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Critic on RE: LETTER OF THE UP LAW FACULTY ENTITLED "RESTORING INTEGRITY: A

STATEMENT BY THE FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES COLLEGE OF LAW

ON THE ALLEGATIONS OF PLAGIARISM AND MISREPRESENTATION IN THE SUPREME

COURT..........................................................................................................

Intro!ction..................................................................................................

#$t % t&o'&t................................................................................................(

Si'ni)ic%nt F%ct$.............................................................................................(

Critici$*$ o) Ot&+r E,-+rt$...............................................................................

R+%ction$ o) t&+ At&or.................................................................................../

. " It0$ not Micro$o)t Wor!0$ )%1t".........................................................../

2. Ac%!+*ic Fr++!o*.........................................................................3

(. Not &4-ocrit+$..............................................................................

5. Int+11+ct%1 Pro-+rt4 1%6 i$ 6+%7+n+!.................................................2

8. Frt&+r Mi$t%7+$ o) MS Wor! or *or+ P1%'i%ri$*.....................................2

. W&%t to !o..................................................................................2

Conc1$ion$..................................................................................................(


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Critic on RE: LETTER OF THE UP LAW FACULTY ENTITLED "RESTORING INTEGRITY: A

STATEMENT BY THE FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES COLLEGE OF LAW

ON THE ALLEGATIONS OF PLAGIARISM AND MISREPRESENTATION IN THE SUPREME

COURT

Introduction

T&+ P&i1i--in+ S-r+*+ Cort i$ +,-+ri+ncin' %n nco*)ort%91+ *o*+nt in it$

&i$tor4. M%n4 o) it$ !+ci$ion$ %r+ critici+!; +%$ % 6%rnin' tot&+ @$tic+$ %'%in$t to1+r%tin' !i$&on+$t4 %n! in@$tic+$ in t&+ $4$t+*.? ( T&i$ c%$+ 6%$

)i1+! %)t+r t&+ S-r+*+ Cort +,on+r%t+! #$tic+ D+1 C%$ti11o5 )ro* c&%r'+$ o)

-1%'i%ri$* 6it& r+$-+ct to t&+ Cort$ *%@orit4 o-inion in Vinuya v. Executive

Secretary .8

1 &tt-:[email protected]!.+!.-&-o1itici$%tion%n!@!ici%1%ccont%9i1it4int&+-&i1i--in+$ 1%$t

%cc+$$+! F+9r%r4 ; 2

2 %7o W%t%n%9+; Tr%))ic7in' in Wo*+n$ Bo!i+$; T&+n %n! No6: T&+ I$$+ o) Mi1it%r4

>Co*)ort Wo*+n?; 2 Wo*+n$ St!. . 3; 2 333; !i$c$$in' t&%t t&+ -&r%$+ >*i1it%r4

co*)ort 6o*+n? i$ % +-&+*i$* )or >)orc+! *i1it%r4 $+, $1%


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T&i$ %rtic1+ %n%14+$ t&+ -rononc+*+nt$ o) t&+ S-r+*+ Cort in RE: LETTER

OF THE UP LAW FACULTY ENTITLE !RE"TORIN# INTE#RITY: A "TATE$ENT %Y THE

FACULTY OF THE UNI&ER"ITY OF THE PHILIPPINE" COLLE#E OF LAW ON THE

ALLE#ATION" OF PLA#IARI"$ AN $I"REPRE"ENTATION IN THE "UPRE$E COURT'!(

M4 t&+or4 i$ t&%t t&+ Cort$ con!ct %$ r+)1+ct+! in t&i$ c%$+ $&o6$ % 1+Wit& %11 !+ r+$-+ct to *4 co11+%'+$; it i$ not t&+ -1%c+ o) t&+ Cort to $++7

r+


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I$ it t&+n; 6&%t #$tic+ S+r+no -r+!ict+! 6&+n $&+ !i$$+nt+! on t&+ )ir$t

!+ci$ion +,on+r%tin' #$tic+ C%$ti11o in t&+ Vin4% !+ci$ion $%4in':

"Un1+$$ r+con$i!+r+!; t&i$ Cort 6o1! n)ortn%t+14 9+ r+*+*9+r+! %$ t&+

Cort t&%t *%!+ 0*%1icio$ int+nt0 %n in!i$-+n$%91+ +1+*+nt o) -1%'i%ri$* %n! t&%t

*%!+ co*-t+r7+4in' +rror$ %n +,c1-%tor4 )%ct in c&%r'+$ o) -1%'i%ri$*; 6it&ot

c1%ri)4in' 6&+t&+r it$ r1in' %--1i+$ on14 to $it%tion$ o) @!ici%1 !+ci$ion*%7in' or to

ot&+r 6ritt+n int+11+ct%1 %ctiR+: L+tt+r o) t&+ UP L%6 F%c1t4 +ntit1+! >R+$torin' Int+'rit4:

A St%t+*+nt 94 t&+ F%c1t4 o) t&+ Uni


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9+ !i$ci-1in%ri14 !+%1t 6it& )or


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A11+'%tion$ o) t&i$ int+11+ct%1 o))+n$+ 6+r+ &r1+! 94 Att4. H%rr4 L. Ro=+; #r.

