Manny Pacquiao to win vs. Ricky Hatton

In the Philippines, I am predicting that crime rates will plummet and even rebels in the boondocks will stop fighting as they watch the historic fight between Philippine boxing champ Manny Pacquiao and British boxing champ Ricky Hatton.

I still haven't forgiven the British educational system for teaching Chip Tsao how to write and speak in English, thereby enabling him spew slurs on Filipinos all over the world.

And I haven't forgiven the BBC for coming up with a not-so funny depiction of Filipina maids.



Today, we get satisfaction in the early rounds and the British champ will fall on the floor like stale fish and chips!

Go Manny! Give em one for me!

Chip Tsao is all the rage among Filipinos

It's another cause of Filipino indignation.

Barbs have been flying all over the blogosphere over what Hongkong journalist Chip Tsao wrote in his column.  Apparently, he was of the opinion that the Philippines is a nation of servants.

Here's a short excerpt of an article on abs-cbnnews.com:

Part of Tsao’s column read: “As a nation of servants, you don't flex your muscles at your master, from whom you earn most of your bread and butter.”

He further wrote that he “summoned Louisa, my domestic assistant who holds a degree in international politics from the University of Manila, hung a map on the wall, and gave her a harsh lecture.”

Tsao threatened to sack his domestic worker should war breaks out between the Philippines and China “because I would not risk the crime of treason for sponsoring an enemy of the state by paying her to wash my toilet and clean my windows 16 hours a day.”

You know what's funny?

It seems we're always indignant over something or other.  Lagi na lang tayong inaapi.

Just a week or so ago, we were indignant over Nicole's decision to recant her testimony against US Serviceman Daniel Smith. 

And when was it that we fumed over a TV show on BBC that slurred Filipina maids too.  

Of course, who'd forget that Terry Hatcher and that Desperate Housewives episode where her character flung a slur against Filipino doctors. 

I'm sure, there are a lot of other examples of how Filipinos are denigrated or put down by people in foreign countries.  The thing is, and this is really infuriating, Filipinos are being put down by their own countrymen.  

Take the case of Boyet Fajardo and this is just one case that found its way on the internet through youtube.

Ever wonder why we're always finding stories of Filipinos being put down?