Roundup: Voices from the Philippines on Blog Action Day 2009
Here is a rolling roundup of Filipinos’ contributions to the Blog Action Day in the Philippines and the world. It would be impossible to include all posts but we’ll try to include a wide range of views.
We will update this throughout the day, so keep those posts coming and let our voices be heard.
Our efforts in the Philippines did not go unnoticed. CNN reported:
[F]or blloggers in places like the Philippines, it is not so much niche topics, but local issues that people are keen to share with the rest of the world. The recent typhoons — Ketsana and Parma — and subsequent landslides have killed an estimated 600 people in Philippines and thousands across Southeast Asia.
With these tragic events still very fresh in theirs mind, many of the country’s blogging community are keen to voice their concerns about climate change on Blog Action Day.
Previously, Inquirer.net announced our event.
Mula sa Bloggers Kapihan, saludo kami sa inyo!
BLOG ACTION DAY 2009: Philippines, speak out and take a stand now on climate change!
Philippine map grabbed from 18dao.net
This is it, this is our chance as Filipino bloggers and as online Filipinos, to change the topic of discussions and focus on climate change. Read more
