Posts Tagged ‘Nairobo Protocol of 1976’
The Great Philippine Book Blockade of 2009
May 21, 2009 3 comments Grrrievance
I wanted something to get my cool back about my next door neighbor blasting morning talk shows and Tagalog-dubbed-anime crap on the TV everyday! Whole day! It’s become a routine that in a couple of days I’ve been forever pissed! Blaring thrash music back, with its blast beats and shotguns and growls and screams and what not, is a no go.
Needed something to put away the negative tide that building in me. So I decided to pick up a good book to read. That eventually added sadness to the wanting-to-rush feeling that I tried to control. Why so?
Learning about The Great Philippine Book Blockade of 2009 jacked up what my neighbors did to me more. Philippine government is taxing more on the books, comics, manuscripts and all printed materials that you buy in Powerbooks, National Bookstore, Fully Booked and your trusted local book stores. Taxing is acceptable (Continued…)










