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Scrutinize Philippine cybercrime bill, Filipino Netizens urged

Joey Alarilla — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:07:51 +0000

Here’s an excerpt from my latest CNET Asia blog post.

With the Philippine House of Representatives getting ready to deliberate on House Bill 6794 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2009, Filipino Netizens are being urged to read and critique the bill.

As I previously blogged, one of the worries of Filipino Internet users was that the controversy generated by online scandals in the Philippines, such as the Katrina Halili-Hayden Kho sex video, might be used to justify passing new cyberlaws or imposing Internet censorship in the Philippines.

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Filipino blogger-turned-legislator on role of youth and New Media in politics

Joey Alarilla — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:08:12 +0000

Check out my latest CNET Asia blog post.

Here’s an excerpt:

It’s already a cliche to talk about the apathy of the youth, but blogger and Philippine House of Representatives congressman Raymond “Mong” Palatino would be the first to dispute this.

Not only did Kabataan Partylist, of which he is president and top nominee, make history as the country’s first elected youth group to win a seat in Congress under the partylist system, but Palatino is also the first blogger to become a national legislator in the Philippines.

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