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- Sex in cyberspace alarms senate; Probe
pressed
- Manila Bulletin, 11 March
1996. Anti-pornography on cyberspace crusade used to
justify censorship of Internet needed to protect state
secrets and control information that might be harmful to
State security.
- ‘Two of a kind’
- Philippine Daily Inquirer Magazine, 12 May
1999. This is the intro to an interview set casting light
on the recent press muzzling brouhaha in Manila. All hell
broke loose in the The Times newsroom last month on
account of President Estrada's P101-million libel suit
and the subsequent front-page apology from The Times
president Robina Gokongwei-Pe
- Community Radio
- By Don de Silva, 16 December 1996. Tambuli, the carabao
horn, traditionally used in a village in the Philippines
to convene a meeting, is now the call name of a series of
community radio stations. Tambuli has become the voice of
disadvantaged communities.
- Computer Whizzes at Philippine Pay:
Technologically Literate People Service and Supply
U.S. Business
- By Wayne Arnold, The New York Times, 19 May
2000. The “Love Bug” episode brings a necessary
spotlight to the tech scene in the Philippines. A growing
pool of high-technology Philippine talent is attractive to
employers in Europe and the United States. Of course,
cheap labor is a big part of this country's
attractiveness to corporations abroad.
- Manila firm gets nod to operate Internet
casino
- By Luz Baguioro, The Straits Times, 5 July
2000. Gaming operators are on a roll, much to the chagrin
of the Roman Catholic church, as the Philippine government
and private companies prepare to launch new gambling
ventures in coming weeks.
- Constricting Cyberspace
- By WomensHub Web Team, 24 October 2002. WomensHub
co-sponsored a forum entitled “Constricting Cyberspace:
Examining Internet Rights after 9-11ᰵ held last
September 24.
- Is the Press Being Muzzled?
- By Rasheed Abou-Alsamh, Al-Jazeerah, 22
August 2003. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo scolded the
GMA-Channel 7 television reporter Tina Panganiban Perez
for allegedly “abetting rebellion” by interviewing
Sen. Gregorio Honasan before the state of rebellion had
been lifted.