Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Question: What Can You Say about the Alleged Stolen Art Work that Won in the 2nd Calidad Humana National Essay Photography Competition?



Images courtesy of Fashion PULIS reader

Source: www.philstar.com

An amateur photographer apologized yesterday and withdrew his participation in a photo contest after it was found that the entry that won him the top prize belonged to a Brazil-based social worker.

Mark Joseph Solis, a political science graduate of the University of the Philippines who is currently studying public administration also in UP, won $1,000 plus round-trip air fare and accommodations to Chile and Brazil for the entry he called “The Mettle of the Filipino Spirit.”

The entry in the 2nd Calidad Humana National Essay Photography Competition organized by the embassy of Chile, with the theme “Smiles for the World,” supposedly depicted a boy from Zamboanga City helping his father gather seaweed.

The contest was supposed to celebrate uniquely Filipino human qualities or calidad humana. The STAR ran the story after the awarding ceremonies last Wednesday that coincided with the National Day of Chile.

After the story came out, however, Gregory John Smith, a social entrepreneur with the global network Ashoka and founder of the Children at Risk Foundation in Brazil, said it was his photo.

“The photo was actually taken by me in Brazil in 2006, whilst on Christmas holidays at the coast together with four brothers from the same poverty-stricken family in Brazil, who were supported by our program at the time,” Smith told GMA News Online. “The photo was taken by me on a beach in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, whilst the kids were having fun chucking seaweed at each other.”

He pointed to his Flickr account featuring the same photo, dated 2006 and titled “Neptune of the Sea,” together with photos of other children in Brazil.

Solis admitted lifting the photo from Flickr.

“I’m deeply sorry. I’m in deep remorse. Right now, I already contacted the organizers and I’m about to contact the owner to personally convey to him my deepest and personal apology,” Solis told Rappler.

In a comment he posted on Rappler, Smith suggested that Chile’s Ambassador Roberto Mayorga give the prize instead to his foundation, which also helps children in the Philippines.

Smith said he would be visiting Manila early next year for a project in Manila’s Smokey Mountain.

Rappler reported that it was not the first time Solis had joined a photo contest with an entry taken by another person.

He also entered Smith’s photo in the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation contest, with the child identified as an Indian. In the same contest, Solis entered a second photo also lifted from the Flickr album of the Children At Risk Foundation.

Photos lifted from other people’s Flickr accounts were also entered by Solis in competitions organized by Papworth Trust, VinylPlus and even the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, Rappler reported.

In a letter to “Sir Gregory” posted on Rappler, Solis blamed his “youth, lack of experience, and the inability to see the repercussions of my actions” for “a regrettable lapse on my judgment.”

“I am writing to you to express my deep remorse and sincerest apologies for claiming your photo as mine,” Solis wrote. “No words can express how sorry I am...”

He said the photo was “one of the most heartwarming” he had seen and he kept it as wallpaper in his computer – “an enduring reminder of what every amateur photographer should aspire for.”

“The sheer amount of the prize, the stiff competition, and the unique opportunity to be abroad blinded me from undertaking what is supposed to be an honest and a rightful conduct,” Solis wrote.

A saddened Mayorga told The STAR last night that he would meet with the other principal sponsors of the contest, among them UP, to decide their next move. He said he believed Solis did not represent the majority of Filipinos.

The STAR was a media partner in the contest, which received about 500 entries.

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    1. nakakhiya ka!!!! mandudugas ka!

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    2. Grabe! As in grabe! Paano niya nakuhang gawin niya? The competition was prestigious. Di ba siya nanginig during the judging that with today's technology, it would only take a few clicks to find out what he did? KAKAHIYA! I look into the cache of his "likely inflated" LinkedIn resume and he seems to be an accomplished person...pero everyone will look at it with suspicion from now on.

      If UP NCPAG still has the decency to protect its image, they should EXPEL this Solis kid ASAP. And they should review his papers when he was still a BA PolSci student in UPD. Those were likely plagiarized materials as well.

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    3. *"Paano niya nakuhang gawin yun?" Edit lang bago dumating mga grammar nazis. :)

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    4. As a UP Alumnus myself, this kind of issue really saddens me. Hindi tinuturo sa aming institusyon ang magnakaw. Subalit, marami sa amin ang sa ngayo'y nadadawit sa iba't ibang klase ng usaping kaugnay ng pagnanakaw. Ang mga taong katulad ni Solis ay hindi na nararapat maidikit sa malinis at marangal na pangalan ng paaralang sa ami'y humubog upang maging pinaka-magagaling sa aming kanya-kanyang larangan. Ito'y isang malaking kahihiyan.

      My only question now is: bakit hindi nalaman ng mga organization ang ganitong mga gawain? Ilang beses na siyang sumali [at nanalo] sa mga ganitong contests. Ni isa sa kanila, walang nakahagilap ng ebidensya? Wala man lang ni isang nagbackground check? Kung hindi lumitaw ang may ari ngayon, malamang sa susunod na paligsahan ay sasali [at baka manalo pa] uli si Solis.

