This was originally published on Filipino Voices, July 28, 2010. Archived here for posterity’s sake. This was in reaction to Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s last State of the Nation Address.
Link: An open letter to President Noynoy Aquino on Internet Freedom
This is my open letter to His Excellency, Benigno S. Aquino III, President of the Philippines on Internet Freedom.
Peer pressure is a bad thing. I didn’t even know there was a movie called “Inception,” until i started seeing it on my timeline. My friends were all raving about it. And when i looked into Rotten Tomatoes, 85 percent!
I figured it kinda was an art-film and if you know me, I just [...]
Link: WB Blog – Rising growth, declining investment: the puzzle of the Philippines
“In my paper, (which was cited in the Asia Times and well received by the Filipino press – see the op-ed in the Manila Times and the two articles in the Business Mirror: Article 1 andArticle 2) I recommend that the Government reduces [...]
Everyone’s waiting to see what will happen with the paywall – it’s the big question. But I think it will underperform. On a purely financial calculation, I don’t think the numbers add up.” But then, interestingly, he goes on, “Here’s what worries me about the paywall. When we talk about newspapers, we talk about them [...]
