Panay News is a local newspapaer based in Iloilo City.

As a newspaper, it is just expected from them to provide news reportage that is fair honest and credible.

But how can Panay News become fair and honest when in the first place all they do is just copy imaes on the internet and use it on their paper without even giving credit to the rightful owners of the photograph?

I myself is a victim of this. Last January 25 issue of the newspaper, I was apalled to see that not one but four of my photos were used in this newspaper without even mentioning my name or Byahilo.com

This is not the first time that Panay News did this to me.

Last year HUBLAS, their Ilonggo paper also used my two photos.

Now, when I sent them email, demanding for compensation for the images they used, they just simply ignored it. Until now the manangement has not responded to my email. Only the writer has contacted me, which I told him to ask his boss to contact me.

How dare this news paper make income by selling this newspaper while grabbing copyrighted materials. This is not fair. What they did is stealing. And this is against the journalistic ethics which they all are bound to abide to.

IF YOU BELIEVE IN MY FIGHT, PLEASE REPOST THIS IN YOUR FRIENDSTER, MULTIPLY, MYSPACE OR FACEBOOK OR FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO YOUR FRIENDS.

It's time to tell the world that Panay News is not worthy of being called a newspaper.

IT IS TRASH.


Enrico Dee
byahilo.com