Philippine Senator Tito Sotto slams CNN for negative feature on Philippines

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Philippine Senator Tito Sotto slams CNN for negative feature on Philippines, threatens to pull out ad placements

Apparently failing to distinguish between the necessarily favourable content advertisements display in favour of whoever is funding them, and a news report which is in principle derived from direct observation and facts obtained from as reliable sources as can be possibly engaged by reporters, Philippine Senator Vicente "Tito" Sotto III lashed out at global new channel Cable News Network (CNN) for airing reports on poverty and other "negative" features of the Philippines despite the Philippine government spending millions on ad placements with the network...

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[imanh0rn]

"slams" talaga tita sotto?

whitewashing truth won't solve our problems IMHO

[Papichulo168]

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Pagpag is our problem?

Ilang Pilipino ba ang kumakain ng pagpag? I bet you can't even name the location of that pagpag carinderya.

[imanh0rn]

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Pagpag is our problem?

Ilang Pilipino ba ang kumakain ng pagpag? I bet you can't even name the location of that pagpag carinderya.

oh we only have Zayas, an area located near the landfill

just because the problem only affects a certain minority doesn't mean the problem is not relevant.

and stick to the topic, tita sotto's OA reaction to CNN

if it was wrong to report minority news, by golly we'd be free from hearing of NOy's lovelife (or the lack of it)

[JobyBryant24]

Gumagawa na naman ng exposure tong patawang komedyante na to. Siguro ysaoan sa CNN eh pinagtatawanan lang nila si Sotto. Ewan ko ba bakit pa nananalo yan eh.

[fragileX]

hindi makuha si Sotto ang message sa CNN.

pangkomedya ka nga at pang tv.

nabubuwisit sya sa CNN at naghahanap ng kakampi sa mga mahihirap at gagamitin nya ito sa election. bwisit

dapat pa nga ma-challenge at alamin kung saan ang ugat ng kahirapan.

NO TO SOTTO IN 2016.

[my_2_cents]

Puede bang i-persona non grata ang news network?

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my_2_cents

[charuz]

hindi makuha si Sotto ang message sa CNN.

pangkomedya ka nga at pang tv.

nabubuwisit sya sa CNN at naghahanap ng kakampi sa mga mahihirap at gagamitin nya ito sa election. bwisit

[Papichulo168]

oh we only have Zayas, an area located near the landfill

just because the problem only affects a certain minority doesn't mean the problem is not relevant.

and stick to the topic, tita sotto's OA reaction to CNN

if it was wrong to report minority news, by golly we'd be free from hearing of NOy's lovelife (or the lack of it)

Did CNN clarify that it was the only location that serve Pagpag?

The impression on Pinoys now, thanks to that CNN report, is that we have OFWs working abroad so that their relatives back home won't eat pagpag.

If pagpag should be a problem, it's a local government problem that the City of Manila Health and Sanitation Office should be addressing years ago. A karinderia allowed to operate like that as a business without the knowledge of city officials? It's a health menace!

[imanh0rn]

Did CNN clarify that it was the only location that serve Pagpag?

The impression on Pinoys now, thanks to that CNN report, is that we have OFWs working abroad so that their relatives back home won't eat pagpag.

If pagpag should be a problem, it's a local government problem that the City of Manila Health and Sanitation Office should be addressing years ago. A karinderia allowed to operate like that as a business without the knowledge of city officials? It's a health menace!

you want to tackle those then tell CNN to do a documentary of the whole problem.

don't worry mate, only weak minded foreigners will think what you posted about OFWs and the pagpag relationship

in the mean time, we need more news like these that way the rich and middle class will wake up a bit.

and for OA politicians who refuse to see the problem and erect a big wall to obscure the truth to shut up.

[Papichulo168]

you want to tackle those then tell CNN to do a documentary of the whole problem.

don't worry mate, only weak minded foreigners will think what you posted about OFWs and the pagpag relationship

in the mean time, we need more news like these that way the rich and middle class will wake up a bit.

and for OA politicians who refuse to see the problem and erect a big wall to obscure the truth to shut up.

