The problem most of the creative industry had with the matter however was the part where it says, “regardless of the motive of the author thereof.”

I think Gerry Alanguilan sums it up nicely when he says that “as an artist, this is a bill that gravely concerns me because it has the potential to seriously curtail not only my freedoms as an artist, but my the ability to make my own choices as a mature, intelligent and moral human being”.

I remember that this bill caused a bit of a commotion back then.

Sen. Manny Villar however, after consultation with several groups, decided to not pursue the bill.

When I asked if the Bill was shelved he said that it was not.

From what I understood from his explanation, technically a bill cannot be shelved but if the one who authored it does not pursue it then it’s as good as shelved…or at least that’s how I understood it and if indeed I understood it correctly then the Bill could resurface at some later date or time.

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