      Hindi ko inaalis ang kasalanan ni Solis. Isa siyang kahihiyan sa mga tulad naming pinipilit itaguyod ang Honor and Excellence. At ni minsan, hindi ko maiisip na may excuse, dahilan, o alibi para gawin ng isang tao ang magnakaw. Ang akin lamang din, kung ginagawa din ng mga staff/empleyado/crew o kung ano man tawag sa kanila na dapat ay nag-iiscreen sa mga kalahok, edi umpisa pa lang, naputulan na ng sungay yang si Solis.

      Ang ganitong pangyayari ay isang salamin ng kung ano ang nangyayari sa ating lipunan. May mga taong papakitaan lamang tayo ng magagandang imahe, maniniwala na tayo agad. Kadalasan, pinupuri at binibigyan pa natin ng premyo. Pero kung gagawin lamang natin ang ating trabaho at responsibilidad na i-uplift ang integrity ng ating bansa, walang mga buwayang mananalo at magkakamit ng gantimpala.

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    5. Sinotto, huli ka!

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    6. TIGAS NG MUKHA MO SOLIS! DAPAT SAYO BITAY!

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    7. BS! YOURE BS "MARK JOSEPH T. SOLIS"! KAPAL NG MUKHA MO!

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    8. DINAMAY MO PA ANG PILIPINAS!

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    9. hindi nga tinuro sa UP ang magnakaw, but the biggest thief of them all, di ba sa UP galing? it is really sad, tax payers money ang pang tuition tapos magnanakaw pa ang labas,

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    10. Pork siomai!!! Nakakahiya ! UP grad pa naman, what a shame! Ano n lang sasabihin ng ibang lahi!

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    11. Yung totoo, BAKIT HINDI PA RIN NAE EXPEL TO??

      Paki explain nga, UP!! Hayagang pagnanakaw to!

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    12. Sorry UP pero ilang beses na to?

      Hindi nga ba itinuturo? Kung hindi, patunayan. Bigyan ng leksyon ang isang to

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    13. It surely would be easy to denigrate him for what he has done but he has apologized already. All we could hope for is that he meant it wholeheartedly. We make mistakes, we amend them and become better people through those experiences.

      I'm not saying that this issue should be consigned to oblivion. He should learn his lesson, though hopefully not in a painful way such that his whole character is stigmatized.

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  2. Tito Sotto in the making #Sinotto

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    1. Taga UP pa man din and taking up Public admin, OMG this guy is a future corrupt public official in the making.

      UP should sanction this guy.

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    2. Truelagen. Nakakahiya siya grabe! Baka aspiring pa siyang tumakbo for public office. Dinamay pa pilipinas. Magnanakaw!!!!

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    3. Kaya nga! Well buti at na bisto siya habang maaga dahil madadagdagan pa ang mga bihasang magnanakaw in the future pag nagkataon. Titingalain yan dahil pure bred isko eh. What a shame! You dont deserve a seat in public service!!! Thief!

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    4. sabi sa isang news interview kapos daw sa pera, pero napansin ko may braces /retainer sa ngipin. Pwede naman syang maghanap ng part-time work lalo't UP siya nanggaling...

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  3. what's happening.. an ISKO na gagawa ng ganyan... it is so wrong... and ilang beses na nya ginawa... grabe sya!

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    1. that only proves na hindi lahat ng ISKO eh magaling at mapagkakatiwalaan! ang hirap sa mga katulad mo, masyado mong inilalagay sa pedestal basta ISKO, or in his case, ISKO ng UP. huwag mashadong magpa deceive. marami sa mga taga UP feeling magaling lang pero ang totoo, kapos din sa kaalaman, nadamay lang sa imahe ng unibersidad.

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    2. Kesyo hindi pa daw siya nakakabayad ng tuition niya. Umiyak pa mama niya sa TV. Tss. Parang mag nanakaw lang eh. Hindi dahilan yung wala kang pambayad ng upa, at tuition mo para lang manguha ka ng photo ng iba at isali sa contest. Susme. Ilang beses pa ah?

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  4. If this is true nakakahiya naman!

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  5. It's very obvious that the child in the photo is not a Filipino. How come the judges did not even take a second look at the entry?

    Solis. Kapal-muks lang.

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    1. He entered the photo before sa UN photo contest pero he identified the kid as Indian.

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  6. may sayad ata si kuya.. maintindihan ko pa kung isang beses nyang ginawa lalo kung may valid may reason sya (as if meron talaga) kso may twice pa.. or baka thrice pa. mukhang naging trabaho na nya ang pagnanakaw ng mga pictures na pinaghirapan ng iba. tsk tsk. not a good example.

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    1. Solis did it 5 times at least. Di niya pwedeng gawing excuse na nabulag lang siya sa prize this time. HABIT niya na ang pagnanakaw ng pictures.

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    2. And to think he hAs a dream to become a public servant! Grabe!!!! Kapal

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  7. a disgrace for UP students

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    1. dapat lang mahiya sila. sabi nga nila there are only two universities in the Philippines: UP and the others. husay!

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    2. Hahaha! Kaloka ang mga UP students. Yan ang napala ng pagka self entitled niyo! Wala naman pala eh! HONOR and EXCELLENCE where art thou?

