An Appeal to Versomina/Netpros Ex-Employees

We’ve had an overwhelming response to the last post that we made. We appreciate you coming forward and sharing information.  Everyone has urged us to keep the blog alimuom.i.ph up.

But that may be something beyond our control. There is a very real chance that the judge issues a TRO that will force us to take alimuom.i.ph down until the case has been resolved.  If that happens, the fight is pretty much over. The blog gets taken down, while the case can drag on for years and bleed us dry with legal expenses.

Perhaps the only thing that can help is if the claims that have been made could be substantiated, so we can make the case that the blog is a valid form of expression and not just a vehicle for personal attacks.

So we need more than accusations. We need information we can verify. Otherwise, the judge can dismiss everything as hearsay. We need to show something that can stand up to scrutiny and shows that your accusations are true.

For example, “Netpros / Versomina ex-Employee” said that Joel Aquino has several cases filed against him in the Department of Labor and Employment. And he has mentioned that Joel Aquino has “has more than 50 cases (and still counting) … opened in Pasig RTC against ex-employees.” It would help if he provided the case names and which RTC salas they are in so we could check them out (there are over 30 RTC salas in Pasig and no consolidated database).

For those who’ve related accounts of ex-employees’ tax, SSS, Pag-Ibig and salaries not being paid — dates, amounts, names and  similar info is what we need. Same with accusations that Versomina sends out spies to check in on ex-employees, invading their privacy and personal lives.

Time is running out. The TRO could be issued at any time and the blog could go down.

One person has already come forward and shared vital information. If you’d like to do your part, just leave a comment here indicating your willingness to do so. You don’t need to put in your contact details in the comment, just leave your real email address in the email field and we will contact you immediately. It’s all confidential unless you choose otherwise.

We hope to hear from you soon. 

Joel Disini, DotPH CEO, speaks about the Versomina libel case

UPDATE: Please check this post out as well.

Things are heating up with the libel case.  dotPH continues its fight for free speech as the court date steadily approaches. We at dotPH believe blogging provides a valuable and valid means of expression for those who have no other way of manifesting grievances.

We asked for your take on the issue. For those who came forward and gave their opinions, thank you. Now, Joel Disini, the guy behind i.ph, explains the company’s side, and what we can do to prevent an environment where expressing an opinion or dissent can be suppressed by means of threats, legal or not.

Here is what Mr. Disini has to say:

As some of you may know, a lawsuit has been filed by Versomina and Mr. Joel Aquino against dotPH due to posts made by a blogger - alimuom.i.ph on the i.ph Wordpress-powered blogging platform.  dotPH only hosts and provides the blogging software, yet somehow, Mr. Aquino prefers to sue us rather than sue the blogger.  This action has cost us a lot of time and money, and we’ve agonized over several weeks whether to do, as Mr Aquino wants - to shut down the blog - or to carry this fight all the way.
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