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Karlo Mikhail Mongaya

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Karlo is an activist and freelance writer based in Panay island in the Philippines. Check out (Mis)readings, his blog on books, literature, reading, and politics.

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31 December 2011

Philippines: Typhoon Sendong and Social Media

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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.

10 December 2011

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Philippines: “Occupy” Protests Overcome Police Brutality

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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.

19 November 2011

Philippines: Former President Arrested

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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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A round-up of the 2011 anti-social services budget cut campaign in the Philippines.

18 November 2011

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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.'

3 November 2011

Philippines: Calls for Peace in Mindanao

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Renewed fighting between government troops and secessionist Moro rebels in the southern Philippine regions of Mindanao has led to more calls for peace from various quarters. The escalation of war has not only derailed the peace process but has displaced thousands of innocent civilians

2 November 2011

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Snippets from a white paper by Akamai presented in the blog New Media Philippines reveals that the average internet speed in the Philippines is 1.2 Mbps. This is behind the international average speed of 2.6 Mbps and makes the Philippines rank 103 in terms of average internet speed globally.

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Get Real Post comments that social media activism in the Philippines has offered lots of noise but without real substance.

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Philippines: Tributes for Murdered Italian Missionary

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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.

3 October 2011

Philippines: Fake Government Photo Spawns Meme

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Online furor over a Philippine government agency's posting of a fabricated photo showing officials 'inspecting' a typhoon-struck street has spawned a meme wherein netizens make their own versions of the officials superimposed on different locations.

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