Philippine lawmaker bans gossip to prevent rumor spreading

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It is known that gossip is one of the worst human qualities, but it remains a recipe, and yet one of the cities of the Philippines turned it into a crime, punishable by law.

The town of Pinalonan, a small Philippine town some 200 km north of Manila, has made its officials "illegal" under a new domestic law aimed at preventing the spread of rumors within the community.

What is strange about the punishment for those who break through this law is that the person who is sedan will be punished with collecting garbage to make people responsible for the things they say. Apart from collecting the garbage, the penalty will be 200 pesos, or $ 3.8. It was the first time, in addition to 3 hours of garbage collection, while the perpetrators who repeated it had to pay up to $ 20 and put them in community service for 8 hours.

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The site pointed out odditycentral Said that the law is still clear in terms of what is considered "gossip," but Mayor Ramón Gekko said that the rumors fall under this law clatter, such as rumors about the population or financial positions of the town and others, examples of crimes punishable by law.

Although the new law may seem strange, it has already been implemented in the Moreno district of Pinalanan since 2017. Many residents have been fined about 500 pesos [$ 10] and forced to spend the afternoon collecting garbage as punishment for " Gossip "in public places.

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The campaign is only carried out during the summer, which is said to be the worst time of year for such behavior. The heat forces local people to gather in the shade and talk and start chattering and gossiping about the people. The new does not violate freedom of expression, insisting that it aims to protect members of society from defamation.

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