Activist and former two-term member of the Philippine House of Representatives. Blogging since 2004 at mongster's nest. Joined Global Voices in 2006.
Latest posts by Mong Palatino from October, 2010
Singapore EduCamp
Registration is now open for the 2010 Singapore Educamp. “EduCamps are BarCamp style un-conferences where educators and people interested in education come and share their projects, ideas and findings.”
Philippines: Strongest typhoon of the year
Typhoon Juan (international name: Megi), the world’s strongest tropical cyclone of the year, hit the north part of the Philippines forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents. Many provinces are still without power and communication signals; rice and other agricultural crops were also destroyed. Netizens share their stories
Brunei: International Coastal Cleanup
Tiger Lim invites Brunei netizens to participate in the International Coastal Cleanup Day on October 16. Volunteers will meet in Serasa, Brunei.
Myanmar: “Boycott elections”
yangonthu tweets about the reported activity of youth protesters in Myanmar urging voters to boycott the November elections.
Singapore: Wealth distribution
SquareCircleZ uses a graph to present the distribution of wealth in Singapore.
Laos: In defense of casinos
Thomas Wanhoff defends the proposal to build casinos in a Laos province
Vietnam: Hanoi’s 1,000th birthday festivities
Hanoi is 1,000 years old. The festivities to mark the historic occasion in Vietnam lasted for ten days from October 1-10. Bloggers share their observations and reactions about how the events were organized.
Laos: Room to Read project
Christina Xu writes about the Room to Read project in Laos and tackles the schooling and learning conditions in the country.
Myanmar: Video message campaign for human rights
Pro-democracy Myanmar activists who are based in Japan have launched a video message campaign which aims to pressure the United Nations to make a concrete action about the “serious human rights violations by the ruling junta” in Myanmar.
Thailand: Battling child pornography
The Lost Boy blogs about the selling of child porn videos in the streets of Thailand. He links to relevant websites that are campaigning for the elimination of child prostitution and trafficking.
Myanmar: The Irrawaddy Blog
Independent media site The Irrawaddy, which publishes critical news stories and opinion articles about Myanmar, has recently launched a blog.
Indonesia: Defending “right to worship”
Jennie S. Bev writes about the duty of the Indonesian government to protect the people's right to worship. There have been a series of attacks against Christian church groups in the country in the past months.
Indonesia: West Papua Flashflood
More than 80 people died and hundreds more are still missing after a flashflood devastated the remote town of Wasior in West Papua, Indonesia. Here are some news and blog reports and Facebook reactions
Vietnam: Faculty shortage
A Vietnam-based blogger writes about the faculty shortage and other problems plaguing the local universities.
Brunei: Football blogs
Fes-Retro and Sports-Brunei are two prominent football bloggers based in Brunei.
Brunei: Social media situation
Geek in White from Brunei reacts to the seminar given by the government on the rights and responsibilities of bloggers. The author advises authorities to study further the social media situation in the country since the blogging community is not as big before.
Malaysia: Sexuality rights festival
Annexe Gallery lists the scheduled events of Seksualiti Merdeka, the only sexuality rights festival in Malaysia. The festival embraces sexuality rights, family and diversity.
Malaysia: Christians should use the name Yahweh
Ramanathan reacts to the reported proposal of a Malaysian Cabinet Minister urging Christians to use the name Yahweh when referring to God. Malaysia is a Muslim-dominated country.
Indonesia: Questions about the train crash
Referring to the deadly train crash in Indonesia which killed 36 passengers, Multibrand asks if it is fair to pin the blame solely on the driver and suggests that other train authorities should be investigated as well.
Incorrect names of places in Southeast Asia
Paul Wilding reminds everybody that Laos, Saigon, Bangkok, and Burma in Southeast Asia already have new names.
Thailand: New governors
Changwat, Amphoe, Tambon provides a list of new governors in the 75 provinces of Thailand.
