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Tacloban shooting probe ni Risa, tinabla ng Gorebox developer; German embassy kakalampagin

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MANILA, Philippines – Kakalampagin ni Senador Risa Hontiveros ang German embassy sa Pilipinas matapos tumanggi ang Gorebox developer na dumalo sa pagdinig sa Hulyo1 hinggil sa Tacloban shooting na ikinamatay ng apat na estudyante at 15 sugatan.

Sa pahayag, sinabi ni Hontiveros, chairman ng Senate committee on women, youth, family relations and gender equality na kailangan matanong ang Gorebox, ang video game na iniuugnay ng awtoridad sa naganap na pamamaril.

The Germany-based developer of Gorebox, the video game linked by authorities to the Tacloban school shooting investigation, has declined to attend the July 1 hearing of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality,” ayon kay Hontiveros.

Aniya, hihilingin ng Senado ang tulong ng German embassy upang maisagawa ang partisipashyon ng developer na si Felix Filip sa gagawing imbestigasyon.

 “Nakakadismaya na pinili ni Mr. Filip na huwag dumalo sa darating na hearing namin lalo na’t marami sana akong gustong malaman mula sa kanya mismo,” ani Hontiveros. 

“My committee remains open to facilitate his attendance and participation in our investigation in case he changes his mind. Hindi dito nagtatapos ang aming pagnanais na marinig siya,” dagdag ng senadora. 

Base sa tugon ni Filip, ayon kay Hontiveros, na nagpakilala bilang isang  Germany-based independent game developer, na nagsabi sa Committee Secretariat sa pamamagitan ng email “that he would not attend the hearing, either in person or through Zoom.”

Umaasa sana si Hontiveros na direktang matanong si Filip hinggil sa guardrails ng Gorebox partikular sa  age safeguards, content moderation, and possible exposure of young users to harmful online communities or behavior.”

The senator also emphasized the issue goes beyond one developer or one game, but about setting a clear standard.

Nagbabala si Hontiveros sa  foreign-based developers at online platforms na hindi sila malayang makapag-operate sa Pilipnas kapag tumatakas sa pananagutan sa seryosong kaligtasan ng kabataan.

“Any developer or online company that wants to operate here, profit from Filipino users, and reach Filipino children must respect our laws and our institutions. This should be the bare minimum for them to do business here. Kung ayaw nilang kilalanin, mananagot rin sila,” ani Hontiveros.

Sa Hulyo 1, umaasa ang Senado na masusuri ang mas malawak na pagkakamali na nakatulong sa Tacloban shooting kabilang ang posibleng “grooming, radicalization, and normalization of violence in online platforms.”

“Hindi natin sinasabing isang laro lang ang dahilan ng trahedyang ito. Pero kung may online environment na maaaring naging bahagi ng pagkakalantad ng mga bata sa karahasan, tungkulin nating siyasatin iyon,” ani Hontiveros.  Ernie Reyes

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