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Text ire unleashes on Philippine Government
Philippine residents turned to texting and swarmed radio stations with angry calls hurled against Defense Secretary Angelo Reyes and President Arroyo “for terrorizing Davao,” a day after junior officers of the Armed Forces mutineed against the government and accused the two of creating terror to access the antiterrorism fund of the United States, reports abs-cbnews. For insight into how powerful SMS can be in shaping public opinion (particularly in the Philippines - dubbed the texting capital of the world) and mobilizing people, read reference article on how «Technology Changed the Philippine Political Dynamics» written by Helen S. Andrade-Jimenez, for which she was awarded the 2001 Citi Journalistic Excellence Award (CJEA). |
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