BRUTAL POLICE AND PSG RESPONSE!

I just saw this off of JuanCountry.com and then the corresponding photos from the linked Facebook album.

From JuanCountry.com
Here’s a picture of the PSG dragging the chairperson of the UP-CSWCD Student Council by the hair. Picture taken by Alanah Torralba.
PNP couldn’t find weapons so they decided to get the steel railings so that they could bash this guy in for good. Photo by Aaron Favila.
Apparently they got tired of using the steel railings so they decided to bring out their guns. Picture by Danny Boy Pata.
And here I thought Randy Orton was the only guy who would kick a man on the head while he’s down. Photo from Danny Boy Pata.


And I quote from JuanCountry.

I understand that the PSG and the PNP had to move against the demonstration since they were already inside the Palace grounds and they had no permit but they could have done this in a more civil manner.

However, I am in no way condoning the actions of the students as well. If they really wanted to stage a rally, they should have secured the necessary permits. Going inside Malacanang and suddenly staging a rally is just asking for it. I hate to say this but they were really inviting trouble the moment they went into the Palace with a plan to do a sudden rally.

Regardless of what happened, I still condemn the violence committed by the PSG and PNP. I hope that the policemen and the PSG members caught on camera doing these despicable acts will be fired and then jailed. The pictures speak for themselves.

I totally agree with what this 100%... the students that went there with no permit and stormed the palace grounds were really asking for it. But there is no excuse for the kind of brutality that the PSG and police showed.

And what really sent shivers down my spine were the similarities of today's happenings and the pre-Martial Law events. I know I wasn't even around then or too young to really experience them first hand, but I've read and seen a lot of the remakes and documentaries on Dekada 70 already to know that this isn't right. My Tita even commented that this was just like the First Quarter Storm right before Martial Law happened.

All I can say now is... God help us all.

OMFG! WE'RE NUMBER 1!!!!!

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!!




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Philippines Top 10 (WE'RE NUMBER 1!!!)

Overall Top 10



WOOOHOOOOO!!!!

Even Games are Having Cory Tributes

Original post here:

Who says the Pinoy youth, particularly gamers, are apathetic? Not these guys.

Grand Chase joins the nation in mourning the death of our most beloved President, Cory Aquino.

Event 1: Tribute to the beloved President
Period: Aug 4 ~ Aug 10

Details
Get Yellow Flowers and a Yellow Ribbon Accessory at your first log in during the event period.

Rekindle the flame of democracy that Cory began, as a tribute visit the Grand Chase Park to offer these flowers by clicking on the Altar.
and

Yellow Flowers (1) and a Yellow Ribbon Accessory (7 Days), in memory of the late President Cory Aquino, who inspired the Filipino to fight and win back freedom and democracy.

And it's pretty cool too because the actual Cory Tribute items have their use!

Read more about it here:

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Haaayz... ibang tao talga hindi maka-GETS!

Here's my latest CNET blog. I wrote about how Friendster is still the number one freaking social networking site in the Philippines despite the rapid growth of Facebook.

And this one guy JUST DOESN'T GET IT. Lol. (Read the blog comments. Sigh)

Anyway my last reply to him was funneee.

I said, and I quote:

Anyway, as is with any online enterprise, a lot of what's going on in the site is because of the audience it has... and like what imageguru mentioned in her comment, FS is, demographically speaking, your DE audience. That's where FS gets its numbers from, so regardless of how vastly superior FB is in terms of web features, FS is doing something right because they're still keeping their audience, and still keeping them happily active.

Along that line of thought... I wonder what would happen if Willie Revillame tells his viewers to add him on Facebook? Or to play Mafia Wars with him? Is there a Wowowee Facebook App in the works?

Lol.

So what do you think? Now that Multiply has declined the top spot to Facebook, will Facebook be able to topple Friendster? Is everyone playing Mafia Wars? Restaurant City? Farm Town?

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