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    3. @11:59 and 12:14 where's the hate coming from? Hate nyo si solis dahil sa kasalanan niya o hate niyo siya dahil taga UP siya?

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    4. 12:36 bakit ka nagwowonder natural Solis is from UP, damay na talaga ang school, dont blame the commenters, blame Solis he disgraced not only the school but the Filipino race!

      Disgusting!

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    5. i will answer you 12:36 in behalf of anon 11:59 and 12:14. the hate came from the fact na marami sa mga UP students and graduates ang sobrang bilib sa sarili, sa kapwa nila taga-UP at sa UP as a university. Ok lang namang bumilib pero minsan, OA na para bang sila lang ang pinaka sa lahat ng field when in fact, hindi naman talaga. So, going back sa question mo, saan nanggagaling yung hate? Parehas, Dahil sa kasalanan ni Solis at dahil isa siyang taga UP na isang state university na karamihan ng students eh nuknukan ng biib sa sarili when in fact eh tax payers naman ang nagpaparal sa kanila. Kaya sana, maging aral ito at maging humbling experience sa mga taga UP. Hindi sa lahat ng pagkakataon at hindi lahat ng students nyo or graduates sa school nyo eh magaling at matino.

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    6. Teh damay na dn UP kc hnbog ng mga students na maging ekselente sa kanilang larangan. Nsobrahan sa pagiging competitive c solis kaya nagnakaw ng ideya

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    7. Mga teh wag nyo naman lahatin ang UP. Hindi naman lahat ng mga Isko't Iska ay mga magnanakaw. Oo, may mangilan-ngilan na inuna ang excellence bago honor pero di hamak na mas marami pa ring UP students/graduates ang inuuna ang honor then excellence. :)

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  8. nakakahiya! markado kana!

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  9. *face palm* nakakahiya =(

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  10. Hope he learns his lesson..

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  11. yuck. such a disgrace. nacacahiya!

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  12. He still had that guts to go on stage and accept the price where in fact he never owned those photos he submitted? What a shame!
    He should have thought the consequences of his action as if no one would caught him. He doesn't deserve the merits.

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    1. Agree! Anon 11:23

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    2. Winner! Wagas ang pag-eenglish teh! First honor in valedictory address. Charught!

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    3. Really disgusting! What angers me most is how our alma mater was tainted with this controversy!

      Screw you mark solis!

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    4. Prize - grammar nazi

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    5. "as if no one would catch him" dapat.
      Sorry, fail ang English, 11:37. Di pang valedictorian.

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    6. Baka pang 1st honorable mention lang si sissy. Hahaha.

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  13. nakakahiya yan sa ngalan ng mga photog ng pinas...

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  14. Sana huwag nyo naman po siyang akusahan. Tao din po siya nagkakamali

    -Santino

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    1. d na yan akusa kc he admitted it himself, d ba xa nahiya 3rd time nya na ginawa. he should be banned from all photo contest coz u cannot trust him anymore. nagkamali ka na minsan, inulit mo pa e dpat parusahan na yan kc sinasadya nya na.

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    2. Santino matulog ka na. Hindi porket walang pasok eh nagpupuyat ka dito!

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    3. "Tao din po siya nagkakamali"

      Bakit laging ginagamit yung reason na yan? Pwede magkamali, pero sana sa mga pagkakamali mga natutunan tayong lesson. Tsk kaya tayo laging naloloko eh, masyadong mapagpatawad ang mga pinoy

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    4. Ang balita eh may iba pang contests siyang sinalihan na hindi din kanya ang shots.. Anak ng Sotto naman oh..

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    5. pwede ba, walang pagkakamaling nangyari. intentional, with malice at multiple times nyang ginawa. minalas lang sya na nahuli sya

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  15. If I were him, I cannot imagine how I would be able to sleep soundly at night thinking I profited from STEALING others' photos. Serves him right. His "apology" is laughable. Half-hearted, plastic, fake. Besides, he did it MORE THAN ONCE.

    Good luck in finding a job in the private sector, Solis. With today's connected world, nakamarka ka na sa internet. Sana may kakilala ka sa gobyerno. I'm sure they'll bend their ethics for you.

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    1. meron ako kilala ako na ganyan from government agency din.. nagnanakaw na ng ideya na promote pa..hahaha!!

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  16. Such a disappointment! Not only for plagiarism but putting the Philippines in an embarrasing situation. I read on other articles that this was not the first time he did this, apparently he joined 5 other competitions (local and international) using photos not of his own.

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  17. May criminal mind si koyahhh! Makakuha lang ng pera at prestige

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    1. sabi sa apology nya "nasilaw daw sya sa salapi at tagumpay" dahil sa kabataan nya. bakit d sya mag sun glasses dahil kung everyday nya gngwa eh nakakasilaw nga.. next time kuya iphoto shop mo para d halata na d sa iyo..

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    2. At nag aral pa ng public admin ibig sabihin may planong tumakbo sa pagka politiko. Future corrupt politico ito kung nagkataon! Dapat to i-suspend na ng school at ban na sa lahat ng school!

