Here are some cases of plagiarism in the Philippines
1.The Pinoy band has been accused of copying the melody and musical arrangement of an obscure single, "Chandeliers," by 1980s New Wave group, Care, and then using it for their breakout hit, "Pinoy Ako." Their song was used as the theme for Pinoy Big Brother.
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When asked about the issue in an interview with Manila Bulletin, the group said, "It saddens us because it’s unfair." They have denied all accusations of plagiarism.
2.MANILA, Philippines – Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III is no longer alone.
Like Sotto, Sen Pia Cayetano – incidentally one of his critics – is formally accused of plagiarism after an ethics complaint was filed against her on Wednesday, November 21.
In a text message to Rappler, Cayetano's office confirmed that it was filed by a certain Alberto Loquez Ong Jr. The senator will issue a statement later, her office said.
Last week, an ethics complaint was filed against Sotto for alleged plagiarism in the course of debates on the Reproductive Health (RH) bill.
Cayetano has aggressively pushed for the RH bill, while Sotto has opposed it. Plagiarism is one of the issues raised alongside debates on the bill.
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Politicians Romanian Prime Minister Ponta and German Education Minister Schavan
Plagiarism is not limited to academia and publishing. This item is two stories in one, namely two high-profile politicians, one in Romania and one in Germany, who were accused of having plagiarized their dissertations. What’s interesting about these two cases is that, if you look at the Schavan’s case, the politician involved wrote her doctoral thesis in 1980 and it’s coming back over 30 years later to potentially harm her career.
Takeaway: Scholarly misconduct and mistakes made in the past are like a shadow over you and can come back to bite at any time. Today, it’s getting easier and easier to detect plagiarism, and everyone is becoming more educated about how to find academic and scholarly mistakes.
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Columnists Margaret Wente and Fareed Zakaria
Both of these cases happened around the same time, and both followed similar arcs but with one major difference. Conservative Canadian columnist Wente was found to have unattributed copy-and-pasted verbatim material in older articles, and liberal columnist Zakaria in more recent writing. In both cases the columnists were called out, but the difference was the response of the publications. The Globe and Mail circled around Wente and offered support to her and defend her versus launching an investigation and communicating to the public. This caused a great deal of scrutiny to be targeted at both the publication and Wente herself. In the Zakaria case, Time Warner suspended him immediately and reacted strongly, blunting the impact of the allegations.
Takeaway: In the end, both publications completed their investigations and both columnists have continued in their careers. However, the real damage may have been done to Globe and Mail for the way they handled Wente’s missteps.
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Senator Sotto
Senator Sotto is a prominent Senator in the Philippines and, in 2012, he gave a several speeches about a human reproduction bill. However, it turns out that several of his speeches were plagiarized from various sources including Robert Kennedy and several US bloggers. The bloggers have filed a complaint with the Ethics Committee in the Senate and there are many who are outraged about the plagiarism, to which Sotto is not apologetic. The controversy is still unfolding and the case has brought the topic of plagiarism to prominence in a country that has not dealt with it in this light and may break new grounds.
Takeaway: This case has created an interesting and healthy debate about the importance of not plagiarism and publishing ethically. The end result is the Philippines are facing the challenge head on and changing the dialog about plagiarism in all of southeast asia.
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