Oct. 15 is Blog Action Day 2008
On October 15, Wednesday, we in Bloggers Kapihan invite Filipino bloggers to participate in Blog Action Day 2008 by taking a stand on poverty.
Poverty is a reality that we cannot deny. We see it everyday. Many live with and in it 24/7. The imperative now is to change this situation. The Blog Action Day 2008 is an opportunity to get poverty out from under the rug where the government has consigned it. We hope that through this renewed focus on poverty, it will be a new start to better understand and not hide it, to offer real solutions not fake ones, to salve the poor people’s wounds and not give them doleouts.
If you want to join Blog Action Day 2008, there are a number of things you can do:
- Blog about poverty on Oct. 15. Share your your ideas on how we as a people should confront it. You may also write about the bright future ahead if we manage to finally solve poverty that, contrary to much-trumpeted statistics, continue to deny millions of our people the benefits of freedom, justice, democracy and prosperity. You may suggest links on poverty and how Filipinos are getting by or, better yet, share powerful and compelling of Filipinos taking action against poverty. Others may post photos and videos on or of our poor people that show their dignity amid their daily struggles to eke out a living. You may also start an online debate on anti-poverty measures amid the financial crisis gripping the world today.
- Popularize the event by inviting other bloggers to go to this site, post the some buttons and banners on your blog and make sure to link back to this site.
- Donate money or your personal to concrete actions that empower the poor and marginalized.
No doubt about it, now is the time to think and act on poverty.
If you choose to act, thank you in advance and kindly do the following so we and the world would know Filipinos taking a stand on poverty:
- Register and post a comment here if you intend to join.
- In your Oct. 15 blog post on poverty, please link to this post.
Thank you!
Oct. 15 is Blog Action Day 2008 in the Philippines | tonyocruz.com Said,
October 12, 2008 @ 10:26 am
[...] Now is not the time to be cynical or to be apathetic. Now is the time to take action. [...]
Join the Blog Action Day on Oct. 15 | Bloggers' Kapihan Said,
October 12, 2008 @ 10:29 am
[...] More info at the Blog Action Day 2008 Philippines blog. [...]
Blog buttons for Blog Action Day 2008 Philippines Said,
October 12, 2008 @ 11:43 am
[...] Mga pwedeng gawin sa Okt. 15 [...]
Marlo Cruz Said,
October 12, 2008 @ 11:57 am
Poverty in spirit or poverty in material things?
If in cash or assets, the Philippines is the richest country in the world and top European banks know this fact. At one point in our history, the Philippines was able to borrow from international financial institutions only because of the personal guarantee of Ferdinand Marcos. Only when the political leadership stops being greedy; start having their balls and stop believing in the Federal Reserve can the Philippines move these funds into the country to begin making this nation the envy of all other countries.
Take a look at the following:
1. We have all the best engineers, technicians, programmers, teachers, etc. and these are assets the world can not live without because once you pull out all these Filipinos from their present placements, the world will go on a standstill and it will only be the Philippines which will be doing great;
2. The country is the biggest source of deuterium which makes fossil fuel a thing of the past; all the metallic minerals industry needs; and aquatic and agricultural resources which China needs; and
3. Substantial cash which are in the names of various Filipios are kept in major banks which the anti-money laundering council (Paris) and certain vested interests want to get so as not to allow the country to grow.
We only need someone who has access to substantial funds that he/she does not need to steal or return favors when elected so that the leader, without baggages, can realign resources and rationalize policies so as to generate the employment that nation building requires. The present crop of would-be Presidential candidates would be dependent on contributors for their campaign whom they would have to satisfy once elected that makes them hostage to a never-ending cycle of corruption.
Economics 11 taught me that to prop up an economy, you only need to harness the construction industry and the automotive industry. When construction work is done simultaneously all over the country at the same time, people will all be so busy that politics will just die a natural death and people will not even have time to steal or waste time being stooges of politicians.
jhay Said,
October 12, 2008 @ 5:00 pm
Is there ever such a thing as “poverty of the spirit”?
Anyways, it’s clear that by poverty we mean the gross inequality in the distribution of wealth in Philippine society that has been going on since foreign colonizers occupied the islands.
This is the poverty that the up coming Blog Action Day is going to address or highlight.
Ai Said,
October 12, 2008 @ 11:12 pm
There is still hope for the Filipinos.
