natural law (st thomas)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYc-7lxDrNU&t=557s

law = "an ordination of REASON (vs mere subjective will of superior) for the COMMON GOOD..." (St Thomas Aquinas in Summa Theologiae, lallae, Q. 90, a.4)

4 kinds of laws: 1. eternal (in God's mind, His plan for creation) 2. natural (inherent inclination, [cf: synderesis] towards our ULTIMATE END) 3. divine positive (revealed in sacred scriptures 4. human (particular to a city, state, nation ordained for their local common good)

moral doctrine vs human rights

we should not disrespect MORAL DOCTRINE in the name of HUMAN RIGHTS -- cardinal peter k. turkson (ghanaian prefect of the vactican dicastery for promoting integral human development 2016-2021)

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Turkson

synderesis: an example -- a japanese enemy hero

 Re: Captain Isao Yamazoe Fr: facebook page of Oustanding Filipinos Worldwide (something like that anyway)

Captain Isao Yamazoe also known as "Captain Yamasoy" is a WWll Japanese officer who ordered his men to not abuse the locals-including prisoners.

Captain Isao Yamazoe arrived in the town of Dulag, Leyte in the Philippines in 1943. He was a Japanese soldier, and he was there as an occupying enemy but he left as a Filipino hero.

His friendship with the locals saw him playing judo and even serenading with them. To foster friendly ties between locals and the Japanese,"Captain Yamasoy" went as far as initiating "morning calisthenics (radio taiso), athletics (tennis and basketball), and cultural shows, dances and movie screenings for the entertainment of the residents.

He is a good leader, smiling captain, and friend to everyone. When Captain Yamasoy got word that a Filipino guerrilla unit was planning to attack his garrison, he was worried about civilian casualties.

He contacted the guerrilla unit and asked them to meet him outside of town so that no innocents would get hurt in the battle. They agreed but ambushed him on the way, believing they were getting rid of one more tyrant. After Captain Yamasoy died, though, a new commander took over. All of Yamasoy’s programs were canceled.

Today, there is a shrine to his memory in the city, dedicated to the one man from the enemy army who treated them like human beings.

#CaptainIsaoYamazoe

#HistorticalTrivia

#ChroniclesOfThePastPH

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rights of a data subject

Re: Rights of a Data Subject

Fr: www.manilawater.com

1.    Be informed

2.    Object

3.    Access

4.    Rectification

5.    Erasure or blocking

6.    Damages

No Personal Information (PI) shall be collected without your consent.

 

Re: Measures to Protected PI

1.    Employee Data Security Awareness & Training (& refresher courses)

2.    Access Management (e.g. change password, regular reviews)

3.    Data Sharing Contracts, including diligence in storage

4.    Physical Storage – locked filing cabinets &/or secure warehouses

5.    Monitoring for Security Breaches

 

 

prevention better than cure

"Prevent and protect is better than repent and repair...." -- Harnaaz Sandhu (2021 Dec 12, Israel), Ms India (21-year-old actress-model) = Ms Universe 2021 [rappler.com, "Who is Haraaz Sandhu: Miss Universe 2021?"] (3rd Indian Ms Universe after Sushmita Sen 1994 &  Lara Dutta 2000)

https://jananews.in/2021/12/13/regular-hard-working-student-miss-universe-2021-harnaaz-sandhus-school-principal/

what is good? (st thomas)

source: kevin keiser, MA in thomistic studies (read almost all his works, teacher), https://www.quora.com/search?q=what%20is%20the%20definition%20of%20good%20by%20st%20thomas%20aquinas

good (metaphysical vs moral) = perfectivum alterius = the good is that which is perfective of another being

Good is one being's ability to bring another being to some sort of COMPLETION, to give it the wherewithal to fulfill its POTENTIAL or one of its potentials. (Summa Theological, 1, q. 5.)

