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· October, 2007

Stories about Philippines from October, 2007

Philippines: Bribery scandal

Political analysts believe the Philippine government is desperately trying to cover-up an alleged bribery incident which happened inside the Malacañang presidential palace two weeks ago. Mong Palatino covers Filipino blogs commenting on this.

Written by Mong Palatino
29 October 2007

Philippines: ‘Desperate Housewives’ Uproar Continues

Tonyo looks at the continuing uproar among the Filipinos over the American TV drama Desperate Housewives. The featured blogs are responding to the suggestion the protests against a racist remark by one of the character in the TV drama are “going overboard”

Written by Tonyo Cruz
15 October 2007

Philippines: A Roundup of the Week

Tony Cruz rounds up the weeks happenings in the Filipino blogosphere. The roundup features bloggers talking about movie stars, politics, religion and morality, sports and trekking and more.

Written by Tonyo Cruz
14 October 2007

Philippines: Racist Remarks

Mukamo Philippines is carrying a post on a retired Filipino nurse who encountered racist insults at her workplace in the U.S. and is now trying to seek justice.

Written by Preetam Rai
12 October 2007

Philippines: Expensive Medicines

Why are medicines expensive in a poor country like the Philippines? Multinational companies control 80 percent of the local drug industry. There is no drug manufacturing firm in the country, only distributors. And the government is not investing enough in public health.

Written by Mong Palatino
10 October 2007

Philippines: Sexism in activism

Penned by a Filipina novelist based in New York, Lily Pad replies to two letters asking about political sexism and models for activist women. Interestingly, the term Lily Pad seems...

Written by Tonyo Cruz
9 October 2007

Philippines: Arroyo's “Third” Impeachment Complaint

Coming at the heels of the controversial National Broadband Network contract with Chinese firm ZTE, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Friday (Oct. 6) was slapped an impeachment complaint before the House of Representatives. Tonyo Cruz has reactions from Filipino bloggers.

Written by Tonyo Cruz
9 October 2007

Philippines: “Desperate Housewives” Apologizes Over Racist Slur

Tonyo Cruz rounds up opinions from Filipino bloggers who are protesting against American television series Desperate Housewives. In a recent episode, one of the characters made a comment ridiculing Filipino medical professionals. ABC-TV has since said sorry but the bloggers are not happy with it and are demanding a more sincere apology.

Written by Tonyo Cruz
4 October 2007

Filipinos Excited Over Expanded Paypal Access

News about Paypal Philippines now making it possible for Filipinos to receive money the Paypal way did not go unnoticed. Most Filipino blogs are elated and excited, while a number ask whether e-commerce sites will start requiring Paypal accounts and consequently begin charging fees from Filipinos.

Written by Tonyo Cruz
4 October 2007

Korea and Japan: Comfort Women

Melissa Wabnitz from Ohmynews wrote an article about Korean comfort women and their history in struggling to get an apology from the Japan government.

Written by Oiwan Lam
3 October 2007

Philippines: Bloggers React To Poll Chief's Resignation

The chairman of Philippines Commission on Elections resigned earlier this week amidst allegations that he was involved in brokering a telecom infrastructure deal with a Chinese company. Tonyo Cruz rounds up the reactions of bloggers in Philippines.

Written by Tonyo Cruz
2 October 2007

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