%n! Att4. Ro*+1 R. B%'%r+$ %'%in$t #$tic+ M%ri%no C. D+1 C%$ti11o )or &i$ -on+nci% in

t&+ c%$+ o) Vin4%


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E$$+nti%114; t&+ )%c1t4 o) t&+ UP Co11+'+ o) L%6; &+%!+! 94 it$ !+%n; Att4. M%r-r+$--o$+$ int+nt; %n! % !+1i9+r%t+; con$cio$ +))ort to $t+%1

%not&+r$ 6or7 %n! -%$$ it o)) %$ on+$ o6n?contr%!ict+! it$ n!+r$t%n!in' o) >t&+

+$$+nti%1 n%tr+ o) -1%'i%ri$*.? A$ $c&; !+$-it+ t&+ S-r+*+ Cort !+ci$ion; >t&+

Lo4o1% Sc&oo1$ n!+r$t%n!in' %n! !+)inition o) 6&%t con$titt+$ -1%'i%ri$* &%$ not

c&%n'+!%n! t&%t c%$+$ o) -1%'i%ri$* 6i11 contin+ to 9+ &%n!1+! in t&+ $%*+

*%nn+r; %n! 6it& t&+ $%*+ r+'%r! )or !+ -roc+$$; %$ $ti-1%t+! in t&+ St!+nt

H%n!9oo7.?

8 T&+ $t%t+*+nt !i$-1+%$+! t&+ Cort 6&ic& %!*oni$&+! D+%n M%rR+$torin' Int+'rit4: A St%t+*+nt 94 t&+ F%c1t4 o) t&+ Uni


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T&+ Unit&+ 1%c7 o) *%1ic+ or int+nt !o+$ not +,c$+

t&+ %ct o) -1%'i%ri$*.?

T&+ C%t&o1ic E!c%tion%1 A$$oci%tion o) t&+ P&i1i--in+$ >CEAP?; t&+ 1%r'+$t

%$$oci%tion o) C%t&o1ic $c&oo1$ %n! nit&+ r+$t o) t&+ P&i1i--in+

%c%!+*i% %n! t&+ +ntir+ citi+nr4 to nit+ %n! $-+%7 6it& on+


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>%cci!+nt%1 !+c%-it%tion? o) t&+ )ootnot+$ o) t&+ !+ci$ion 6&+r+ t&+ %ttri9tion 6%$

$--o$+! to &%


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%16%4$ co*+ 6it& $o*+ !+'r++ o) irr+


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T&+ nor*$ o) t&+ %c%!+*+8; %ccor!in' to t&+ Cort; !o not %--14 to @!ici%1

!+ci$ion$ 9+c%$+ t&+ -1%'i%ri$* i$ i!+nti)i+! not t&ro'& int+nt 9t t&ro'& t&+ %ct it$+1) %n! $t!+nt$ 6&o

-1+%! i'nor%nc+ or %--+%1 to 1%c7 o) *%1ic+ %r+ not +,c$+!.? Bt in %n4 c%$+; t&+ -o1ic4

%!o-t+! 94 $c&oo1$ o) !i$r+'%r!in' t&+ +1+*+nt o) *%1icio$ int+nt )on! in !iction%ri+$ i$

+to

$t%n! 94 -r+c+!+nt %n! not to !i$tr9 $+tt1+! -oint.? Onc+ t&+ cort &%$ >1%i! !o6n %

-rinci-1+ o) 1%6 %$ %--1ic%91+ to % c+rt%in $t%t+ o) )%ct$; it 6i11 %!&+r+ to t&%t -rinci-1+; %n!

%--14 it to %11 )tr+ c%$+$; 6&+r+ )%ct$ %r+ $9$t%nti%114 t&+ $%*+ r+'%r!1+$$ o) 6&+t&+r t&+

-%rti+$ or -ro-+rt4 %r+ t&+ $%*+.?


