Lauding Monique Wilson
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| Armida Siguion-Reyna |
I didn’t think the Willing-Willie controversy would get this big. The Australian newspaper and online publication calls it “a story about show business and the lust for fame, the struggle between permissiveness and social conservatism, and child exploitation… a very Philippines sort of scandal.” While on its front page there’s news about a “cadet sex scandal” that’s caused the head of a military training academy to go on leave, and the grant of possible future parole for a father who killed his four-year-old daughter by throwing her off a bridge.
What’s arguably wrong with Australia cannot be used to justify what’s wrong with us here, so never mind that article. Beyond the insults and the taunting, people are threatened with libel cases and getting death threats for tweeting their reactions to the issue. Nothing close to this has ever happened; it’s almost as if an elective post is at stake..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110412com4.html
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