A couple of months ago, we were outraged by the FilipinaBride.Com, which is supposedly a spoof for the international perverts-or-hopeless con romantics who use the internet to look for their Filipina subjects.
While concerned groups have been successful with soliciting support and a couple of reactions from Filipinos, there weren't much efforts gathered for eliminating the "Filipina bride" impression of many on Filipino women. Most actions were geared towards the site owners; they were attacks to specific groups or individuals like the pervs that I was talking about in the first paragraph. None of them countered the real enemy: the negative perception of the Filipina.
Fighting this enemy is a big challenge. This is mainly because we are dealing with individual psychos...err... I mean psyches and as well as a whole bunch of social constructions which have long been a mainstream for a significant number of ignoramuses.
Last August, another social barrier has been broken; another line has been crossed for the Filipino women. Janette Toral's brainchild, The Filipina Writing Contest, has the following aim:
There were around 80 entries to this campaign and the awarding was held last 28 November 2007 at Ponciana's Kitchen along Timog Avenue.
Now ladies and gentlemen, the winners:
The judges' Most Liked Entries and won US$100 each.
The Funniest Filipina Vloggers
Ako si Pina.. At ito ang aking kuwento...
Superiority of Women in the Philippine Society
US$100 Winners in the raffle:
Filipina as Other (Betsy's!)
Two Popular and Unique Individuals, Both Filipina
The Filipina Campaign (Aiza's! Birthday gift!)
Filipina 2007
For the SEO competition part, the following won US$100:
Google - Filipina (marhgil's)
Yahoo - Filipina (marhgil's--lucky, lucky guy na nagrereklamo pa!)
MSN - Hindi lang Filipina Dating, Dating Filipina, Wow Filipina talaga!
For thoseShortlisted entries' prizes:
One (1) Customized Banner or Button (Thanks Juan Karlo Licudine!)
Filipina Pride
Three (3) Wordpress t-shirts for entries with link to our partner FilipinaImages.com (Thanks Noemi Lardizabal Dado!)
Filipina Ako. I am a Filipina
A Topless Filipina in Europe
Maria “Ria” A. Jose is a Filipina
Two (2) Strategic Problogging Audio E-Book (Thanks Manuel Viloria!)
Filipina Since Birth
Story of a Young Filipina Woman - The Fighter in Me
The following got a one-year individual membership in the DigitalFilipino.com Club.
A Different Filipina
Proudly Pinay: The Filipina Who Strut on Her Heels (wow! this IS mine!)
Macho I Love Yous
The Filipina in the Eyes of the World
Adobong Pinay
Ang mga Filipina ng Buhay Ko
Filipina works! Abroad
Podcast/Vlogs creation effort
Hot Filipina
The Portrait of a Japayuki as a Filipina
Google Suggested Pinay Scandal
What is a Filipina?
3 Things You Possibly Do Not Know about the Filipina
Congratulations to all (since I think everyone won a prize in the raffle)! And of course, congratulations to Ms. Janette!
To know more about the project, click here.
To know more about the winners and sponsors, click here.
I saw the update about the project here! thanks for sharing... I will be doing the same in my blog! :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm over at:
http://www.sinigang-dmeemai.blogspot.com/
have a good one!
LOL! talagang noted pa na nagrereklamo ako. hehehe
ReplyDeleteHi eam!
ReplyDeleteThanks. Will drop you a visit. =)
Hi marhgil =) hahaha! dapat lang nuh!
I agree, there is a lot of negative perception about Filipinas. It is up to the good people to stand up and reject behaviour like this.
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And these good people must stand up against one enemy, TIMOTHY ELLIS CUMPER aka ELLUMBRA. Just like what these people did:
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http://jepoy.bengero.com/2008/02/hospitalscamsblogspotcom-severe-case-of.html
http://filipinaimages.com/philippine-hospital-scam-tierra-maria-estates-scam-exposed-as-hoax/
http://liveinthephilippines.com/americanlola/2008/02/01/the-%E2%80%9Cforiegner-money%E2%80%9D-problem/#comments
http://yourpinoybroker.com/tierra-maria-estates-scam-exposed-as-hoax/
http://lalaine.gameops.net/2008/03/foreigners-deeply-inlove-with-filipinas.html
http://npf007.multiply.com/journal/item/84/hospitalscams.blogspot.com_Severe_Case_of_Psychosis
http://www.siopaomaster.com/2008/03/foreigner-needs-psychological-treatment.html
http://jepoy.bengero.com/2008/03/official-statement-from-mr-francis.html
http://filamforumreport.com/2008/03/03/philippine-hospital-scam-hoax-victim-speaks-out/
hi fellow-blogger,
ReplyDeleteI must admit I am still a newbie in the blogging field and one more admission, I was surfing for info about a superficial topic such as the Mikaela product, but I guess I was destined to read your post about the Filipina Writing Contest - perhaps they should hold a contest for Pinays who are just simple bloggers? It was pure illumination and I ended up posting one about this valuable cause on my site: redjamjar@blogspot.com
thank you for helping me think more outside the box
Perseverance
aretessence@gmail.com
(let me know how you fared with the product, I brought a couple of the Mikaela home to Sydney)