Ateneo and Philippine sports patron Manny V. Pangilinan, MVP to us Filipinos, has been under fire lately for plagiarism.
Apparently, parts of MVP's speech to the graduates of Ateneo's School of Humanities and Social Sciences last March 27 mirrored portions of prior commencement speeches done by author JK Rowling and entertainment mogul and philathropist Oprah Winfrey.
MVP has since apologized for the lapse and has conferred his wish to resign from the Ateneo's Board of Trustees.
The only reason why this has gotten so much fanfare is because of MVP's popularity. I mean, in all seriousness, I'm pretty certain we have all plagiarized or 'borrowed' lines, paragraphs and possibly even reports to satisfy academic requirements at some point in our scholastic lives. We only got away because we weren't caught and even if we did get caught, we were not popular enough to deserve this overwhelming public scrutiny.
I think we should give him a break. He has admitted to his (or his speechwriter's) mistake and has offered a public apology. No need to dwell on it and let's all just keep it moving.
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