Comments on: The Great Philippine Book Blockade of 2009

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Current » The Great Book Blockade of 2009: Timeline and Readings — Sun, 10 May 2009 06:22:23 +0000

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Internet451 » No books for Philippines — Thu, 07 May 2009 06:01:07 +0000

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By: Markus

Markus — Thu, 07 May 2009 04:42:03 +0000

Now let us see who among the presedentiables are gonna do something about this! :D

By: Louie Aguinaldo

Louie Aguinaldo — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:01:53 +0000

If you are on facebook please join the cause FILIPINOS AGAINST THE TAXATION OF BOOKS BY CUSTOMS ——-
http://apps.facebook.com/causes/280535

We hope to get popular support and hopefully get the attention of some lawmakers and government officials who are in facebook. Maybe some of them will champion this cause.

By: Nikki M.

Nikki M. — Wed, 06 May 2009 06:50:37 +0000

DAMN those CUSTOMS PEOPLE!

I even heard they plan on taxing ALL books, not only the classic/cultural whatnot but the EDUCATIONAL books too!

HOW IN THE WORLD ARE WE TO AFFORD OUR BOOKS IF THEY ADD UP TAXES!!??
college tuition fee is already problem enough for our parents, and now this?

It would only be a short time until the student body, and readers nationwide would cause an uproar!

To HELL WITH THIS GOVERNMENT!

By: melrose

melrose — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:18:27 +0000

“I hope sa 2010 elections, magbago na ang takbo ng Pilipinas. ang laki ng potential ng Philippines e. have you seen their campaign? buti pa si Usec Ace. check nyo campaign ng dept of tourism — http://www.awesomephilippines.ph
“

By: Gerry Alanguilan

Gerry Alanguilan — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:04:13 +0000

Towards the end of the article (in the link), I think it mentioned that the books are coming in again, but only because the booksellers have caved in (under protest) and paid the taxes.

By: ramon

ramon — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:48:45 +0000

hey gerry, it’s ramon. just last weekend i got tatsumi’s a drifting life from fully booked, a fresh arrival from abroad (hadn’t even been shrink-wrapped yet), an april-published book, so i don’t know how extensive the non-arrival of imported books has been.

By: Reno

Reno — Tue, 05 May 2009 10:10:41 +0000

Already copied and disseminated through email. Thanks for bringing this to everyone’s attention.