Again, what problem? The local government health problem? In that case, Sotto should be nagging Lim or Isko Moreno.

[idiot_savant]

Let us not dwell on our anti-Noynoy stance for a minute. Try to be neutral at least. Ito kasi ang nakikita ko sa mga comments dito: ipakita ng international media ang lahat ng kabulukan ng Pilipinas at kapag nangyari yun, nagsasaya pa tayo kasi walang ginagawa ang gobyerno natin.

Walang masama na ipakita ang balita galing sa "minority". Pero balita na galing sa isang influential news org tulad ng CNN, malakas ang hatak nila na magbigay ng impression sa mga tao tungkol sa kung ano ang Pilipinas, hindi sa kung ano nga. Imelda Marcos, baby factory ng Fabella, at ngayon ang pagpag--staple na sila ng international news media. Hindi lang pag-relay ng message ang role ng media, negosyo rin sila. Nothing about the Philippines sells except poverty. Kapag puro positive ang news galing sa Pilipinas, hindi bebenta. Kailangan ng pagpag kahit na iilang squatters lang ang kumakain nun.

Hindi hamak na napakadaming bansa ang mas mahirap sa Pilipinas. Sa Indonesia, Vietnam, Central America, milyon milyon din ang mahihirap, lalo na sa Pakistan, China, India at Africa. Bukod sa famine sa Africa, may nakita na ba kayong balita tulad ng pagpag sa BBC at CNN? Sabi nga sa Lonely Planet, may image problem daw ang Pilipinas.

Pero OA si Tito Sotto. Gawin nya ang trabaho nya para hindi na kumain ng pagpag ang mga taga-Tondo.

[Papichulo168]

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Punta ka ng Tondo at tanungin mo unang taga Tondong makikita mo kung kumakain siya pagpag tingnan ko kung makaalis ka pa ng Tondo ng buhay.

[boom_box]

The Biggest Bigot of the Year got butthurt..

[shooter_mcgavin]

in the mean time, we need more news like these that way the rich and middle class will wake up a bit.

I thought the middle class and rich class are the ones educated about this. Many of them do have jobs are doing their part mind you. If anything its that Poor that needs to wake up ... the refuse to educate themselves and do stupid things like make a business out of Pagpag.

“What they featured was about pagpag. There are 90 million Filipinos. Why didn’t CNN feature Sen. Manuel “Manny” Villar who came from the poor but rose to become a billionaire? He was so poor then but then became an entrepreneur who became a billionaire. Why feature something like those scrounging for leftovers? There is an agenda.

The OFW who made sacrifices and opened a business employing thousands of jobs is probably a better story than a someone who made it out with a rich woman and became pretty hated politician.

[imanh0rn]

Again, what problem? The local government health problem? In that case, Sotto should be nagging Lim or Isko Moreno.

you're hitting yourself lol

kaya nga SOTTO is being OA with the report. instead of barking at CNN for the report, he should shut up and questino the local gov't why there are people (even 10 or 20 its still a problem) are eating papag

gets mo na?

[idiot_savant]

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Punta ka ng Tondo at tanungin mo unang taga Tondong makikita mo kung kumakain siya pagpag tingnan ko kung makaalis ka pa ng Tondo ng buhay.

Exactly. Taga-Tondo--ang ibig kong sabihin yung ilang squatters na taga-Tondo. Marami pa ring may kaya sa buhay dun lalo na mga Chinese-Pinoy. Kung generalization man yun, ano pa kaya ang impression na ibinibigay ng CNN. Patay ako sa unang taga-Tondo na tatanungin ko, generalization din yun.

[ylle45]

Eat Bulaga!

tama si fragileX, kumukuha lang ng sympathy si Tito Sen

[charuz]

In fairness, mas madali nga naman ang magreklamo kesa solusyonan ang problema.

[guapo_talaga]

if it was wrong to report minority news, by golly we'd be free from hearing of NOy's lovelife (or the lack of it)