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  18. so disappointing to think that this student graduated from the 'so-called' premier university in the Philippines.

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    1. Yung totoo teh, kanino ka galit kay solis o sa UP?

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    2. parehas! galit ako sa mga nagmamagaling at nagmamarunong at nag fe-feeling na superior sa iba when in fact hindi naman talaga. did i answer your question? satisfied, anon 12:33?

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    3. Disappointed kasi ang mga Isko at mga Iska, tadtad sa pangaral na huwag mandaraya. You can be kicked out from cheating in exams, or even from copying homework from classmates. If you're lucky, your instructor might give you a conditional grade, and you must pass a test to get a 3.0 or 5.0 final grade. UP motto is honor and excellence - Mark Solis dishonored not only the school, but also his countrymen, for the sake of excellence and honor that were never his in the first place.

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    4. d mo maalis the high expectation of people from a UP student since they always say that they are the best.

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    5. @11:47 may bitterness lang?

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    6. supalpal si anon 12:33! lol! :P

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  19. Kapal ng mukha niya grabe sinali pa niya hindi lang sa isa kundi sa madami pang poto contest! Mukhang pera! KAPAL! NAKAKAHIYA SIYA! Hiniya niya din ang Pinas!

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    1. ang ganda ng ngiti nya as if sa kanya talaga.. hndi siya nahiya at iba ang confidence level ah.. proud proud na pa hindi pala sa kanya

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  20. nakakahiya ka pare! matuto kang rumespeto sa trabaho ng ibang tao! pati kapwa-pilipino pinahiya mo!

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  21. Plagiarism is a crime, a simple apology is not enough. This man should be jailed for this criminal act

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    1. +1. His apology is not suffice. Dapat alisin sa kanya ang degree from UP at i expel sha sa current studies nya where he is enrolled.

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    2. agree with you, 3:19. this guy should be expelled

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  22. To the organizers: It took seconds for netizens to find the original photo, how come no one from your team found out about this beforehand? Did you not require the original copy of the photo with EXIF details? Oh well, buti nga nangyari to kay Solis para magtanda na siya. With his name splashed all over the internet, it would only take a face as kapal as So**o to evade this. Solis....So**o...hmmm....

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    1. Sabi co- organizer din ang UP. Alam na!

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    2. Anon 12:13, sobra ka naman. Siguro hindi nila tinignan kasi in good fate sila sa lahat ng sumali sa competition. Hindi dahil co-organizer ang isang organization sa UP or yung isang office sa UP System ay susuportahan ang pag plagiarize ng isang work. FYI, dinidismiss ang mga nahuling mag plagiarize at hindi tamang pag cicite sa UP. Hindi nila tinotolerate yan at dinadala agad sa Student Disciplinary Tribunal ang nangyaring plagiarism.

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    3. alam na!! support your own daw kasi. Bwahahaha

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    4. 12:36 "Faith" not "fate".

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    5. Good faith. But it isnt always a defense.

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    6. 12:36 kung co-organizer liable sila, kahit ano pa sabihin mo may kapabayaan sila. Hindi dinouble check ang entries!

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    7. heneku, biktima ako sa katamaran at inefficiency ng UP workers. to think my taxes are paying for them and the self-confessed plagiarist

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  23. nakakahiya! kung di pa nahuli di pa titigil! repeat offender, grabe! from what i've read, pangarap pa mag-enter ng philippine politics ha? dugong buwaya!

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  24. pati yung letter of apology plagiarized daw????

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  25. so posible kaya na mga school papers niya ay plagiarized din? tsk tsk...time to check UP.

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    1. sabi sa news articles nag present pa daw yan sa international conference.

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    2. Time to check indeed! Plagiarism is never tolerated in UP. May kakilala ako na "binawian" ng degree 3 years after sya gumraduate because one of the instructors discovered that parts of her thesis were directly copied from another work.

      If it's really the "habit" of Solis to steal other's works, he should be punished because it's unjust for those who uphold integrity in their craft. Tsk!

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  26. Isa na namang kahihiyan ng PIlipinas itong si Mark Solis. Bakit may mga ganitong klaseng tao? Sobra na ngang negative ng image ng gobyerno ng bansa natin sa global community, dadagdagan pa ng walang-hiyang ito. His apology is fake - he is only sorry for getting caught, not for stealing the photos.

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  27. Grabe. Dinungisan ang UP. Tsk. Nakakalungkot galing pa naman sa #1 university ng Pinas. Kakahiya. Repeat offender siya di pwedeng dahilan ang nasilaw sa pera. 5 times niya gunawa eh.

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  28. Mark Joseph Solis, siguro naman by this time eh hiyang-hiya ka na sa ginawa mo! ang kapal ng mukha mo!! UP should do somehting about this! hindi pwedeng palagpasin to!!

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  29. This is degrading to all Filipino people. Di ba sya nahiya at di ba nya naisip na he is representing the Philippines and he stole someone else's work. Shame on this guy for winning. Now he apologized because he was caught. Kapal.

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  30. Wow. At political science student pa man din, ano po? Early starter lang sa dishonest and unscrupulous conduct!

