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Karlo Mikhail Mongaya

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About Karlo Mikhail Mongaya

43 posts · joined 2008-11-25

I am student at the University of the Philippines in the Visayas. Check out (Mis)readings, my blog on books, literature, reading, and (occasionally) politics.

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July 28th, 2009

East Asia

Letters to Mindanao looks for the Filipino equivalent of the word teambuilding.

July 17th, 2009

East Asia

A Page Turner's Odyssey draws attention to the grave number of typographical errors found in a book by a prominent Filipino author.

Philippines: An Internet-Savvy Grandmother

“Lola Techie” is very popular in the Philippines these days. “Lola” means grandmother in the Filipino language. “Lola Techie” is the central figure in a Philippine telecommunication company’s marketing campaign which plays on the concept of an internet-savvy grandmother.

March 12th, 2009

Philippines: The Death of a Rebel’s Daughter

A 20-year old teacher and daughter of a communist rebel leader was abducted, tortured, and murdered more than a week ago in the Philippines. The military has denied involvement in this gruesome crime. Bloggers are condemning the "culture of death" in the country.

March 4th, 2009

Middle East & North Africa , Sub-Saharan Africa

Monobloc blogs about the Filipino delicacy balut, “fertilized duck egg with nearly-developed embryo, boiled and devoured straight out of the shell.”

February 11th, 2009

East Asia

The roads of Dumaguete suddenly became rivers when heavy rains battered the central Philippine city over the weekend. I Hate My Job shares his account of the flooding along with photos and videos. He also posted more pictures of the destruction left in the flood's aftermath. Meanwhile, Anthology of Snippets witnessed the flood firsthand. aNesstajah claims that Dumaguete is awash with flood stories.