Mindanaoan Said,
October 13, 2008 @ 1:28 am
Will definitely join!
Ralph Guzman Said,
October 13, 2008 @ 3:59 am
Yes, Let’s act! We can do something about it!
Boytoy Said,
October 13, 2008 @ 4:07 am
first step is for them to strive and try to lift up their selves, don’t let poverty be a barrier to see a bright future ahead of them. They should not rely solely on the support and program to be given by the Government, NGOs and other Corporate Social Programs.
Thinking Out Loud » Blog Archive » Blog Action Day 2008 Said,
October 13, 2008 @ 4:12 am
[...] read the rest of the entry, click here! [...]
ginoray Said,
October 13, 2008 @ 4:26 am
Thanks to tonyocruz.com for blogging about this event. This advocacy is worth participating into. Expect a blog from me on Oct. 15.
Sick of Chinese Food Said,
October 13, 2008 @ 9:07 am
Everyone should participate!
I Am Mindanaoan » Blog Action Day Philippines 2008 Said,
October 13, 2008 @ 8:40 pm
[...] you have a blog, please join. If you’re a Mindanaoan, all the more you should! Poverty is real and we owe it to ourselves, [...]
You don’t have a blog but you want to join the Blog Action Day 2008? Said,
October 13, 2008 @ 10:18 pm
[...] a comment here about your views on poverty. Speak [...]
Poverty and Elections « james jimenez Said,
October 14, 2008 @ 4:51 am
[...] Poverty and elections are inextricably linked to each other in a perverse sort of equilibrium. Poverty drives people to sell their votes, thereby ensuring that those who buy votes actually have a much greater chance of winning elections. And because those who buy votes are intrinsically corrupt, you can expect that their term as elected officials will probably just worsen the plight of the voters, thereby increasing the number of voters willing to commoditize their right of suffrage, increasing also the number of corrupt politicians in power. [...]
Poverty and Elections | bagongbotante Said,
October 14, 2008 @ 4:55 am
[...] Poverty and elections are inextricably linked to each other in a perverse sort of equilibrium. Poverty drives people to sell their votes, thereby ensuring that those who buy votes actually have a much greater chance of winning elections. And because those who buy votes are intrinsically corrupt, you can expect that their term as elected officials will probably just worsen the plight of the voters, thereby increasing the number of voters willing to commoditize their right of suffrage, increasing also the number of corrupt politicians in power. [...]
Mauie Flores Said,
October 14, 2008 @ 6:04 am
I personally witnessed poverty during my immersion project with Ugnayan ng Pahinungod. I will definitely join this cause.
jh3n Said,
October 14, 2008 @ 6:12 am
I’ll join!
Sick of Chinese Food Said,
October 14, 2008 @ 8:17 am
I’ve already made a short discussion-type blog entry for Oct. 15.
http://redstudentswill.multiply.com/journal/item/263/Because_Oct._15_is_BLOG_ACTION_DAY_ON_POVERTY…
TOP headlines Filipinos are dreaming of « Geisha Diaries Said,
October 14, 2008 @ 9:09 am
[...] 15, 2008 ni Geisha This entry (am sure) does not comply with the Blog Action Day. Just a coincidence though. If you want some poverty related post read this entry posted three [...]
Shen Brood Said,
October 14, 2008 @ 9:29 am
Musta na ba? Congratulations sa pag come up ng Blogger Action Day 2008 for thehilippines and focused on poverty… eto ang post ko tungkol dito… http://pagodkanaba.blogspot.com/2008/10/poverty-is-human-rights-violation-blog.html
AT eto naman ang badge na bigay ko sa inyo in behalf of our organization, Brotherhood of Destiny, Inc. (BROOD) bilang pagsaludo sa inyo… >>> http://www.broodonline.com/images/stories/user/pins_plain.gif
Billycoy Said,
October 14, 2008 @ 10:01 am
Made my blog action day post
http://www.billycoy.com/2008/10/four-faces-of-fovertee/
Ambo Said,
October 14, 2008 @ 10:14 am
Will join this too!
Nanay Mameng, Ka Bel: Choosing hope over despair in fight vs. poverty | tonyocruz.com Said,
October 14, 2008 @ 10:37 am
[...] this Blog Action Day on poverty, I remember and pay homage to Nanay Mameng and Ka Bel, true champions of poor Filipinos [...]
