The Filipino blogosphere’s insipid aristocracy
We would like to share BK Crew member Tonyo Cruz‘ response to certain reactions to our efforts in welcoming Jun Lozada and Among Ed Panlilio to the blogsphere:
At the moment, I won’t link to these bloggers and their posts (because I’m sure you know them and they know themselves). What is important for me is to say that the Pinoy blogosphere aristocracy are just behaving as expected: aristocratic and elitist. Some would cry “repression!” only when its their own voices that are being muffled or muzzled. Some would gladly lay down a virtual red carpet for their own online writing projects on Philippine issues, but would demean the efforts of others. At other times, these clowns cry for “democracy” when all they really want to say is “listen to me only” or “listen to me first”. Some are fans of a near-total absence of online accountability. As to the threat of repression, the question of the need to fight repression is set aside by insinuations that the new ones may be inviting harm all by themselves (ain’t that the same “blame the victim” outlook which they also detest in posts elsewhere).
The entire post is at TonyoCruz.com.
ZTE star witness Jun Lozada now blogging at JLozada.com
The BK Crew thanks all those who attended yesterday’s launching of the blog of NBN-ZTE star witness Rodolfo Noel “Jun” Lozada.
He is now blogging at www.jlozada.com, and his first entry is a message to the Filipino youth.
Special thanks goes to Dohn Nalumen Jr., the Kape Tasyo staff, and the College Editors’ Guild of the Philippines.
Below are media reports on the event:
- Jun Lozada launches blog aimed at youth
by Erwin Oliva, INQUIRER.net
- Lozada brings fight to cyberspace, launches blog
by Trina Lagura, abs-cbnNEWS.com
Bloggers’ Kapihan: Launch of Jun Lozada’s Blog
Bloggers’ Kapihan invites you to the launch of Jun Lozada’s blog:
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1:00pm - 4:00pm
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Kape Tasyo
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2/F Anonas Commercial Complex, #3 Anonas St., Project 3
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Quezon City, Philippines
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There will be free coffee and wifi. You may bring your friends.
Blogs nina Jun Lozada at Among Ed Panlilio, ilulunsad ng Bloggers’ Kapihan
Malugod kayong inaanyayahan ng Bloggers’ Kapihan sa magkasunod na blog launches sa dalawang susunod na Sabado. Sasamahan ng BK Crew sa paglulunsad ng kanilang blog sina Jun Lozada — ang pangunahing saksi sa pagdinig ng Senado sa ZTE deal — at si Among Ed Panlilio — ang gobernador ng Pampanga na iniluklok ng “people power” noong nakaraang halalan.
Samahan ninyo kami sa Sabado, May 31, 2008, 1pm sa Kape Tasyo sa Anonas, Quezon City sa blog launch ni Jun Lozada.
Sa Hunyo 7 naman, 30 bloggers ang dadalhin ng Bloggers’ Kapihan sa Among Ed blog launch. May libreng sakay, pagkain at pamamasyal sa Pampanga para sa mga sasama.
Abangan dito sa BK website ang kumpletong detalye ng mga gawaing iyan. Samantala, paki-markahan na ang inyong kalendaryo para muli namin kayong makadaupang-palad sa susunod na dalawang Sabado.
Satur tells bloggers: ‘People Power, a tool to change govt’s that’s still available to people’
People Power remains a tool for social change that is available to a people who want to institute changes in government, said Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo in a Bloggers Kapihan on Saturday at Kape Tasyo in Anonas, Quezon City.
In his sharing with bloggers, Ocampo stressed that “Filipinos are not frustrated over People Power 2, but with the dismal and disappointing regime that came to power.”
He said that the source of frustration is that “People Power 2 was a fight against corrupt and immoral governance, but we were given a worse government by the very persons who composed the new government.”
Ocampo said that the “if ever People Power resulted in bad governance, we cannot blame the people who took part in the uprising. It remains an alternative way of instituting change.”
“People Power as a concept is always relevant,” Ocampo said, adding that “It remains a mechanism for people to express their sentiments when institutional processes fail them.”
