Elections: Citizens’ Media Monitor
TV reports sensationalized Dolphy, Noli, “rape” stories

The television news programs almost uniformly sensationalized stories on comedian Rodolfo “Dolphy” Quizon’s reference to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as “tonto,” the claim by vice presidential candidate Noli de Castro’s first wife that he had not been supporting their daughter, and the complaint for rape against administration candidate for Senator John Osmeña.

The newspapers monitored, however, chose to treat all three stories with restraint. They treated them as minor stories, and in at least one case mentioned them only in passing.
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Natanggap ko ang sumusunod na e-mail galing kay Toti Raynes. May konti dagdag-bawas lang ako:

ONLY IN THE PHILS

…only in the Phils. na ang Comelec gumastos ng Peso 1 billion sa computerization na ‘di pinagisipan at ‘di dumaan sa tamang bidding/awarding procedure

…only in the Phils. na OK lang kung kumita Peso 1.4 billion ang isang NGO na pinapatakbo ng kapatid ng Finance Secretary

… only in the Phils. na ang 5.1 kilometer na kalsada ay inoverprice ng Peso 700million - using GOV’T PENSION FUND AT THAT (the contractor deposited the overprice to a certain Union Bank Branch in Perea St. Makati)
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Daan naman kayo sa LUISTEODORO.com, ang koleksyon ng mga writing ni Prof. Luis Teodoro ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas.

Binago ko ang content management mula sa PHP Nuke patungo sa Movable Type sa pamamagitan ng code na nakita ko rito. Mas madali na ngayon ang pag-upload ng articles at mas malinis tingnan ang site.
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Nakuha ko ang e-mail na ito mula sa e-mail group ng Bangon Pilipinas:

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