day. Or perhaps, another lifetime? How do you teach an old man new tricks or even humility?
@Metatronik (6198)
• Pasay, Philippines
11 Sep 12
If not to inform the owner about it at least he have quoted the idea then Senator should widen and explain his point. But this one is totally different he keeps on just copying and claiming that it is his own idea. Isn't that is already a form of stealing? Then he is trying to make the whole nation like stupid who won't be able to know what he did.
@jaiho2009 (39140)
• Philippines
11 Sep 12
I admire him when he made it to the senate.
But after what he had done I lost all respect on him.
Yes, it's all because of his ego that instead of apologizing he prefer to justify what's been done.
If only he apologizes to the public- then it would be easier for the issue to die...:xx
@Metatronik (6198)
• Pasay, Philippines
11 Sep 12
If he is just matured enough to admit his mistake then yes the issue wouldn't be that big more and more. Look at Carabuena when he apologizes at least people had stopped. But not Tito Sotto, I wonder if he is sincere in Senate for the good governance or he is just working for the sake of maintaining his high profile. It is just about reputation after all.
@fuhuangwei (109)
• Philippines
13 Sep 12
Plagiarism, no matter where it is, is never okay! It's stealing another person's intellectual property! If stealing another person's ideas is okay in the senate, then even in thought the politicians are thieves!
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@Metatronik (6198)
• Pasay, Philippines
14 Sep 12
I agree it really reflects and reveals the truth that the politician or the government is corrupt. He didn't ever thought of the repercussion of what he have been saying.
