Email Helped Tell the World About the Maguindanao Massacre

On today’s edition of The Philippine Star, Maria A. Ressa highlights the key role a “citizen journalist” played in confirming the Maguindanao Massacre, telling “professional journalists” what happened through the magic of technology. More »

• Thu Dec 3 2009
• Respond

The Wonder Girls “Nobody Nobody But You” Smiley

Just to make it official: it was Ronan Bañares who made a smiley to commemorate the Wondergirls over-played song, Nobody (pictured). Update: Another smiley by the great Ronan! In case you haven’t heard the hit Korean song, which has given numerous Filipinos LSS, here it is. Also See: Sandara Park and 2NE1 More »

• Mon Aug 24 2009
• 1 Opinion

Visual-Driven GMA Animosity is Alive Online!

The $20,000 dinner is just the latest thing adminstration critics have jumped on, and thanks to all the controversies that continue to paint Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as a super-duper corrupt head of state, the hate has been online! Just take a look at all these recent pictures making fun of our current President. More »

• Wed Aug 12 2009
• 3 Opinions

Media Cites Blogger’s President GMA Le Cirque Dinner Theory as Fact

So a local blogger theorized how President GMA and Co. racked up the alleged P955,000 bill, taking a look at the menu of the restaurant where our politicians ate. So what does mainstream media do? Take the theory and imply it as fact, for the sake of editorial. More »

• Wed Aug 12 2009
• 2 Opinions

A Brief History of “Ikaw Pa Rin ang Iniibig Kohhhh…”

The best part of being an editor on this site? You get to share a Japanese-turned-Tagalog classic, on the flimsy [...] More »

The Worst Multiply Post Ever?

So the apparently carefree jeffyrosete published a blog post last August 3, entitled Stash Those Yellow Ribbons Away. Mofos. The money quote: OK nga si Marcos eh, nabigyan niya ng disiplina ang mga tao, oo hindi maiwasan ang mga kriminal sa paligid, anjan naman sila palagi eh, parang guardian angel, pero ibang trabaho nga lang. Pero [...] More »

• Sat Aug 8 2009
• 6 Opinions

Online Petition Against Carlo J. Caparas National Artist Naming

Last Thursday saw the naming of new National Artists, among them Carlo J. Caparas. Reaction varied from disbelief to shock, the latter represented by an online petition attempting to gather enough names to protest Caparas’ appointment. More »

• Mon Aug 3 2009
• 52 Opinions

Seeing Manila 40 Years Ago on Facebook is Depressing

Turns out in the 1960s, Manila was clean and well-planned, and it’s easy to see why people were so optimistic about the capital. Thanks to Technology, you can see how various places in the Philippine capital looked like four decades ago—before haphazard urban planning screwed everything up. More »

• Fri Jul 24 2009
• 3 Opinions