Comments on: Philippines: Artists Cry Censorship Over Altered Mural

By: randolph

randolph — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:11:02 +0000

I thought that the Neo-Angono Artists Collective were tasked to make a mural about the past up to the present state of the press in the Philippines. It seems that the botched mural is representative only of the present state of the press. Censored and controlled, though the censorship occurs in such a way that only when you read through the lines do you see the mutilation.

By: DJB Rizalist

DJB Rizalist — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:37:30 +0000

I thought the bird monster in a cage was pretty cool. 900,000 pesos was way too much to pay for such a droll caricature anyway. That avian touch definitely livened it up a bit. Maybe they’ll plaster menus on it at strategic places too. That’ll be an even bigger improvement.

By: Nothing is usual in the Philippines these days « Postcard Headlines

Nothing is usual in the Philippines these days « Postcard Headlines — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:48:38 +0000

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Sat, 03 Nov 2007 17:51:08 +0000

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By: tonyocruz.com » Artists cry censorship over altered ‘press freedom’ mural

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 08:48:17 +0000

[...] another roundup on Global Voices Online, this time about censorship in the [...]