Comments on: MVP’s Mea Culpa / Plagiarism and Delicadeza

By: dabo

dabo — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:53:16 +0000

in a capitalist society, plagiarism maybe a crime, but a thought is a thought, and no one really owns it, for all knowledge emerge from a single source.

By: teny

teny — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:48:30 +0000

i agree nakakahiya what the school did. It’s like money over principles already. Where are those true blue principled ateneans? I miss the likes of Fr. Tito Caluag who wont be bought by manny/money. Hope there will be more people like him in the ateneo.

Such a sad day for all ateneans…

By: Marketman

Marketman — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 02:40:22 +0000

britelite et al, I think MVP will insist on stepping down, it is the only logical choice after his admission and apology. I agree with you the school wimped out. And if I were a student that had previously been expelled for plagiarism, I would wonder about the administration of the college…

By: britelite

britelite — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:56:43 +0000

What MVP did was commendable–ADMU by not accepting it is a disappointment-

https://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=566011&publicationSubCategoryId=63-

the last statement may have said it all..

By: jamelle

jamelle — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:48:02 +0000

ADMU is just dishonouring his act of taking full responsibility by not letting him go. Let him go and move on. Otherwise, this incident will continue to tarnish this fine institution because any decision he makes in the future could be always suspected of being influenced by this event. MVP knows he could help ADMU in so many different ways, and not just by being in the board so he did the honourable thing.

My respect for him actually went up another notch.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:37:35 +0000

baycas, I have to say, the ad is a catchy one, and the original appeals to me. The Villar version was less appealing because of the candidate, but I still listened to an entire ad while channel surfing…

By: baycas

baycas — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 05:43:10 +0000

Itâ€™s finally out; TBWA\SMP (ad agent of MBV & Co. since 2007) defended the Villar â€œscrollâ€ ad and MBV & Co. knewâ€¦ "From the outset, the adapted format was made known to our Client. The agency did not conceal the truth. That's the truth. And nothing but the truth." Just the same, the idea is not originalâ€¦and to think my wife and I were initially impressed. Re: the ad concept, kudos to the Argentinians!

By: Andy S

Andy S — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:10:35 +0000

If the press uses the word borrowed for plagiarism, then I will call it stealing, because they borrowed without permission.

By: mei kwei

mei kwei — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:52:00 +0000

Thanks again, MM. I think – the moral of this lesson is : magpakatotoo na lang sila. If they are not experts in speech writing- probably – they shld not offer themselves to be speakers di ba. or if they cant help it – just speak from the heart. it does not matter if it is a short message ( all the more that it would probably be appreciated- coz who would want to hear a long speech anyway). at times, masyadong kasi silang mayabang – hindi naman kaya.

By: teny

teny — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:32:21 +0000

If these things are not taught in school or more so as what emsy has stated not even punished if caught cheating in school then the ateneo has contributed to the propagation of this cut and paste generation you are talking about. That wasn’t always the case in the ateneo. What has happened to its educational standards? During our time it was different. Way different.

I agree it could happen to anybody but somebody who has been given such a high and honorable stature in this institution is truly a sad and bitter situation.