Not Yet Sikat

Aside from the printed version of the Philippine Daily Inquirer turning its masthead yellow, other websites have followed, too.

whatsikat’s homepage was yellow!
Albert has a photo album of these logos. (Why didn’t Google Philippines tie a yellow ribbon?)
Twitter users used twibbon to tie a yellow ribbon around their avatars.
Ilaw ng tahanan at buong kalawakan! says indolentindio.
Yes, [...]

Update: Here’s a video of Willie Revillame asking for the live feed of the wake to be removed.
Mike heard the news on the BBC. “That’s so sad,” he thought, and continued channel-surfing. When he got to Channel 2, Wowowee was on. The dancers came out shaking booty, and they were all dressed in yellow. [...]

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There’s more on pinoychan where it started. (via indolentindio)

“I summoned Louisa, my domestic assistant who holds a degree in international politics from the University of Manila, hung a map on the wall, and gave her a harsh lecture. I sternly warned her that if she wants her wages increased next year, she had better tell every one of her compatriots in Statue Square [...]

Pinoy Bloggers have a high regard for Major Ferdinand Marcelino, team leader of the drug-busting Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
“A young Marine from a humble family in Hagonoy, Bulacan has emerged as the solitary inspiring facet in this sordid drama over the arrest last September of the scions of three prominent families in an alleged entrapment [...]

“The use of the expletive came as a shock for Roxas’ closest aides… mainly because in private, the senator only uses words like “Imbyerna,” “Keber!,” and “Etchos!””

Professionalheckler comments on Senator Roxas’ colorful language.
Blogger Mugen was impressed: “Namutawi lang sa kanyang bibig ang sinisigaw ng puso ng bawat Pilipino.“
Smoketalk calls him a moron.
Madapaka is disgusted: “Publicly [...]

“…taxes on petroleum and electricity hit the poor a lot less than their higher-income counterparts. Thus, cutting these taxes would only help the latter more. Cutting the VAT as a whole would have largely the same effect, inasmuch as the products most dominant in the budgets of the poor are already VAT-free to begin with.”
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According to Reyes, “Kung one blow, immediately one impact, oops, everybody will wake up.” I seem to be missing out on something kasi hindi ko maintindihan ang POV mo, Sec. Reyes. Hindi pa ba gising ang mga Pilipino with the nth time of oil price increase? In fact, puyat na ang mga Pilipino dahil gising [...]

Another terrible, terrible sea tragedy in the Philippines with over 700 missing.

Tingog.com sums it up succinctly: “In many instances, it is the coziness of those in the passenger ship industry, as well as those who provide oversight to this industry, that has made such tragedies possible.”
Reuters has a list of Philippine Sea Disasters: “Dec 1987 [...]

“Gayunpaman, malinaw na minamarkahan ni Fernando kung sino ang dapat ipulisya—commuters, pedestrians, sidewalk vendors—at kung sino ang hindi. Kung sino ang may akses sa ekonomikong kapangyarihan at pagkamamamayan, at kung sino ang wala at kulang. Anti-masa si Fernando at MMDA dahil ang turing sa masa ay mob na dapat pinupulisya.”
Read this scathing commentary by Rolando [...]