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  31. Kahit magulang mo dapat kang ikahiya. Wala kang karapatang maging isang Pilipino. DAPAT jan ibitin ng patiwarik

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    1. wow, kung wala shang karapatang maging filipino, ano ang nationality na nababagay sa kanya, anon 12:24? hindi ka naman mashadong bilib sa lahing pilipino nyan? bakit? masakit bang tanggapin na ang kapwa filipino mo eh kayang gumawa ng ganyan? tanong ko sa yo, ano bang bago?

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  32. As a UP alumnus (both undergrad and grad school), sobrang I just feel bad that the name of 'UP Naming Mahal' had to be dragged into this whole circus. Would it matter if he were not from UP? Anyway, it just speaks of the conundrum of UP being UP (lakas maka-Anna Dizon, echos), it is indeed a double-edged sword. I would have bought his remorse had he only done it once, pero five times? Lakas mo maka-Rihanna 'te, you were only sorry because you got caught. I did not even finish watching his acceptance speech video because I was so appalled on how he was able to lie through his teeth.

    Remember what M'a'am Monsod said: HONOR BEFORE EXCELLENCE.

    Sarap mong sabunutan. Anyway, there are really bad seeds everywhere, kahit saan university pa 'yan. Don't generalize lang sa UP dahil may mga fabulosa rin charotera na katulad namin na kahit kembot here and there ang drama, ay handa pa din gamitin at ibalik sa bayan ang utang na loob namin. I thank you.

    --- Baklitang Isko

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    1. I feel the same, kung pwede lang masampal!

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    2. 12:24, finally may isang taga UP na nag admit na "there are really bad seeds everywhere..." Ang hirap kasi sa iba, porket UP sila nag tapos, feeling nila sila ang the best and they always brag about their school being the best. This should prove those people na wala yan sa school noh! Na malaking factor ang character ng tao, anumang school ang pinanggalingan nya.

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    3. "Ang hirap kasi sa iba, porket UP sila nag tapos, feeling nila sila ang the best and they always brag about their school being the best. "
      ->Honest opinion ko lang po.. Madalas ko yan naeexperience sa mga kakilala kong taga UPD at UPLB. Pero I spent 4 years in UPManila, and wala akong naging kakalse or kakilala sa UPM na ganyan. I think it's because UPM is not the onyl school in the area. We know that we always have stiff competition all around. Unlink UPD and UPLB, since they have their own community, their confidence and security in their abilities are more pronounced. Pag kausap mo sila, mafeefeel mo or makikita mo na they think they are the best. But there are also a few UPD people that are humble and pleasant to be with.
      Opinion ko lang po. Sa totoo lang.. ayyeee.. aminin... :P

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    4. 2:25 you're missing the point. Magaling talaga mga taga UP. Yun nga lang, may mga bad seeds kahit na magaling - look at Marcos, Arroyo, Enrile, etc, Mga products ng UP. Subok na magaling. Pero kung ano ang gawin nila sa talino nila, bahala na sila. Inggit ka lang siguro hindi ka nakapasok sa UP. Tse!

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    5. @2:25 AM

      Well, that kind of feeling (i.e. school pride) should be kept within conversations between your kin, never out loud as it especially rubs the wrong way to other people. It was just the innate school pride. It was acceptable a year or two after graduation but for people to forever cling onto their school affiliation is laughable. Basta, I do not approve of his actions and kinahihiya ng UP community ang any plagiarism-related incident. Kaines. I'd rather keep my non-cum laude status to myself, than get his now tainted and possible ill-gotten honors and achievements.

      --- Baklitang Isko

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    6. of course, UP should be held accountable and higher than private schools because our taxes go to it and its students

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  33. But why? Noong kapanahunan ko na di pa uso internet, flickr, instagram, etc. nahuhuli na yung ganyang stolen ideas, ngayon pa kaya na me social media na. I've seen people lose their dream jobs because of their history of plagiarizing work at hindi pa ganyan kalaki ang level. Kawawa naman ang magulang nitong si Mark.

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  34. Nakakahiya nman ginawa nya... Ano na lang iisipin ng ibang bansa sa atin.. Na ang pilipinas at mga pilipino walang sariling originality... tsk tsk tsk shame on you.

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  35. KICK OUT na yan!! nakakahiya sa UP Community..

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  36. UP keeps on saying that they make the "best" citizens that they forget to make "good" citizens.

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    1. Marcos, Enrile.tatak UP

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    2. Ganyan din naman ang claim ng ibang school ha? Why the grudge? UP hater?

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    3. That's a very ignorant comment. Don't generalize UP students because of this. Just as you don't generalize that every Filipino is not "good".

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  37. kapal naman ng taong to,ilang beses na pala nyang ginawa to,nakakahiya sya,pinaghirapan ng iba nanakawin,akala nya yata di mabibisto kalokohan nya!wala kang pinagkaiba sa mga politician na magnanakaw ng pera ng bansa!kakahiya ka,di na nga maganda imahe ng pinas lalo mo pang pinasama,next time wag ka ng sumali sa ganyang kompetisyon,kapal ng mukha mo!