Solving Poverty in a 3rd World Country | Rhodilee.com Said,
October 14, 2008 @ 11:24 am
[...] Blog Action Day Philippines [...]
migs the manila gay guy Said,
October 14, 2008 @ 4:07 pm
Mabuhay kayo!
The Greatest Poverty | manila gay guy Said,
October 14, 2008 @ 4:09 pm
[...] October 15, 2008 is Blog Action Day and bloggers are being asked to take a stand on the subject of Poverty. Migs the Manila Gay Guy is [...]
ismael Said,
October 14, 2008 @ 5:00 pm
Financial Poverty is a reality in our society. What we have to do is to help minimize its worst effect for those who are within this group. But the problem is the more we have financially poor individuals there are also more numerous people who are morally poor, who cannot see his/her social duties and obligations as a human being in a human society.
If we advocated to help the naturally disabled people. Then we should also extend our hands to those who are victims of social and man made disabilities or imperfections.
I believe the principles of RELATIVITY is not only applicable in science but it applies also to our daily existence as one of the mortal and fragile species in this planet. We are not a great nation because we do not know how to help others and work with each other. But if we can do the reverse then greatness of our race is just one step away.
Survival of the Fittest or Natural Selection is the law of the animals or lifeless matters, according to the law of evolution. But, as advocated by Jesus Christ, all human beings, being created in likeness and image of God, should be taken cared of, regardless of his status in life.
Blog Action Day: Poverty in the Philippines « An Ordinary Person Said,
October 14, 2008 @ 5:52 pm
[...] by Liberal Arts Dude on October 15, 2008 Yesterday, I got an e-mail to participate in the Blog Action Day on the theme of poverty in the Philippines. I couldn’t help but to wonder what I can [...]
Sexy Mom Said,
October 14, 2008 @ 7:27 pm
here is my contribution.
http://dine.racoma.com.ph/poetry/blog-action-day-2008-poverty-in-verse/
Poverty Does Not Equate to Unhappiness » Bakla Ako, May Reklamo? Said,
October 14, 2008 @ 7:30 pm
[...] *This is my contribution to the Blog Action Day 2008 Philippines: Taking a Stand on Poverty [...]
JONAS Said,
October 14, 2008 @ 8:21 pm
The real cause of poverty in the Philippines is not due to lack of education, resources or because Filipinos are lazy.
It’s because of corruption.
Corrupt officials tend to be more corrupt because they are in the position to do it. They have the opportunity to do it. They have the power to do it.
Because poor people are “powerless” they can’t do nothing with it. They just let them do it.
Few families like the ayalas, tans, lopezes, aquinos, marcoses sys etc etc controls the resources that the people need to live everyday from electricity, water, food, clothing to land. Wealth is not distributed evenly to the people who really need it.
not yet done!
Apol Said,
October 14, 2008 @ 8:40 pm
here’s mine
http://apolthegreat.blogspot.com/2008/10/poverty-and-filipino-diaspora.html
How government deals with poverty « like a rolling store Said,
October 14, 2008 @ 9:39 pm
[...] PA LAMANG awesome quotes How government deals with poverty October 15, 2008 Today is Blog Action Day on [...]
Christine Jill Zumel de Guzman Said,
October 14, 2008 @ 11:21 pm
sumasang-ayon ako sa komentaryo ni Marlon Cruz, bilang isang future accountant, isang napakalaking bentahe para sa ating lokal na industriya ang pagbalik ng mga OFWs sa ating bansa upang gamitin ang kanilang naipon na pera at ang kanilang mga talento at kakayahan upang umusad nang pasulong ang ating mayamang bansang Pilipinas sa likas na yaman,kasaysayan, sining at kultura.
kaya’t alagaan nating mabuti ang ating likas na yaman at mamamayan upang hindi gamitin ng iilan at ng mga banyagang Diyos ang kayamanan, kapangyarihan, katangyagaan.
Let there be love and peace …
#
Marlo Cruz Said,
October 12, 2008 @ 11:57 am
Poverty in spirit or poverty in material things?
If in cash or assets, the Philippines is the richest country in the world and top European banks know this fact. At one point in our history, the Philippines was able to borrow from international financial institutions only because of the personal guarantee of Ferdinand Marcos. Only when the political leadership stops being greedy; start having their balls and stop believing in the Federal Reserve can the Philippines move these funds into the country to begin making this nation the envy of all other countries.
