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This morning, while I was browsing my Twitter account, I saw a tweet posted which says that there is a bill filed by a congressman proposing and seeking to prohibit “planking”. I tried searching for the whole story regarding that humorous proposed bill and ended up reading this article written by David Dizon (ABS-CBN News Website, September 20, 2011. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/09/20/11/lawmaker-wants-planking-banned).
Quezon City Rep. Winston "Winnie" Castelo said he was worried after seeing a "planking" protest done by League of Filipino Students members wherein protesters lay face down in the middle of España Avenue and Welcome Rotonda to denounce skyrocketing fuel prices. The incident caused traffic on the major thoroughfare as students and irked many motorists.
Under the proposed Anti-Planking Act of 2011, Castelo proposed the creation of a universal Code of Student Conduct "where planking as a form of redress of grievance be strictly prohibited and appropriate sanctions be applied for violations thereof."
The congressman said schools and universities could impose sanctions on students who conduct planking to air their grievances especially when it poses a danger to themselves or to the public.
A what?! Anti-Planking Act of 2011?! Come on! Our country needs more than that! I just hope that our politicians will be enlightened and be able to pass MORE IMPORTANT bills. But then again, to the people of this country who are making jokes out of this bill, they may have taken the wrong move but that doesn't give you the right to make fun of it. Have some respect! Oh well, this is just my opinion, you may disagree with me but I do respect that.
