ASEAN media remain `not free’

N.B. – This was published in Asian Correspondent (April 19, 9:35 p.m.) where I write a weekly column (Philippine Fantasy). Three journalists from the Philippines, Indonesia and Myanmar emailed a few questions about the media situation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Allow... 

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Leaving Korea’s lightning-fast Web

N.B. – This was published in the March 15, 2010 issue of JoongAng Daily, an English newspaper based in Seoul, where the Philippine Resource Persons Group (PhilRPG) has a weekly column (Pinoy Voices). The full text of my article may also be retrieved from http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2917781. Korea’s... 

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Internet and journalism

N.B. – A graduate student from the Ateneo de Manila University emailed some questions about the impact of the Internet on the practice of journalism. Here are my short answers. What do you think is the impact of Internet on journalism over the next five years in the Philippines? Will it be helpful... 

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Ako, punong abala

N.B. – This will be published in the January 22-28, 2010 issue of Pinoy Weekly. Ang medyo maluwag na panahon sa aking pansamantalang pamamalagi sa Korea ay naging masikip sa aking pagbabalik sa Pilipinas. Sunud-sunod ang mga kailangang gawin, maraming artikulong kailangang tapusin. Nagsisimula... 

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Philippine government misuses RFID technology

N.B. – This was published in Asian Correspondent (January 11, 8:00 p.m.) where I write a weekly column (“Philippine Fantasy”). Why is there resistance in the Philippines to a technology that is widely used in many countries like South Korea? Starting this year, the Land Transportation... 

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