The weekend was marked by a frenzy of hearsay information exchanged by a bevy of Opposition “influencers” who, many observed, aimed to undermine Manila’s hosting of the Southeast Asian Games this year. One of the ringleaders of this lynch mob is the person behind the Twitter account @AltABSCBN who, this Saturday 23rd November, posted what…
The Philippines’ news media industry is in a conundrum now that “vice president” Leni Robredo has been given the reins of the government’s War on Drugs. Together with their cronies in the foreign media, they had been highlighting what they had referred to as “the killings” they took liberties to sensatoinalise in their “reports”. What…
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According to Campaigns & Grey Philippines, a PR firm supposedly founded by embattled social media personality Yoly Ong, they are a “non-partisan company”. This they claimed on a Facebook post dated the 2nd November 2019, a screenshot of which was posted by Netizens on Twitter. Interestingly enough, the post seems to have been edited since…
“GIF” stands for Graphics Interchange Format. It is a format that allows images to be animated within a single data file. Back in the early days of the Net, they were used to adorn websites with the characteristic bells and whistles of the day and even used for banner ads. As bandwidth and memory became…
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Netizens led by top Yellowtard blogger Jover Laurio are criticising Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) spokesperson Celine Pialago’s statement on yesterday’s transport strike using a grammar gaffes she had committed years ago. Back in 2014, the then Miss Earth contestant, in an honest mistake, misused the term “passed away” in referring to a fellow contestant…
Really, when someone issues a challenge to you to the tune of one million pesos, the only real sensible response to it is to either accept or decline it. It seems, however, that choosing just one of those answers is beyond the intellectual abilities of top Yellowtard blogger Jover Laurio… Dear Attorney, May 1 million…
Top lawyer Ferdie Topacio is making it real for top Yellowtard blogger Jover Laurio to the tune of ONE MILLION PESOS! In a recent tweet, Topacio makes it clear he is serious and spells out some simple rules… Guys, let’s give PAB a challenge: write an 800-word blog in perfect English. Basta on-the-spot, with witnesses,…
Statement published by the Inquirer apologising to Malacanang spokesperson Salvador Panelo: Inquirer.net apologizes for reporting on its social media platform that Secretary Salvador Panelo wrote a letter to BPP executive director Reynaldo Bayang recommending executive clemency for ex-Calauan Mayor Antonio Sanchez. Inquirer.net posted Secretary Panelo’s clarification upon receipt of his statement on the matter. The…
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Did Rappler publish a libelous statement against Malacanang spokesman Salvador Panelo? The mystery persists. A statement posted on Twitter by Rappler in the form of an image outlined their response to the complaint. For its part, the Inquirer, contacted by GMA News for its report on the story has declined to comment. “We will wait…
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A CNBC report reveals that Rappler CEO Maria Ressa has engaged the services of “lobbying juggernaut” Covington & Burling to boost her PR campaign against Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Ressa is currently being charged in the Philippines with a number of offenses in relation to her management of media firm Rappler. The United States’ Lobbying…