Friday, June 5, 2009

The Manifesto


On Mike Avenue Pinoy Blog’s ‘Tsokolate’
poging(ilo)CANO MANIFESTO
So that the bloggerworld and everyone may know....

We believe in the right to freedom of speech as a human right.

We believe in the freedom to hold opinions without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice.

We believe in the right to freedom of expression to receive and impart information.

We believe that blogging is an expression of one’s opinions, personal experiences, hobbies, commentaries, diaries and we further believe that every blogger has the right to publish his personal expressions and opinions.

We believe that the exercise of these freedoms is not an absolute right but carries with it duties and responsibilities, that may be subject to restrictions or penalties on specific grounds as prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests and protection of the reputation or rights of others.

We believe that majority of the Overseas Filipino Workers have chosen to leave the Philippines to seek and search for better livelihood opportunities abroad so they may be able to support themselves and their families back home.

We believe that the OFW’s search for a greener pasture is not at all that easy and yet hundreds of thousands of OFWs have created names for them and have excelled in their chosen fields of endeavor, setting the world standards for nobility and for hard work.

We believe that there is nothing wrong with doing an honest day’s work as a domestic help or as construction worker or doing any other menial and blue collar jobs.

We believe that OFWs whether professionals or not should be given honor and respect.

We believe that the OFW is the Hope of the Nation, Gift to the World!

With these guiding beliefs:

We regard Mr. Mike Avenue’s Pinoy Blog post on "Tsokolate" as one that lacked research and a flagrant ignorance of the truth about Overseas Filipino workers and expatriates.

We regard this lack of truth and ignorance as especially inexcusable from one who feigns intelligence and high learning and coax people into belief and following.

We regard his statements: “minumura ng amo kapalit ng dolyar” and “humahalik sa paa ng mga dayuhan” as blatant mockeries of the sacrifices of the Overseas Filipino Workers and expatriates and are hasty generalizations of the living and working conditions of the Filipino expatriates and OFWs.

We regard his post as tactless and offensive, trying to make a lame attempt to sarcasm that failed to be funny, at the expense of the Overseas Filipino Workers.

We regard his post as a clear display of arrogance, done in a distasteful manner with blind indifference and unjust condemnation of the millions of hardworking OFWs who work long hours to earn an honest buck.

We regard his post to have overstepped the bounds of sensitivity and responsibility of a decent mind and an accountable and sensible blogger.

Therefore, we as OFW BLOGGER are not dumb to let this kind of humiliation pass just like that.

We strongly condemn this irresponsible blog post and Mike Avenue.

We consider Mike Avenue as an Anti-OFW persona.

We demand a retraction and an apology from Mike Avenue of Pinoy Blogs for this irresponsible blogpost!

We are Filipinos and we should stand together and strive for a better Philippines!



8 Kumento Ng Mga Kupal:

Rhodey said...

gusto ko rin sanang mabasa yung post ni Mike Avenue, kaya lang hindi na ako makapasok at tuluyan na niyang ipininid ang pintuan patungo sa kanyang blog.

Invited readers only nalang daw...

tama ang sabi ni CM sa aking comment sa kanyang blog sa huli niyang post,

"respetuhan lang sa bawat opinyon, pero kapag ang opinyon niya ay walang basehan, ay hindi na ata matatawag na opinyon yun."

gillboard said...

can't react as i wasn't able to read the post... oh well..

Life Moto said...

i hope na maayos ang issue na ito. dito pa lang sa blog ay di na nagkakasundo. the problem sa Pinoy ay sa sobrang kalayan sa pamamahayag ay inaabuso.
have a nice day !

Jez said...

i was able to read his post...open pa naman ah...di naman nya sinara..hhmnnnn

sana eveything will ends well,,,namimiss ko na kakalogan dito sa blogosperyo....tagal kong nawala pero pagbalik ko ang siseryoso na ng mga tao.

hayyyyy.....

tagay tagay na lang tayo....kulang lang sa tagay yan...hehehhe

NJ Abad said...

Earlier today, I wanted to make a ‘template’ comment for all those who posted the OFW Bloggers Manifesto on Mike Avenue’s many posts....and yes I have seen that more posts from him keep on coming.

What was intended as a comment in your post ended up as a post in my blog. Baka hindi na magkasya sa maximum characters in the Comments Box... hehehe

Kaya, if you have time, please check Moving Forward With Lessons Learned In Standing Up For What We Believe Is Right!

I hope walang kokontra.

The Pope said...

Salamat sa pakiisa, nawa'y magkaruon ng respeto ang bawa't Pilipino at igalang ang dignidad ng OFW.

A blessed weekend.

Kosa said...

kaway kaway...

EǝʞsuǝJ said...

padaan na lang..
i was so fed up with the issue, can't comment anymore...
hahaah..

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