Classic!

Davao Today caught 2 soldiers viewing porn while the National Security Advicer Norberto Gonzales was delivering his speech regarding the “challenge of peace to the local government officials”. This was during the Local Peace and Security Assembly for Davao region last February 7 in Tagum City.

Thanks to Davao Today

I was reading my daily dose of news and LOL’d (can you say Desperate Housewives?) when I saw this….

Right under the “ABC reaches out to Fil-Ams, to hire Pinoy scriptwriters” was “Pinoy doctor sentenced to life by judge in Georgia”

BRUNSWICK—Jurors returned a guilty verdict for Filipino doctor Noel Chua on Saturday, and the judge sentenced him to life plus five years for the overdose death of one of his patients.

From Manila Standard Today

*UPDATE*

I received an email from the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) regarding this issue. Here’s their statement….

We are deeply disappointed with the guilty verdict on the Dr. Noel Chua murder case. We will continue to support Dr. Chua’s exercise of his rights to due process, including his right to appeal.

We thank the many friends and supporters of Dr. Chua who stood by and prayed for him and his family throughout his long ordeal. They were vigilant in making sure that Dr. Chua gets a fair trial, and that his legal rights are protected. We continue to believe in our country’s justice system, which affirms the due process rights of every individual.

Let’s say Dr. Chua is guilty, are we still supposed to show “support” just because he’s Filipino?

Coverage of the Desperate Housewives issue here, here , here, here and here.

Hmm, I wonder why the American general public thinks that there are issues in the Philippines that might yield less than stellar doctors.

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said “circumstances indicate it is highly probable that it was caused by an explosive device.” The same mall was targeted by a bombing in 2000.

She said police and the military went on the highest alert and deployed an additional 2,000 personnel to secure public areas “to prevent a similar occurrence.”

The afternoon explosion at the glitzy Glorietta 2 mall toppled roofs, destroyed walls, and sent debris crashing onto cars outside.

At least eight people were killed and about 130 were wounded, officials said.

Police Chief Inspector Raynold Rosero, deputy chief of the Philippine Bomb Data Center, said a bomb squad took swabs to identify the explosive responsible for the blast in Makati.

Via AP

I woke up this morning to another slew of emails expressing the violent rage of Filipinos (especially Fil-Ams) about the Desperate Housewives Philippines remark.

I noticed that most of the outrage are coming from Fil-Ams and rational though coming from Filipinos living in the Philippines. After reading hundreds of reactions, I find it strange that mostly Fil-Ams are complaining about the remark made. Why? Because they left the Philippines for a better life. They knew there were problems in the Philippines, that’s why they got the hell out. Perception is reality for many. When the average American thinks of the Philippines, they think of poverty, Imelda Marcos, typhoons, terrorism and coup d’états. They do not know about the booming urban life. They do not know how great Greenbelt, Eastwood or The Fort is. We cannot expect them to know just like the average Filipino isn’t expected to know about the fine details about the US. Poverty = corruption & poor education.

In the latest Philippine News paper, there’s a photo of a bunch of Fil-Ams protesting at the Disney Store. Disney is the parent company of ABC Studios. What I found amusing was along with the protest photo, you will notice the following headlines: “U.S. names 3 Abu Sayyaf financiers in Saudi Arabia”, “3 Filipinos in $80-M loan scam”, “Klutzo the clown arrested for child porn”, “Case bankrupts lawyer for Sentosa 27″ and “Officials receive cash from Palace”.

Out of 6 front page stories (not including the Disney story), 5 are negative. 2 of the stories play on the world perception of our country. While I understand that negative headlines sell, terrorism and corruption are much bigger issues that we need to fight.

Again, I’m all for the right to protest and all but don’t forget about the real/root issues. Who says entertainment has to be nice anyway? If you can sue a network for making a remark of what many perceive, then why not sue the news stations for showing the “bad news” of the Philippines that shapes the minds of the American public. I’m sick of all this politically correct crap. You cannot do anything without offending someone or something. Don’t talk shit about whales since they have feelings too. For another interesting/good view, check this out.

I checked out this new service called SpeedDate and noticed their promo video is Pinoy. Just hearing them talk makes me cringe. Besides the video, the service looks interesting. Try it out and hopefully you won’t find yourself under some dirt.

Here are some types of reactions I’ve seen regarding the Desperate Housewives issue:

1) Don’t care
2) Violently angry due to blind pride
3) Slighly annoyed but don’t see the big deal
4) Rational thoughts that look at the real issues

Some idiots cannot even separate Terri Hatcher from a character she plays. Is it because they think the actor and thier work are the same? They probably think Fernando Poe Jr. went around beating up bad guys in his real life. It was a fictional character, not Terri Hatcher. Should actors appoligize for playing a KKK member? Should an actor apologize for fictionally shooting someone? Shit heads.

Here are some rational thoughts from the web:

Avid Liongoren

It’s insulting yeah… but come on…. aren’t we all a little bit racist? Think about it… meron ba sa inyong gustong tumira sa Africa? Malamang when one says Africa we think wild animals & famine. To the general Filipino conciousness… being dark is called Negro & is panget… Chineese are Intsiks or Beho who are kuripot and Indians are Bumbays who are mabaho & are greedy loan sharks.

Nalulungkot at naiinis akong isipin na ang daming galit na pinoy about the comment. Napaka sensitibo natin sa mga salita ng mga puti ngunit tayo mismo ay ganun din magsalita… ang isteytsayd ay superior sa ating isipan by default… “uy nag aral yan sa isteyts! Magaling yan!”… so inversely, by that silly logic…laos nag mag aral sa Pilipinas.

Yeah it’s just right to ask for an apology but the bigger thing is to asses our own words toward other cultures & races that we are not familiar with…. if you find it funny to say “ayoko sa India…mabaho” then that’s just fine… don’t feel bad when caucasians think the Philippines is some backwards country.

Michelle Malkin

I find some of the e-mail I’m getting to be laced with hypocritical ethnic entitlement. Some Filipinos have seen fit to dismiss my ethnic heritage entirely and consider me “white” because of my politics and past criticism of the Philippines’ reckless decision to pay ransom for hostages taken by jihadis.

Now, after a stupid TV show insults Filipinos, they expect me to jump on the protest bandwagon with them automatically in ethnic solidarity.

Question: Where were you when far worse Filipino insults were being leveled? Just wondering.

Conrado de Quiros

I find the violent reaction by our public officials in particular even more hilarious—and embarrassing—than the original offense.

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Here are more American TV shows making fun of Filipinos. It’s probably worst than the Desperate Housewives line but why don’t these delusional oversensitive “Filipinos” go after Family Guy? Oh yeah, they would look foolish going after cartoons.

Here’s what bugs me. We will jump all over a non-Pinoy show for a mildly “offensive” comment done in a comedic context but will not look at ourselves 1st. How many Filipino shows make fun of other races? How about how gays are portrayed? What about the exploitation of poor people for profit? I don’t see an email or dumb petition campain against ABS-CBN or GMA. Ever watch Bubble Gang? Imagine if that show was in the states and had all white actors.

Hugs and kisses to Yuga for the youtube links