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Philippines: Tributes for Murdered Italian Missionary

Father Fausto Tentorio was an Italian missionary serving indigenous communities in the hinterlands of the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. His cold-blooded murder, alleged by state forces, has drawn widespread indignation and tributes for the well-loved missionary.

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Overview of Occupy Southeast Asia

Philippines: Creative Protests During Campus Strikes

Philippines: Anti-Planking Bill Draws More Planks 26 September 2011
Philippines: The President's Zero Love Life 12 September 2011
Philippines: Lolong, World’s Largest Crocodile 10 September 2011
Philippines: Planking Against Education Cuts 24 July 2011
Videos: Tortillas, Chapatis, Bread and More Around the World 11 July 2011

Latest stories about Filipino

8 January 2012

Philippines: Environment Disasters Linked to Mining, Logging Operations

Written by Karlo Mikhail Mongaya · East Asia

Massive floods and landslides hit many parts of the Philippines in the past three weeks which killed more than 1,500 people and affected hundreds of thousands of poor villagers. Netizens are probing the causes of the disasters and the accountability of government officials in issuing permits to logging and mining firms.

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3 January 2012

Philippines: Manhunt for ‘Human Rights Violator' Goes Online

Written by Karlo Mikhail Mongaya · East Asia

A 'people's manhunt' was organized to catch Major General Jovito Palparan who is accused of committing human rights violations in the Philippines. After an arrest warrant was issued by the Court, netizens started uploading “Wanted: Palparan” posters on blogs, Facebook pages, and other social media platforms.

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1 January 2012

Philippines: Happy Rizal Day Twitter Trend Draws Criticism

Written by Karlo Mikhail Mongaya · East Asia

#Happy Rizal Day became a trending topic on Twitter last December 30, a holiday commemorating the death anniversary of the Philippines' national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. Many people have criticized the use of “Happy Rizal Day” greeting to commemorate the day of his death.

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31 December 2011

Philippines: Typhoon Sendong and Social Media

Written by Karlo Mikhail Mongaya · East Asia

Typhoon Sendong victims, their families, and friends, in the Philippines are using social media to look for missing victims, coordinate and document relief efforts, and record images and accounts of the destruction.

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10 December 2011

Philippines: “Occupy” Protests Overcome Police Brutality

Written by Karlo Mikhail Mongaya · East Asia

Police violently dispersed the 'Occupy-like' protest of youth groups in the Philippines but the 'Campout' continued for several days near the presidential palace and managed to draw thousands of young people in the streets.

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19 November 2011

Philippines: Former President Arrested

Written by Karlo Mikhail Mongaya · East Asia

Former Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has been placed under 'hospital arrest' after she was charged with electoral sabotage. Online reactions made the hashtag #ArroyoArrest one of the trending topics worldwide.

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Updates about Filipino

18 January 2012

Philippines

Vencer Crisostomo looks at last year's mass movement high points in the Philippines through the lens of western pop songs.

• Karlo Mikhail Mongaya

14 January 2012

Philippines

The Museo de Santisima Trinidad curator reviews Angela Stuart-Santiago’s Revolutionary Routes: Five Stories of Incarceration, Exile, Murder and Betrayal in Tayabas Province, 1891-1980. The book is a history of her family and the revolutionary struggles against the Spanish, American, and Japanese colonizers up to the early years of the Philippine republic. It is based on the memoir of her grandmother originally written in Spanish.

• Karlo Mikhail Mongaya

Philippines

Journalist Keith Bacongco writes about how Typhoon Sendong evacuees in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao uses the malong, a traditional Muslim blanket, to cope with the disaster.

• Karlo Mikhail Mongaya

10 January 2012

Philippines

RM Bulesco blogs about what he calls “Davao Tagalog,” a mongrel language combing Cebuano, Tagalog, and other Filipino languages that is spoken in the southern Philippine city of Davao.

• Karlo Mikhail Mongaya

18 November 2011

Philippines

United States State Secretary Hillary Clinton's November 15-16 visit to the Philippine capital Manila was met with protests against the ‘continuing U.S. stranglehold over the Philippine economy, military, politics and foreign relations.'

• Karlo Mikhail Mongaya

15 July 2011

Philippines

A photo of Philippine President Benigno Aquino posing in his office in the Presidential Palace has gone viral, reaping mostly negative reactions from netizens who criticized the presence of a cigarette box and a large ashtray in an almost empty desk.

• Karlo Mikhail Mongaya

19 April 2011

Philippines

The Mosquito Press is an online publication that satirizes Filipino public figures, government offices, mainstream press, commercial products, and media practitioners, among many others. Some of its victims include the Philippine President, a major broadsheet and a TV company.

• Karlo Mikhail Mongaya

Comments on "Filipino"

Philippines: Happy Rizal Day Twitter Trend Draws Criticism

I’m glad to know that several others share the same opinion about that Twitter trend. Sad to say that while...

Posters of those named in colluding with the corrupt head of an Asian
Shocking Revelation: U.S. enforcement officials named to be among those in collusion with a corrupt head of an Asian state....

Pathetic? When we start debate by namecalling, ad hominem and the like, we end up as we started. There is...
In short, negative reactions to the proposed legislation are misdirected because the bill only targets planking as a form of...
‘Anti-Planking Act of 2011’ as read in House Bill No. 5316 has just been blest with public attention never before...