The Ultimate Good is that being the most of all grants other beings the ability to come to their COMPLETION or to fulfill their POTENTIAL.

is human nature good or evil?: the SYNDERESIS rule of st thomas aquinas

re: synderesis rule

fr: richard quenneville, BA Philo from St. Thomas Aquinas College, MN (2020 Jul 18), https://www.quora.com/What-is-one-strength-and-one-weakness-of-Thomas-Aquinas-natural-law?top_ans=227273128

>synderesis [<Gk. syn = with + terein = to guard closely] rule = we are innately born with a tendency to do good & avoid evil (the basic principle of the natural law) -- St. Thomas Aquinas

--concurred with by CS Lewis in The Abolition of Man (1943) where he defended OBJECTIVE VALUE & the NATURAL LAW vs moral relativism (Wikipedia). in the last part of this book, he quotes moral dictates from all over the world and concluded that TAO is the moral law common to us all, astoundingly common all over the world

vs. St Augustine: We are born into SIN c/o Adam's Fall.

--concurred with by Sigmund Freud: Natural SELFISHNESS becomes moralized by upbringing and socialization [eros & thanatos],  "given human beings propensity to destroy life in war, exploit other sentient creatures for our own ends, misuse sex, indulge in antisocial behaviour, and prefer the X box 360 to education"

priests becoming more conservative but pessmistic (2021 US priests' survey N = 1,036)

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/249725/survey-priesthood-trends-morale-conservative

by jonah McKeown (2021 nov 29)

Catholic priests survey finds lower morale, 'conservative* shift' among U.S. clergy

*included: women priests, married priests & sinfulness of 

1. nonmarital sex

2. abortion

3. birth control use in married couples

4. homosexual behavior

5. suicide to relieve suffering

6. masturbation

younger priests more negative evaluation of pope francis

no to gossip (socrates)

Source: Truth worth reading

https://www.facebook.com/InspirationalQuotesHub/posts/4581380831941386

In Ancient Greece, Socrates had a great reputation of wisdom. One day, someone came to find the great philosopher and said to him:

- Do you know what I just heard about your friend?

- A moment, replied Socrates. Before you tell me, I would like to test you the three sieves.

- The three sieves?

- Yes, continued Socrates. Before telling anything about the others, it's good to take the time to filter what you mean. I call it the test of the three sieves. The first sieve is the TRUTH. Have you checked if what you're going to tell me is true?

- No, I just heard it.

- Very good! So, you don't know if it's true. We continue with the second sieve, that of KINDNESS. What you want to tell me about my friend, is it good?

- Oh, no! On the contrary.

- So, questioned Socrates, you want to tell me bad things about him and you're not even sure they're true? Maybe you can still pass the test of the third sieve, that of UTILITY. Is it useful that I know what you're going to tell me about this friend?

- No, really.

- So, concluded Socrates, what you were going to tell me is neither true, nor good, nor useful. Why, then, did you want to tell me this?

"Gossip is a bad thing. In the beginning it may seem enjoyable and fun, but in the end, it fills our hearts with bitterness and poisons us, too!" - Pope Francis

what is unjust vexation

source: Batas for Every Juan -- facebook.com

definition: = nang-inis, nanunukso, nambu-bwisit, or nangyayamot

law: revised penal code article 287

punishment: arresto menor (1-30 days) o multa (Php 1-40k)

inclusion criteria: positive act = kilos na ginawa na nagbunsod ng pagkainis, pakayamot, o pagkabwisit

principle: ang kapanatagan ng isip ay isang karapatan. 

confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement (sample)

 I ___, agree with the following statements.

1) I have read and understood this office's Privacy Policy.

2) I understand that I may come in contact with confidential information during the course of the performance of my duties and hereby undertake to keep in strict confidence any personal and sensitive information in accordance with the office's privacy policy and applicable laws, including those that require mandatory reporting.

3) I will not divulge any confidential information that may be gathered about the client.

4) I also agree to never remove any confidential material of any kind from the premises of this office unless authorized as part of my duties, or with the express permission or direction to do so by lawful authorities.

