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“What is the difference between unethical and ethical advertising? Unethical advertising uses falsehoods to deceive the public; ethical advertising uses truth to deceive the public.” ~Vilhjalmur Stefansson, 1964
There has been a preponderance of products claiming to aid vital organs from harm caused by lifestyles that are characterized by excessive indulgence in eating, bohemian living and [...]
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In a telephone interview with Ronald Manila, Head of SBS Filipino Program, I shared with Ronald’s listeners my observations in the recent Philippine elections. The interview, conducted in Filipino, was aired last 20 May 2010 over SBS Radio.
Here are some of my notes during the interview.
1.MAARI BANG IBAHAGI MO SA AMIN ANG IYONG NAGING [...]
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We deprive people of the knowledge regarding sex and sexual behaviors and yet we expect them to do the right thing. At this very moment thousands, no, millions are suffering as a result of this deprivation.
This carnal drive we call sex and all the related behaviors and aspects streaming out of it is an inherent [...]
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“New mobile rules mean premium safeguards for SMS” – ACMA headline.
Nothing wrong with using premium mobile as long as the user knows that the usage rates are also at a ‘premium.’ And by ‘premium’ is meant rates higher than the standard rate. Based on our observations, SMS to premium mobile numbers to download ring tones, [...]
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“I gather, young man, that you wish to be a Member of Parliament. The first lesson that you must learn is, when I call for statistics about the rate of infant mortality, what I want is proof that fewer babies died when I was Prime Minister than when anyone else was Prime Minister. That is [...]
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Going over our “wayback machine” at emanila, I thought I revisit an article I wrote in 2003 (yes, days when blogging was not as much in vogue) which is equally relevant these days. The article, “Towards a cleaner and more transparent government“, commented on the downgrading of the Philippines rating in the Transparency International’s corruption [...]
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We tip our hat to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for its relentless fight against spamming.
The ACMA is responsible for the regulation of the broadcasting, radiocommunications, internet, and telecommunications industry in Australia. With approximately 540 staff spread over its principal offices in Canberra, Melbourne, and Sydney, the organisation is not small.
I have [...]
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The whole emanila group of websites join the Filipino Press Group of Sydney in mourning for the journalists who were massacred last Monday in Maguindanao whilst in line with duty.
We also join other media groups in condemning this barbaric act ~ of trampling the rights of human beings and make them offerings in the political [...]
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From time to time, we read stories where an adult Filipino female is referred to as Filipina. Sometimes, Filipino woman.
I want to know what you think by participating in this one-minute (or less) poll. You can also help by sharing your thoughts on this issue in the Comments.
Here is the poll:
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Maraming salamat.
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