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  38. Political Science student= next corrupt politician.

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    1. san galing yan? polsci grad ako ng UP, pero di naman ako politician. at lalo ng di corrupt. makaconclude ka naman wagas!

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  39. kapal ha ,buti nabisto sya!anu kayang feeling ng taong to na tanggapin yung premyo eh hindi naman pala nya pinaghirapan yun,hindi kaya sya nakokonsensya?magnanakaw ka!walang originality!magsikap ka sa sarili mo,wala kang pride!

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  40. wow... the nerve of this man.... nakakatakot na talaga ang greediness ng isang tao... mapa bata o matanda basta pagkakakwartahan go lang ng go.... such a shame and disrespectful for the UP community... NAKAKAKIYA KA!

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  41. Jahi, naman para sa sambayanang Pilipinas. Kasi in the minds of foreighners, the sin of 1 is the sin of all. Mali, pero ganuon lagi ang kanilang conclusion. Generalize nila ang opinion. Bakit meron pang pari na supporter, ano ang papel niya sa event? Asking lang. Alalay?

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  42. time and again, honesty is DEFINITELY not one of the strong traits of pinoys

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  43. A cheat and an embarrassment. He tainted the UP reputation of non-tolerance of cheating and plagiarizing. Mark Solis, may I remind you of "Honor and Excellence"? Goodness...when you were taught to credit all the sources for papers and researches and projects, visuals, texts, or otherwise, here you are, passing off the work of others as yours! And you did it not just once, you did it for at least five times! I hope admin will check your research paper in Comm II, and your thesis as well. If ever they find out you cheated, may you be stripped of your degree and kicked out as well!

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  44. It's sad because we have many talents in this nation who work hard for their artistry, whose names are tainted by these lazy, corrupt and ambitious figures, who steal speeches or photographs for their own selfish benefits. I really don't get the point of stealing, such a pathetic, sick act.

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  45. Eh bakit naman kasi yung contest organizers napaka luwang. Di ba dapat i-present nila yung raw format kahit digital pa iyan? Ayan tuloy 4 times na pala syang sumali at nagwagi using other people's work. Nagkataon nahuli sya eh papano yung ibang nandaya na walang nagsumbong dahil madali lang pala mag enter ng stolen photograph.

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  46. Nagsori na siya. Okie na yun.

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    1. Shamin the Filipino race for his selfish reason! Actions must be done for a person like him!

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    2. Lubid lang ang katapat ng ginawa niyang kahihiyan, but i don't think this cheater and loser have any dignity left. He ain't no Japanese!!

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    3. Not ok. Ilang beses na nya ginawa, kahit ilang sorry pa yan. The harm is already done. Shame!

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    4. Parent ka siguro ng young stealer na yun 'no? Ok na sayo yun nag sorry ka ng di dinidisiplina?! Pati UP, pinahiya nya.

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    5. ok na yung sorry if it was an honest mistake, but if done deliberately and maliciously, his apology doesn't hold weight, di apologies ang bagay sa kanya. dapat may punishment because what he did is a crime.

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    6. gma, ikaw ba yan?

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  47. bilang Iska, nalulungkot ako...photo p lang yan, nagawa n nyang magnakaw...pano pa kaya kpg naging govt offcial sya since public admin student...e di wala syang pinag kaiba sa mga corrupt na politicians

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  48. Shame on you ! Hindi lang isang beses ginawa ! Scholar ka pa naman ng bayan !

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  49. Nakakahiya naman yan! I think his apology is not really sincere. Nagsorry lang siya kasi nabuko na siya, to think na di niya lang ginawa ito ng isang beses, maraming beses na niyang ginawa eh.

    At nasa tao yan kung ganyan na siya talaga at ugali niya, siya na ang dapat magbago ng sarili niya. Pero dahil sa ginawa niya nadamay pati ang pagiging student niya sa UP at image ng UP. tsk. kala niya siguro di siya mahuhuli.

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  50. Politiko in the making. Malamang scholar ni S. Kill before it lays eggs.

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  51. Nakakahiya. Kaya hindi tayo nirirespeto ng mga ibang bansa when it comes to any form of Arts. puro nalang nakaw.

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    1. not only arts.. mandaya, manira, mgnakaw.. if given the opportunity..

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  52. sana idemanda to nang ninakawan nya ng photography para madala ang magnanakaw na to,pwede syang idemanda kasi ginamit nya ng walang pahintulot sa tunay na may-ari yung photograph na yun!kakahiya tong taong to!naturingang nag-aaral sa magandang unibersidad wala naman palang natututunan!

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  53. Ok na sana yung nanalo siya at di na dumalo sa awarding ceremony at nag-sorry nalang.. sincere o hindi basta umamin at nag sorry, okay na yun. ang problema ay dumalo pa talaga sa even ang walang hiya! UP pa talaga. Shame.

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  54. scholar pa pala to,dapat dito wag nang isponsoran,sayang lang ang perang pinampapaaral sa taong to!pagnanakaw lang palang natutunan nya!

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  55. Disgrace to the FIlipino people!!!

