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Maria “Ria” A. Jose
Political Blogger since 2004
Experiences and Lessons in
Political Bloggingand Participation
“Di ko man masisi ang karamihan sa mga Pilipinong umaaasang makahanap ng mas magandang kapalaran sa ibang bansa, di ko rin kayang pigilan ang sarili ko na makadama ng inis at pangihinayang.”
July 3, 2004
Pangingibang Bansa
2004: 264.000 results
2010: 59,300,000 results
369 Posts17 Categories76 Tags1,717 Comments
In 7 years
Tags
“...the Catholic Church is again blocking Rep. Liza Masa’s recent attempt at a Divorce Bill. A Bishop has alleged that a divorce bill would be unconstitutional because the constitution says something about the protection of the family as the basic social unit.”
Divorce in the Philippines (3/20/05)
June 18, 2005
“Is the end of GMA
in sight?
The presidency of
Gloria Macapagal-
Arroyo is under
question due to a
series of
incriminating
wiretapped
conversations with
ex-Comelec
commissioner
Virgilio Garcillano
that prove she
cheated in the May
2004 elections.”
“ November 4, 2005, the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) handed a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ). The said TRO ordered PCIJ to remove a post (dated August 14, 2005) on their blog regardingJonathan Tiongco (Sec. Mike Defensor‘s “audio expert”).”
TRO on PCIJ Blog (11/05/05)
Raul Roco (08/08/05)“Not only was he a
prolific legislator, he provided hope when hope was scarce. He gave us and continues to teach us that pragmatism and relativism cannot effectively lead us to where we want to be.”
Meet-up with Political Bloggers (05/08)
“Today, citizens led by Manuel L. Quezon III filed an Intervention to the Impeachment Complaint against Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The intervention asserts that the BJE-MOA is an impeachable offense.”
Signed by Marck Ronald Rimorin of The Marocharim ExperimentArbet W. Bernardo of [email protected],Richard Rivera of New Philippine Revolution,Edwin Lacierda of San Juan Gossip Mills Outlet,Jeremy Gatdula of Blurry Brain, andRia Jose Alleba Politics
Impeachment Intervention (11/11/08)
No to Con Ass (June 2009)
“While the clamor for fair use is laudable, the means of doing it by capping broadband is unfair and goes against consumers’ rights. The complaints against broadband ISPs and telecommunications companies for ‘poor service’ cannot be attributed to the one to two percent of abusive users.”
Position Paper Regarding Minimum Speeds of Broadband (01/27/11)
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and his constituentscan provide concrete avenues for an active
citizenship
Political Blogging
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