Take a look at the following:
1. We have all the best engineers, technicians, programmers, teachers, etc. and these are assets the world can not live without because once you pull out all these Filipinos from their present placements, the world will go on a standstill and it will only be the Philippines which will be doing great;
2. The country is the biggest source of deuterium which makes fossil fuel a thing of the past; all the metallic minerals industry needs; and aquatic and agricultural resources which China needs; and
3. Substantial cash which are in the names of various Filipios are kept in major banks which the anti-money laundering council (Paris) and certain vested interests want to get so as not to allow the country to grow.
We only need someone who has access to substantial funds that he/she does not need to steal or return favors when elected so that the leader, without baggages, can realign resources and rationalize policies so as to generate the employment that nation building requires. The present crop of would-be Presidential candidates would be dependent on contributors for their campaign whom they would have to satisfy once elected that makes them hostage to a never-ending cycle of corruption.
Economics 11 taught me that to prop up an economy, you only need to harness the construction industry and the automotive industry. When construction work is done simultaneously all over the country at the same time, people will all be so busy that politics will just die a natural death and people will not even have time to steal or waste time being stooges of politicians.
#
daghs Said,
October 15, 2008 @ 12:49 am
no. 1 reason is corruption..everyone wants to be a politician not to help make the country better but to make money..also stupid decisions like travel ban here in Iraq..third countries like ours can’t afford to have a travel ban because we need jobs which the government cannot give, lets face it we are a poor country..Filipino’s working here gets $800 to $5000 monthly..i can say that we are safe because we are working inside US bases (HEAVILY FORTIFIED)..American Companies likes working with FILIPINOS which our officials should not take for granted but because of the stupid ban they cannot hire more & the one’s already here cannot go to vacation..like me earning $2000 monthly & has a every 6 mos vacation but cannot go of fear not be able to come back..CORRUPTION AND BAD DECISIONS..JUST LOOK CLOSER ON THESE 2 MAYBE PHILIPPINES STILL HAS A CHANCE TO BE A COUNTRY THAT OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES LOOK UP TO LIKE BEFORE!!!
Ai Said,
October 15, 2008 @ 1:46 am
This country needs more millionaires with a loving heart. This country needs more millionaires who can commit to help the less fortunate. This country needs more millionaires who can commit to shorten the gap between the mass and the affluent. This country needs more millionaires to become a channel of hope to our financially depressed brothers and sisters – thus gradually alleviating poverty.
Benjie Caloy Said,
October 15, 2008 @ 2:30 am
We need a culture change in our attitudes and re-emphasize the importance of moral values and nationalism in our institutions.
Attitudes- the “bahala na”,”saka na”, “bukas na lang”, “pwede na yan”, “akala ko”,”lingas bao”,etc….usually leads to the common cause of failures in our tasks
– we must learn to accept reality and must not easily be carried out by our emotions,,,could this be caused by listening or watching too much dramas in our early age?
– ang pagiging laging “negative” ang thinking on issues, proposals and suggestions lalo na kung coming from the “rival” group
Moral Values/Nationalism – “Re-emphasize, refresh, back to the basic” sa dahilang dapat sa panahong ito ay “minimal o zero(???)” na ang corruption…pero sa aking nakikita ay pa-grabe pa sa coming generations o sa bagong lahi papalit sa akin
Poverty Reduction - A Global Problem with Local Solutions « ProfoundMatters Said,
October 15, 2008 @ 3:53 am
[...] Think big, act bigger. Oct. 15 is Blog Action Day 2008 [...]
ginoray Said,
October 15, 2008 @ 4:03 am
2010 is just around the corner, aspiring presidentiables must make clear their policies on how they will address this problem.
Lester Cavestany » Blog Archive » Go Fish - Blog Action Day 2008 - Poverty Said,
October 15, 2008 @ 4:09 am
[...] like to thank Tonyo Cruz of Bloggers Kapihan for inviting me to join the Blog Action Day 2008. This year’s theme is about making a stand against poverty - Manindigan Laban sa [...]
alex Said,
October 15, 2008 @ 4:20 am
joined!!!!
alex Said,
October 15, 2008 @ 4:23 am
here’s mine!
http://www.retardedsnotebook.com/2008/10/lets-all-be-kids-again-blog-action-day.html
LXIV: On Poverty « The [Deranged] Writer at work. Said,
October 15, 2008 @ 7:30 am
[...] post is in participation with this year’s Blog Action Day. The Writer collaborates with The Character (surprisingly) for the first time in this blog’s [...]