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  56. Sana huwag nyang gawing excuse yong youth nya at idahilan ang lack of experience. Malaki na sya at alam na nya kong ano ang tama o mali diba nga kaya sya nag aral. May kasalanan din ang organizer dapat they ask for the original or copy rights of the picture bago ito pinanalo sa contest. Kawawa naman yong ibang sumali na talagang may ari nang picture nila hindi sila nabigyan nang chance.

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  57. Please wag nang mag excuse na youth achuchu. Just admit that habit mo yon at kung talagang sorry ka show remorse. It's not enough na mag sorry. The damage has been done. Mag reflect ka kaya kung tama yang pinag gagawa mo IHO!

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    1. korek! kairita yung excuse na youth! 5 beses na pala niya ginawa yun. Dapat i-ban na yan sa mga photography contests.

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    2. Tama, actually, his youth made it even worse, kasi at such a young age e kaya na niya gumawa ng ganun na para walang kunsensya, what more if he gets older pa? I wonder what his parents or teachers might be feeling right now. Kung ako magulang niya, I would totally be heart-broken.

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  58. Quite embarrassing indeed. What was he thinking?!

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    1. Quite na indeed pa teh? Double double?

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  59. pssst... UP is just a school. Kahit na anong motto pa niyan school lang din yan. Nasa tao na un. Tingnan nyo nga si Ferdinand Marcos, law graduate siya ng UP. Huwag nyong isipin na kapag maganda ang school, may breeding na. ang education, para lang lumawak ang karunungan, hindi para gumanda ang manners mo. kuminsan nga yung mga galing pa sa magagaling na school ang walang breeding.

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  60. super duper kadiri!!!! to think UP ka pa naman!! dapat sayo ITAKWIL!!!

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  61. Idol nya cguro si Tito.

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  62. pasalamat siya at nasa pinas siya. all we can do here is bash him till we turn blue. sa ibang bansa, di lang imprisonment ang parusa sa kanya, baka death penalty pa. dahil pinahiya niya ang bansa niya. tsk tsk.

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  63. Nakakairita yung nakikita ko ang pagmumukha nitong si solis na todo ngiti at proud na proud siya na siya ang nanalo!

    No remorse for deceiving people!

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  64. Sabi ng China... Ohh... very very good. You are becoming a good Chinese. Keep copying boys...

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  65. Nakakajiya! Ew. Ang kapal ng mukha mo. Ew. Ew. Ew..

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  66. Walang moral, walang konsensya. Sana di sya makalimutan ng mga tao, dahil base sa kurso at pinagaaralan nya ngayon, sya ay magiging future politician, kurakot na politician.

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  67. Akala ba niya hindi siya mabubuko??? Kakahiya siya

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  68. kulturang pwede na 'yan. nagawa ko na 'to dati pa. baka pala makalusot...sayang din ang premyo! oh ha? ano ka ngayon Solis?! NAPOLIS ka ngayon! shame shame shame!

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  69. hoy Mark Joseph Solis kapal ng mukha mong mangatwiran pa at idahilan ang pagiging kabataan mo,anu ka batang paslit na kailangang i-guide ng magulang mo?dapat sa yo turuan ng leksyon eh para di ka pamarisan!magnanakaw sa pinaghirapan ng iba!

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  70. calling the attention sa unibersidad na pinapasukan ng mark joseph solis na to,wag nyong sabihing sorry lang ang katapat sa ginawa ng lalaking to penaltihan nyo dapat yan,kung once nya lang ginawa pwede pang i-excuse nya yung pagiging lack of experience nya or ang pagiging kabataan nya,kaso ilang beses na pala nyang ginagawa to,kakahiyan to ng unibersidad na pinapasukan nya noh,sana maaksyunan to para di na gayahin ng iba!

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  71. kung galit tayong lahat sa plagiarism sana naman sa lahat ng peke magalit din tayo. like fake LV, gucci and others. konti lang kasi ang nagpe-plagiarize kaya pag may isang gumawa galit lahat. my point is kung galit tayo sa magnanakaw, dapat sa lahat ng magnanakaw like those who are buying pirated CDs, DVDs and fake signature bags. those are just the same. kung hindi kayang bumili ng original, wag bumili ng peke.. magtiis sa secosana.. yan ang may respeto talaga sa gawa ng ibang tao.. just my two cents.. :-)

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  72. dapat dyan sa mokong na yan eh isabit sa oblation statue nila sa UP at batuhin!!!!!

    NAKAKABWISIT SYA... HE IS A CHEAT AND A LIAR... goodluck sa job hunting koya... I bet with your padded LinkedIn account and resume I doubt if someone would believe you... oh yeah yung mga kauri mong politician na corrupt at cheater din.
    Dapat yung mga ganitong tao yung pumupunta sa HELL!

    at sana rin may magsampa ng kaso sa ungas na to para magtanda. Plagiarism is a serious offense! Expel na ito sa UP!

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  73. May sayad tong tao na to. Nag attend pa talaga sa awarding ceremony.

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  74. Nakakahiya naman yong mga taga-UP jusko! Best school pa man din kayo. Pero sa inyo nagmumula yung mga kinakahiya ng bayan!