                                                                                           _________________________

                                                                                                          Affiant

____________________________

               Witness 

MY CORE PRINCIPLES

 

the yin-yang of Job 2:10

 "... 'If we take happiness from God's hand, must we not take sorrow too?' " (JB)

curses (Isaiah 5:8-24)

1. wordly wealth

v 8 "Woe to those who add HOUSE to house and join FIELD to field until everywhere belongs to them and they are the sole inhabitants of the land."

2. worldly pleasures

v 11 "Woe to those who from early morning chase after STONG DRINK , and stay up late at night inflame with wine.... Never a thought for the works of YWH, never a glance for what his hands have done."

3. perverts if the truth

v 20 "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil, who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness...."

4. corrupt judges

v 23 "Woe to those who for BRIBE aquit the guilty ...

5. unjust cheaters

... and CHEAT the good man of his due.

6. reject YWH's laws

v 24 "... for rejecting the Law of YWH Sabaoth, and despising the word for the Holy One of Israel."

8 norms of conduct for government officials & employees (RA 6713)

Source: CSC Chair Francisco T. Duque III on 09/30/2014, http://www.csc.gov.ph/speech/418-ethics,-integrity,-and-accountability-for-good-governance.html?fbclid=IwAR03LER5BIuyUMoqvA4UAM39y-lkgn3nSRd6wmYqsD_iF7ooDIJkGYE6G1s

1. commitment to public interest

2. professionalism

3. justness and sincerity

4. political neutrality

5. responsiveness to the public

6. nationalism and patriotism

7. commitment to democracy

8. simple living

vs. corruption

>Even in the smallest of matters, a LINGKOD BAYAN should be able to withstand temptation, reject mediocrity, & protect his or her INTEGRITY.

>A PUBLIC SERVANT who does not spend all PAID HOURS in office work is already STEALING from the Filipino people.

>Someone who does not report an ANOMALOUS TRANSACTION may have just allowed something worse to happen.

>SEXUAL HARRASSMENT in the workplace is also unethical and wrong.

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Today we seem to be more and more lax on what we consider as UNETHICAL.

 

kids are naturally good-hearted (video Project Nightfall)

https://www.facebook.com/ProjectNightfall/videos/463225054774751/

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 -- US)

source: www.cdc.gov/phlp/publicatons/topics/hipaa.html

HIPAA = a federal law that requires the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient information from being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge (signed into law by then Pres Bill Clinton)

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Insurance_Portability_and_Accountability_Act

"Individuals have the right to access all health-related information, including health condition, treatment plan, notes, images, lab results, & billing information. Explicitly EXCLUDED are the PRIVATE PSYCHOTHERAPY NOTES  of a provider, & information gathered by a provider to defend against a lawsuit."

>"un-encrypted email" -- information may be intercepted & examined by others

 >NB: "In any case, when a covered entity [entities that must comply with HIPAA requirements] discloses a PHI (personal health information), it must make a REASONABLE EFFORT to disclose only the MINIMUM NECESSARY INFORMATION required to achieve its purpose." (Code of Federal Regulations # 45. Public Welfare)

 

data privacy act of 2012 (RA 10173): basics

source: data privacy (PD) act guide folder_1019.pdf

A. definition of terns

1. data subject = an individual whose personal data is processed

2. personal information = any information from which the identity of an individual is apparent or can be reasonably & directly ascertained, or when put together with other information would directly & certainly identify an individual

3. sensitive information = information about an individual's: race, ethnic origin, marital status, age, color, philosophy or political affiliations, HEALTH, education, genetic, or SEX LIFE, proceeding for an offense committed or alleged to have been committed by an individual, government-issued IDs, those established by an executive order or an act of Congress to be kept CLASSIFIED

B. principles

1. transparency -- data subject must be aware of the NATURE, PURPOSE, & EXTENT of processing with risks & safeguards involved

2. legitimate purpose

3. proportionality -- adequate, relevant, suitable, NECESSARY, cannot be reasonably fulfilled by other means (vs excessive)

C. data subject rights -- 1. information, 2. access, 3. data portability, 4. rectification, 5. erasure or blocking, 6. to object, 7. to file a complaint, & 8. to damages