Mong Palatino

filipino activist, blogger, and parliamentarian

About

Mong has been a blogger since 2004. He is a youth activist and Member of Philippine Parliament representing Kabataan Partylist.

Archive for the 'youth' Category

Remembering Edsa Dos

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Written in 2001 during Edsa Dos for the e-groups of the university. (Hindi pa uso ang blogging noon). First published by UP Forum, official publication of the UP administration….
Apat na araw sa lansangan: mga tala ng isang estudyante
Myerkules, 17 Enero 2001 – Sa loob lamang ng isang araw ay nakapagpalabas tayo ng mahigit sa 3,000 [...]

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Online and offline activism

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

In 1995 I joined a protest action to condemn the decision of the French government to conduct nuclear tests in the Pacific. I was only a high school student at that time. We relied on mainstream journalists to document and report the rally.
In 2001 I was part of the historic Edsa Dos uprising which toppled [...]

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Philippines battles child pornography

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Last month the Philippines was scandalized when several sex videos of prominent local showbiz personalities were uploaded on YouTube. This prompted many groups to press for the passage of tougher laws to protect the privacy of individuals.
Discussions on how to stop the proliferation of pornographic materials were also initiated. In particular, a strong lobby was [...]

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