Category: Media

Robert Blair Carabuena self-destructs: are Filipinos angry for the right reasons?

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Robert Blair Carabuena self-destructs: are Filipinos angry for the right reasons?

Apparently in the last 24 hours or so one of the topics, and videos that went viral is this video of a certain Robert Blair Carabuena physically harassing a Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) official. According to the information that was obtained before he deleted his social network accounts, he is a graduate of Ateneo…

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Crime, Culture, Lifestyle, Media

‘Journalists’ defending Noynoy’s latest tirade miss the point

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‘Journalists’ defending Noynoy’s latest tirade miss the point

Conflict of interest – this is the argument being thrown around by certain people in defense of Noynoy’s speech at the TV Patrol silver anniversary last July 27. Rappler writer Chay Hofileña and self-professed investigative journalist Ellen Tordesillas are at the forefront of this “argument” with their big virtual mouths. Conflict of interest, simplified, means…

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Government, Media, Politics

Noynoy Aquino vs Noli de Castro: was it all staged reality TV?

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Noynoy Aquino vs Noli de Castro: was it all staged reality TV?

I’m no fan of the way Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III publicly criticised former Vice President Noli de Castro during an event celebrating the 25th anniversary of TV Patrol, the ABS-CBN news program de Castro anchors. But I have to admit that I cannot ignore my own consistent track record of criticising the…

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Media, Politics

Social media ‘practitioners’: Are they becoming more like tweetbots?

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Social media ‘practitioners’: Are they becoming more like tweetbots?

Interesting, this Fortune.com feature on tweetbots. Apparently, social media has become just another lynching field with both human and machine competing (and often colluding) with one another to achieve one end or another. Closer to home, I got into a short discussion on Twitter on how some key social media metrics like “trending topics” have…

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Media, Tech Talk

President Noynoy Aquino’s 2012 SONA still blames GMA and takes credit for her work

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President Noynoy Aquino’s 2012 SONA still blames GMA and takes credit for her work

A news report said that President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino got a total of 120 claps while delivering his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) before Congress. In Philippine society, such trivial detail seems important enough to be highlighted. It is crucial to let the public know that the President is still popular particularly…

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Development, Economy, Government, Media, Politics

A rude awakening for BS Aquino and Filipinos

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A rude awakening for BS Aquino and Filipinos

The following statement will not come as a surprise to the critics of the current Philippine President, Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III: Natutulog nanaman sa pansitan si Noynoy. For those who don’t understand Filipino/Tagalog, the statement “natutulog sa pansitan” is used to refer to someone who is “caught sleeping on the job”, “caught with one’s…

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Culture, Government, Media, Politics, Society

After living here all my life I can say Metro Manila is not an acquired taste

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After living here all my life I can say Metro Manila is not an acquired taste

I finally checked out Iya-J’s recent article Carlos Celdran is a bad influence to the Filipino people after seeing it appear on my newsfeed more than a few times over the last couple of days. Obviously it took that long for it to finally arouse my curiosity. I wouldn’t really have known who this Carlos…

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Culture, Development, Lifestyle, Media, Society