· February, 2006

Stories about Philippines from February, 2006

Computer Crash: Food Overload

Was your umbilical cord attached to a computer when you were born? It may sound like a strange statement, but the truth is that some of us think that. Especially...

25 February 2006

Philippines: Historical Slavery

caffeine sparks rereads a historical account of pre-colonial servitude in the Philippines and reaches her own conclusions that something was going on that was more complex than “slavery” as commonly...

24 February 2006

Philippines: Revolutions

Jessica Zafra reminds readers why the Philippines 1986 “People Power” Revolt, the 20th anniversary of which is ongoing, was so important, despite the subsequent disappointments and political troubles: “We were...

23 February 2006

Philippines: Burger Brand

Howie Severino talks about Jollibee, a local fast-food chain in the Philippines that competes strongly with McDonalds. “Jollibee has since come a long way, and so has our globalized world....

21 February 2006

Philippines: Two Disasters

Torn and frayed in Manila reflects on two disasters that have recently hit the Philippines: a stampede at a game show that killed over 70 people and a mudslide that...

20 February 2006

Philippines, Thailand: Comparing Crises

My Liberal Times compares the crises in the Philippines and Thailand that have been dogging both countries’ leaders (accusations of election-tampering in the case of the former and allegations of...

17 February 2006

Philippines: Remembering Revolt

As the 20th anniversary of the Philippines “people power revolution” that ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos nears, a law professor and blogger remembers where he was during those historic days. “20...

15 February 2006

Philippines: Blogmobbed

Filipino bloggers go after an accused “splogger,” i.e. someone who sets up a network of blogs that contain plagiarized content in order to draw traffic for Adsense dollars. Apparently, one...

14 February 2006

Philippines: The Perils of Peddling Dreams

Sheila Coronel of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism vents her frustration with how the powerful local television media has abdicated its responsibility for informing citizens and making democracy function...

10 February 2006

Philippines: The Tragic Crowd

After a stampede in a crowd waiting to get into a popular show turns deadly and kills over 70 people, Howie Severino asks: “One of its deadliest traits is we...

6 February 2006

Philippines: Fast Food Freak-Out

A few Americans try Filipino fast-food chain Jollibee and freak out: “We became such Ugly Americans because this food was so beyond anything we could have guessed it would be....

3 February 2006