http://abuggedlife.com/2009/05/14/bookblockade-twitter-books/ Technology | Publishing | Games | New Media | Philippines Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:45:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://abuggedlife.com/2009/05/14/bookblockade-twitter-books/comment-page-1/#comment-170204 UNESCO replies to the Philippine Book Blockade | Jayvee Fernandez on Technology and New Media in the Philippines Sun, 24 May 2009 14:57:50 +0000 http://abuggedlife.com/?p=3681#comment-170204 [...] much to do with abandonment to a system that I personally cannot objectively change. I guess the book blockade phenomenon is making me re-think this complacency. The Internet is a game [...] [...] much to do with abandonment to a system that I personally cannot objectively change. I guess the book blockade phenomenon is making me re-think this complacency. The Internet is a game [...]

]]> http://abuggedlife.com/2009/05/14/bookblockade-twitter-books/comment-page-1/#comment-170139 Jose Dennio Lim Sat, 16 May 2009 14:42:56 +0000 http://abuggedlife.com/?p=3681#comment-170139 Wait a minute, where have I seen this scenario? Ah, I believe it was during the Spanish Period wherein it was forbidden to bring any books that would 'rouse to people to fight against the colonial rule.' I guess, the government is afraid that such books would rouse the people to fight their corrupt practices. Wait a minute, where have I seen this scenario? Ah, I believe it was during the Spanish Period wherein it was forbidden to bring any books that would ‘rouse to people to fight against the colonial rule.’ I guess, the government is afraid that such books would rouse the people to fight their corrupt practices.

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