LXIV: On Poverty (Blog Action Day ‘08) « The [Deranged] Writer at work. Said,
October 15, 2008 @ 7:31 am
[...] post is in participation with this year’s Blog Action Day. The Writer collaborates with The Character (surprisingly) for the first time in this blog’s [...]
ralphguzman.org » Blogging Against Poverty Said,
October 15, 2008 @ 7:56 am
[...] me to support Blog Action Day 2008 Philippines by joining the stand and joining the [...]
Blog Action Day 2008: Imperialism and poverty | tonyocruz.com Said,
October 16, 2008 @ 12:33 am
[...] Blog Action Day 2008 today in the Philippines and elsewhere in the [...]
aajao Said,
October 16, 2008 @ 7:52 am
my contribution, entitled “Bangungot ng Kahirapan”
GeoRge Said,
October 16, 2008 @ 9:31 am
Hi everyone, here’s my vlog post:
http://digiputz.com/?p=1083
Blog Action Day 2008 (Vlog 1×21) Philippines: The Pity Factor | Digiputz.com Said,
October 16, 2008 @ 9:34 am
[...] For more information log on to Blogactionday.org and see what you can do to help alleviate poverty not only in the Philippines but worldwide. Bloggers Kapihan also has a site for local bloggers participating in this global forum here. [...]
JONAS Said,
October 17, 2008 @ 12:54 pm
ON October 14, 2008 @ 8:21 pm, I wrote a blog about poverty. Two days later, Forbes released the list of the top richest families in the Philippines. The Sys, Tans, and Ayalas were among the top list, an indication………….to be continued..
Ronald Garcia Said,
October 17, 2008 @ 6:08 pm
‘World Foodless Day’: Globalization, Profiteering, Behind Worsening Food Crisis
Global food prices have risen by 75% since 2000, according to the World Bank, while prices of rice, corn, wheat, and soybean have hit all-time highs. Prices of meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products naturally follow the upward trends of grains prices. Amid the global financial crisis, increased speculation in food and fuel prices is seen as a possible consequence that will further push food prices up and worsen the poor’s access to food.
The world is facing its worst food crisis that has been aggravated by agriculture trade liberalization policies imposed by international finance institutions (IFIs) like the International Monetary Fund and trade bodies such as the World Trade Organization. These policies have allowed intensified profiteering by food transnational corporations (TNCs). In fact while more and more people go hungry everyday, TNCs such as Cargill and grain traders such as Archer Daniels Midland reported increased profits as of the first quarter of 2008.
TNCs in its desire for more profits have continued to lobby IFIs and Third World government to implement globalization policies in food and agriculture, including liberalization of trade and investment in agriculture, privatization of public organs in agricultural extension services such as irrigation, trading and the like, and deregulation of government roles in pricing, marketing and even land reforms. These globalization policies compound the deep crisis of agriculture and food production in underdeveloped countries due to decades-old landlessness of farmers, backwardness of their tools and production, monopoly of land, tools and inputs, TNC control in production and trade, and government neglect. Thus, ironically, hunger is at its worst in rural communities in the Third World where most food and agricultural production take place.
Globalization has not only resulted in the increasing bankruptcy and worsening poverty and hunger of farmers and consumers, but also in continuously eroding local production and self-sufficiency of Third World countries.
Civil society, peasant groups, and people’s organizations around the world consider World Food Day an opportune time to send a strong message that farmers and people of the Third World reject globalization, trade liberalization, and TNC profiteering of agriculture. It is also a time to recognize the successful efforts of broad alliances of farmers and people’s organizations for strengthened protests against globalization, struggle against genuine agrarian reform, and relentlessly demand for social accountability. World Foodless Day events are being held in more than fourteen countries across Asia and being supported by civil society groups around the globe.
warren Said,
October 29, 2008 @ 11:31 pm
good
Poverty in the Philippines | apples-pie | fashion, lifestyle, entertainment blog of a caffeine addict Said,
December 20, 2008 @ 1:50 pm
[...] This post is a response to Bloggers Kapihan’s invitation for Blog Action Day 2008. [...]