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Tonyo Cruz

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I'm an activist writer and journalist. I'm fascinated by politics and technology. Visit my new blog at http://tonyocruz.com/ and let's discuss

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3 August 2009

Philippines: People mourn death of Corazon Aquino

Written by Tonyo Cruz · East Asia

The Philippines is in a state of national mourning after Corazon Aquino, who became a global democracy icon after leading the fight to topple the Marcos dictatorship, died last weekend from cardiorespiratory arrest. Aquino was the first woman president of the Philippines and the first female head of state in Asia.

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27 December 2008

Philippines: Uproar over mauling by mayor/son of Cabinet secretary

Written by Tonyo Cruz · East Asia

Filipinos are unleashing online vitriol at the son and namesake of Philippine President Arroyo's agrarian reform secretary, who reportedly mauled two persons last Dec. 26 at a golf course.

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16 December 2008

Philippines

In the Philippines, many are angry that a US-based company WebSapient plagiarized the entire portfolio of a Filipino web designer. WebSapient has brought down the plagiarized materials and have not been able to put up its own, as of posting time.

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21 May 2008

Philippines in mourning over death of legendary labor leader

Written by Tonyo Cruz · Philippines

The death of Filipino veteran labor leader, street parliamentarian and legislator Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran at 11:48 am Tuesday due to massive head injuries saddened and shocked many Filipinos. He was 75.

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2 January 2008

Philippines: Bloggers look back to 2007

Written by Tonyo Cruz · East Asia

Bloggers in Philippines reflects on the past year and talk about the things they blogged about across a range of subjects from sports to politics, music, blogging and life in general.

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13 December 2007

Philippines: Jeepney Drivers Launch Strike

Written by Tonyo Cruz · East Asia

Jeepney drivers in many parts of the Philippines did not ply their routes today to protest oil price increases which they branded as “unwarranted”, “unchecked” and “oppressive”. A Jeepney in...

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