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Two Laws and Losses for Freelancers and Netizens 

The Freelance Writers’ Guild of the Philippines’ (FWGP) 

Statement on Aquino’s Cyber Laws 

21 September 2012 

In August and September of this year, the Philippine President signed two laws that “recognize the role of information and communications technology in nation-building and social and economic development.” These laws are: 

Tale as old as time. Yes, a fairy tale. A cliché story of having the impossible. You can almost expect what will happen in the end. But with witty brit humor, lovable characters and entertaining hollywood storytelling.

Then you will remember the old issue that was Hugh Grant. Caught in a car having sex with a prostitute. The issue was not that he had paid for sex. But the kind of prostitute. Think of the Avenida type 500 pesos hooker. Not the high class escort service for politicians and businessmen. 

Okay, it was an exaggeration. Not the Recto type. It was like the Malate girls. But you get the grip. 

Anyway..

That was the issue headlined by the media. But they never hated him for it. In fact, he got some more movies again after the incident. Thankfully.

It is an old movie, relatively speaking. And I'm not the biggest fan of this kind of story. I want blood or pain, melancholy or any disturbing realities. But after watching Notting Hill, I say let's go back to fairy tale. At least from time to time. Because sometimes, we need to believe in something. No matter how hopeless. Yes, that human spirit! That mushy message.

Well, is it an escapist film? Yes! 

Is it worth your time? Yes!

Sentor Sotto really hates free expression. I remember his reaction way back the 90s when Eraserheads' Alapaap was playing in the airwaves. Anyway, here's the newest band of Ely Buendia, Oktaves. Their song is Paakyat ka pa Lang, Pababa na Ako. This video is not mine. I just adjusted some of the colors.

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS FOR FREELANCE WRITERS THIS YEAR IS HAPPENING ON SEPTEMBER 16:

THE 2ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE FREELANCE WRITERS' GUILD OF THE PHILIPPINES.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: SEPTEMBER 16, 2012, 1 TO 6PM IN UP HOTEL. SO MAKE SURE YOU GO TO THE MIBF BEFORE SEPT 16, OKAY? :)

WHY YOU SHOULDN'T MISS IT:

1. There will be a talk by CELINE ROQUE about Online Freelance Writing), NOEMI PAMINTUAN JARA and freelancer.com's SHARON DE DIOS will be sharing their freelance writing experiences, too. Plus, seasoned writer BERT SULAT will also be sharing lessons, tips and advice for freelance writers.

2. We have also invited representatives from the client side (yes, you read it right, THEY will be there) to talk about what makes them tick, what turns them off, what skills you should possess, etc. We will be hearing from CES RODRIGUEZ of Yahoo! Philippines, CAMSY OCUMEN from freelancer.com, and YASMIN ARQUIZA of GMA News Online.

3. The panel of reactors will be composed of three freelance writers who will represent all of us (because we can't all be given the chance to speak): DINO MANRIQUE, STEPHANIE GONZAGA, and BEVERLY SIY.

4. PLUS, the results of the RATES SURVEY will be presented, together with the accomplishments and future plans of the the different FWGP committees.

The event will be hosted by VIVA ANDRADA and ANGELICA CARBALLO. Open forum to be moderated by SUSAN CLAIRE AGBAYANI. Performances by PETER ALLAN MARIANO and CHARLIE MORALES' band. 

BOOKS WILL BE ON SALE AT THE VENUE!

FWGP wishes to thank our sponsors: FILIPINAS COPYRIGHT AND LICENSING SOCIETY (FILCOLS), AIR21, BUSINESSWORLD, HERWORD, BALANGAY PRODUCTIONS, TINDAHAN NG ITLOG NI KUYA, MICHELLE'S CUPCAKES, AGIMAT, AND MANY MORE.

YOUR ENTRANCE FEE OF P100 WILL BE USED TO PAY FOR VENUE AND EQUIPMENT.

A missed flight, stormy weather, an earthquake of 7.6 magnitude, tsunami warning, unretrievable video files because of virus and some other things add fun to our perfect getaway in Dakak and the rest of Dapitan, MIndanao. 

     We were about to shoot the season 2 pilot episode of the travel show "Where's Tony?" in Dapitan but we had a quick stop first in Dumaguete because of some unforeseen but avoidable events. But we're not complaining. As they say, it's the journey not the destination.

     At the tail of these pics, I was searching for the pictures where we got so sweaty and boom! Singing and feeling rockstars as we sing our hearts out. But of course, I was so cautious to bring the cam while singing Laklak, Lakas Tama and other hard rock songs. But yeah, cheers! Out of tune that we were, we weren't there to sing. We were there to entertain!