Category: Media

An Anonymous Comment As A “Credible News Source” in the P10 Pork Barrel Scam

August 10, 2013 P. Farol 31 Comments

I feel a bit disappointed with some people when I find them believing anything or everything told to them about another person who is supposedly accused of some wrongdoing or has generally been portrayed as a target of “righteous” indignation. Chismis or rumor is stereo-typically spun and circulated in coffee shops, barbershops, beauty salons, and…

Media

Of bombs and riddles…

August 7, 2013September 4, 2013 Ms. Mike Portes 9 Comments

Riddle me this, why is there a need to televise the Senate inquiry on the progress of the investigation on the Cotabato bombing? Isn’t this about national security? If it is, then it should be basic measure that the less that the perpetrators know, the better. “The public needs to see that we are doing…

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Government, Media, Politics

Bloody libel! Janet Lim Napoles versus Maria Ressa’s ‘social news network’ Rappler.com

August 7, 2013July 8, 2022 benign0 68 Comments

Funny how just a short time ago, Rappler.com CEO Maria Ressa was crying bloody libel over Katrina Stuart-Santiago’s article Going to the dogs — an article about the manner with which Ressa’s self-described “social news network” startup precipitated (and possibly encouraged) a broader “ganging up” on the University of Santo Tomas over a perceived favour…

Civics, Media, Politics

Pinoys Just Want Tongue and Finger Action

August 4, 2013August 4, 2013 P. Farol 41 Comments

As far as the P10 Billion Pork Barrel Scam is concerned, it seems certain sectors of the Filipino Cyberspace are more interested in tongue and finger action than the rather unexciting ideas of fairness, decency, truth, and justice. By tongue and finger action, I refer to all the tongue wagging and keyboard crunching of the…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media

I Don’t Remember Cory Aquino

August 1, 2013 FallenAngel 61 Comments

A friend of mine had shown me a post on the ABS-CBN Facebook site. It read “Cory Aquino. Democracy icon. How do you #RememberCoryAquino?” I was half expecting people who would leave comments there to still shower praises upon the former president and icon of the People Power Revolution here in the Philippines. And like…

Government, Media, Politics

ABS-CBN Facebook post #RememberCoryAquino backfires: slammed by commentators weary of ‘people power’ rhetoric

August 1, 2013February 18, 2022 benign0 92 Comments

A colleague of mine had the presence of mind to take a big screen capture of the epic response to ABS-CBN News’s legendary update “Cory Aquino. Democracy icon. How do you #RememberCoryAquino?” posted on its Facebook page late last night — in case it was deleted. I thought for a while that it had been…

Media, Politics

Things To Do Aside From Watching the SONA

July 13, 2013 Despair 65 Comments

So, the Philippines’ State of the Nation Address by our beloved President is just around the corner, aye? How come I have no knowledge about this sought-after event?! I’m so gonna sue the compliant National TV! And to think I’m just too busy, maybe I can consider my ignorance as a joke, too. In any case, the…

Media, Politics

Mosquitoes, Zombies, Yellow Fever, and Despicable Him

July 12, 2013July 12, 2013 FallenAngel 22 Comments

Mosquitoes In a recent article of his, Manila Times columnist Rigoberto Tiglao revisited the term “Mosquito Press”, apparently first coined during the last years of the Marcos rule as president. Any paper that wasn’t aligned with the current regime at that time was considered “merely irritating like mosquitoes”, so to speak. Now times have changed….

Government, Media, Politics, Society

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