Category: social media philippines
commentary / social media philippines
MICHAELA BALDOS – PH does not have a law punishing revenge porn
In the last 24 hours, Filipino netizens have been fuzzing over a series of private videos allegedly featuring a female student from one of the country’s top universities. The videos were apparently […]
Lifestyle / social media philippines
Three things you need to know about eSports
Gaming is one of the many things everyone loves to do in their pastime, especially Filipinos! In fact, gaming is so popular all around the Philippines that eSports became a popular means […]
commentary / Lifestyle / social media philippines
DotA 2 vs. LoL: Which MOBA is Better?
It is no great secret that DotA 2 and League of Legends have been two of the most popular multiplayer online battle arena game in the E-sports scene nowadays. Now, given their similarities, […]
Blogging in the Philippines / commentary / social media philippines
#BreakTheFake – Fighting Fake News: It’s On Us!
I – The Youth’s Role in the Fight vs Fake News “RIP, Avril Lavigne!” “The world ends September 23, 2017!” “#WalangPasok sa December 1!” Fake news stories have been around for as long as […]
commentary / social media philippines / sports
Denden Lazaro is correct in protecting her personal space
A 15-second video of volleyball star Denden Lazaro refusing to have a male fan put his arms on her while their photo is being taken has gone viral on social media last […]
commentary / entertainment / social media philippines
Joey de Leon on depression: “Gawa-gawa lang ng mga tao iyan”
Veteran television host and comedian Joey de Leon is on the receiving end of criticisms from netizens because of his dismissive remarks about people suffering from depression during a segment of their […]
commentary / social media philippines
REVIEW – Our experience with Globe Telecoms customer service
Readers of The Filipino Scribe know that I have a love-hate relationship with Globe Telecoms and BayanTel through the years. We’ve been a BayanTel subscriber since 1997, and we still use the […]
Blogging in the Philippines / social media philippines / The Filipino Scribe
NEW START – The Filipino Scribe leaves BlueHost, moves to DreamHost
The Filipino Scribe (TFS) was intermittently inaccessible to most readers from September 8 to 12 as it switched from BlueHost to DreamHost as its web hosting provider. DreamHost offers the same standard VPS […]
commentary / social media philippines
A great blogger comes with great content
In this day and age, the Internet has really made its mark in the minds and hearts of people around the world. So many things can now be easily done online, like […]
commentary / politics / social media philippines
Do not forget that fake news sites have big financiers
A quick search on YouTube will yield several videos reporting about the purported arrest order of the Supreme Court and the Office of the Ombudsman against former President Benigno Aquino III. In […]
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