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1+'%1 *%t+ri%1$ r+'%r!+! %$ 9+1on'in' to t&+ -91ic !o*%in. Y+t it =ic714 !+)+n!+!

it$+1):

Bt t&i$ i$ not to $%4 t&%t t&+ *%'i$tr%t+$ o) or cort$ %r+ *+r+ co-4c%t$. It i$

r%t&+r in t&+ $9$t%nc+ o) t&+ir !+ci$ion$ t&%t t&+ir '+ni$; ori'in%1it4; %n! &on+$t

1%9or c%n 9+ )on!; o) 6&ic& t&+4 $&o1! 9+ -ro!. In Vinuya; #$tic+ D+1 C%$ti11o$

6or7; on t&+ 6&o1+; 6%$ ori'in%1 %n! &+ &%! 9t !on+ %n &on+$t 6or7. H+ +,%*in+!

t&+ )%ct$; )or*1%t+! t&+ cor+ o) t&+ i$$+$; !i$c$$+! t&+ $t%t+ o) t&+ 1%6 r+1+


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6( Intellectual Pro/ert, la1 is 1ea7ened

D+1 C%$ti11o co**itt+! -1%'i%ri$* 9+c%$+ o) t&+ otri'&t )%ct t&%t t&+ 9orro6+!

*%t+ri%1$ 6+r+ not -ro-+r14 %ttri9t+! to t&+ir $orc+$.

P1%'i%ri$* t&$ !o+$ not con$i$t $o1+14 o) $in' t&+ 6or7 o) ot&+r$ in on+0$ o6n

6or7; 9t o) t&+ )or*+r in con@nction 6it& t&+ )%i1r+ to %ttri9t+ $%i! 6or7 to it$

ri'&t)1 o6n+r %n! t&+r+94; %$ in t&+ c%$+ o) 6ritt+n 6or7; *i$r+-r+$+ntin' t&+ 6or7

o) %not&+r %$ on+0$ o6n/. An4 c1%i* o) % 1%c7 o) *%1icio$ int+nt !o+$ not c&%n'+ t&+

c&%r%ct+ri%tion o) t&+ %ct %$ -1%'i%ri$*.

8( Furt*er $ista7es of $" Word or -ore Pla+iaris-

A$ $t%t+! +%r1i+r; t&+ !+ci$ion in t&+ c%$+ R+: R+$torin' Int+'rit4 6i11 $+t % 9%!

-r+c+!+nt %n! 6i11 o-+n t&+ !oor )or *or+ -1%'i%ri$* co**i$$ion$.

In t&+ An' L%!1%! !+ci$ion %11o6+! % '%4 ri'&t$ 'ro- to rn in t&+ -%rt41i$t

+1+ction$; %n! 6%$ r+1+%$+! 2 !%4$ +%r1i+r t&%n t&+ Vin4% !+ci$ion. T&+ -on+nt+

&+r+ i$ %1$o #$tic+ D+1 C%$ti11o.

'( W*at to do

Un1+$$ t&+ Cort int+n!$ to 9$4 it$+1) into con$i$t+nt14 +n'%'in' in % @!ici%1 6itc&

&nt %'%in$t it$ !+tr%ctor$; it i$ *or+ in 7++-in' 6it& t&+ Cort$ !i'nit4 not to !i'ni)4

+%c& %n! +


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$%4in'; >I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say

it.”

Conclusions

It 6%$ -r+ci$+14 t&i$ 7in! o) % -on+nci% t&%t *%!+ t&+ 6&o1+ n%tion to t&in7

%9ot t&+ )itn+$$ o) t&+ @$tic+$ o) t&+ Hi'& Cort to $it 6&+r+ t&+4 !o to!%4. In t&+

*in!$ o) *%n4; 6&4 9ot&+r to &%*%1icio$ int+nt? in t&+ %ct; %n! %cc+-t+! &i$ %r'*+nt

t&%t >&i$ co*-t+r 6%$ not +=i--+! 6it& % $o)t6%r+ -ro'r%* t&%t 6o1! 6%rn &i*t&%t &+ 6%$ -1%'i%riin'.? To $%4; t&%t -1%'i%ri$* i$ not co**itt+! *+r+14 9+c%$+

*%1icio$ int+nt i$ not %


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$, *a--er 1as not e9ui//ed 1it* a safet, -ec*anis- t*at 1ould 1arn -e

t*at blud+eonin+ so-eone to deat* is a cri-e(

It is not -, fault0 -, +un is not e9ui//ed to not fire at anot*er /erson(

T&+ S-r+*+ Cort$ r+$-on$+ to t&i$ $c%n!%1 i$ in+

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