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· October, 2005

Stories about Philippines from October, 2005

Philippines: Monster Ball

An aswang is an evil, flesh-eating creature in Filipino folklore. They are said to infest particular provinces in the Philippines, one of which is now hosting an aswang festival. Sassy...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
31 October 2005

Philippines: Technology Salaries

Pinoy.Tech.Blog and its readers react to data about information workers’ salaries in the U.S. with the observation that even technicians make 15-20 times more than a technician would be paid...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
31 October 2005

Philippines: Political Ads

Manila streetwalker Carlos Celdran is stopped short by a set of billboards on a corner — all depicting heirs of famous political families using sex to hawk consumer goods.

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
27 October 2005

Philippines: Zafra Eats Her Words

Some years ago, popular columnist Jessica Zafra founded a magazine in Manila named Flip: The Official Guide to World Domination, in which she argued that Filipino migrant workers were the...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
25 October 2005

Philippines: Blogconference

If you're in Manila, get out your diaries: the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism is having a conference on “Journalists as Bloggers” this Saturday, Oct. 22.

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
20 October 2005

Philippines: Finding One's Niche

Noting Retzwerx‘s high traffic on the back of his coverage of Pinoy Big Brother, technology news blog Ambot ah! muses on “focus blogs” and asks his readers to share how...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
17 October 2005

Philippines: How many bloggers?

Yuga takes issue with a recent estimate from the Blog Herald that there are around 75,000 bloggers in the Philippines, promising to come up with some more credible numbers.

Written by Luisetta Mudie
11 October 2005

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