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  75. sad that it became his habit to take credit for someone else's work and even join competitions using photos that never was his. he is now taking up public administration.. kahit barangay kagawad hinding hindi sya pwede, dahil sya ay isang kawatan.

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  76. Maling mali ang ginawa n'ya. UP ka pa man din.

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  77. 5 times na nya ginawa yang pangunguha ng photos and sinasubmit as entries. kapal ever.

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  78. Unfortunately, Solis took excellence before honor. How tragic! Tsk tsk.

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  79. Naku to think nag-aaral pa pala yan ng public ad tapos papasok sa gobyerno. Alam na!

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  80. ang pagpapatawad ay maaring ibigay, pero ang karampatang parusa ay igawad. nakakahiya at huwag nang tularan.

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  81. Nakakalungkot ang balitang ito. Ano na ba ang nangyayari sa atin. Hindi naman mahina ang utak ng mga Pilipino at likas tayong resourceful. Sana gamitin natin yun sa tama. On a lighter note, it is also good to know na inamin nya ang pagkakamali nya. At sana magsilbing lesson ito sa lahat.

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  82. Grabe, ang dami na ngang panget na nangyayari sa bansa natin tapos meron pang ganitong nakakahiyang balita.....pano nya nagawang manloko, taga UP ka pa naman.

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  83. Grabe hindi ka lang sikat sa Pinas sikat ka sa buong mundo. Sikat kang magnanakaw! Haha eww!!

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  84. O M G! To think na UP graduate sya, being recognized for his contribution on photography by claiming someone else photo, such a cheater. . .buti na lang nabisto sya, imagine nanalo sya with cash prize pa ng walang kahirap hirap, tapos sasabihin nyang natukso lang sya sa prizes kaya nagawa nya yon, . sad to say na it will reflect to all filipinos whether we like it or not, DARN, SHAME ON U,. Mark!

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  85. A future corrupt politician in the making, Yuck!!

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  86. I wonder kung makakahanap pa siya ng trabaho or kung may magtitiwala pa sa kanya. :( such a disgrace

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  87. kung hindi kaya lumantad yung totooong may-ari mag-wiwithdraw ba sya? after talga sya sa prize at kung ilang beses na nya itong ginawa ibig sabihin modus na nia ito at wag ng isisi kung saan...

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  88. Okay na sana eh... kaya lang nahuli... hahahaha!

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  89. It's really sad that a UP student can do this, such a shame not just for the country but also for the university. What motivated him to do this? Hunger for achievement? Still I don't get it.

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  90. 1st year 1st sem pa lang sa UP, tinuturo na yan ng LAHAT NG PROF. wag na wag magplagiarize! kada umpisa ng bawat prof, yan na ang bungad nila sa estudyante. NAKAKAHIYA NAMAN TO! kinakahiya ka naming kapwa mo taga UP! grrr *affected*

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  91. deactivated na ang Facebook/Twitter accounts ng hudas na to! Hindi ka na nahiya UP ka pa naman, No. 1 sa buong kapuluan. Kahit sinong tao tanungin mo pag UP maganda ang "tingin" nila sayo. Mahirap ang buhay Isko/Iska alam ko yan kc sa UP din ako nanggaling. Lalo na sa paggawa ng term papers/thesis, sinasabihan tayo ng ating mga prof na mag footnotes, related lit at gawin nang tama ang Bibliography. At dahil ilang beses mo na ginawa at sanay ka na mag plagiarize I bet kahit sa papers mo baka sanay ka na talaga. At dahil matalino ka I'm sure alam mong ginagawa mo. No need to say sorry, since naging part na sya ng "character" mo. UP should stripped you off of your DIPLOMA.

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  92. No, an apology is not enough. What about the other four incidents? Has he apologized for those stolen pictures already?

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  93. Such a shame. This guy is sick.

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  94. MPA sya sa UP.. Next pulitiko na din yan.. Lol! #alamna

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  95. He thought he could get away with it, kung hindi pa nahuli hindi siya aamin. Ilang beses na pala niyang ginawa iyan, nakakahiya ka. Dinamay mo pa ang UP at ang Pilipinas.

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  96. I'm not siding with him, pero baka naman "sakit" na yan. Parang clepto pero photos ang fettish nya. Maybe it's something to be addressed too.

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    1. I think so. Pero kahiya talaga!

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    2. He said na they had financial problems. Maybe 'cause of depression na rin kaya ginawa niya.

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    3. right. parang sex addiction lang yan. bs

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  97. He said na parang napush lang sya gawin because of lack of finances at minsan may mga bagay na hindi gusto nya na hindi nya afford pero ang pagnanakaw eh hindi ang solusyon marami naman pwedeng gawin aside sa pag nakaw ng pic. You could get an inspiration pero yung sinubmit mismo eh yung picture ng iba. UP ka pa naman

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  98. It's not a question which educational institution he comes from. it's a question of his character. it was his intention to defraud and malign the organizers for he has done it several times. i pity him and his decisions but not sorry how others judge him. no way that he will be able to overcome this. very grave misconduct.

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