Dan Brown calls Manila 'gates of hell' in novel

[Stoner]

Naki-epal na rin ang CBCP.

They should just mind their 2nd collections.

[badkuk]

Perhaps in some US states cops don't carry guns?

Or maybe he was commenting on some PH cops packing M-16`s ?

Afaik cops in london don't carry guns, batuta lang.

[Altis6453]

Naki-epal na rin ang CBCP.

They should just mind their 2nd collections.

We should be glad they can't burn people at the stake anymore. Or ban books which they think is offensive to faith.

[d'flash]

CBCP nagsalita din

DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 - Silveradyo

[Monseratto]

Funny how the hypocrite CBCP openly blames the goverment about those issues mentioned in the book, yet when someone else does it, they say its unfair...

[d'flash]

napakahirap ba intindihan na fiction yun?

[Manilablock]

ito ung Philippine Feature film sa 2013 Canes Film Festival.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd81i3KuI6w

sa Cannes Classics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce6r64fqX0g



History is better than today....



BTW, chapter 7 na ako sa Inferno, same with other Dan Brown books pag nasimulan mo basahin ang hirap bitawan.

[Manilablock]

Even the Bournce Legacy didn't exactly show our pristine beaches to the world...Squatter colony at yung everyday chaos ang pinakita nila,,,

I have a bucket of salt regarding this letter...

Nakow, naghamon pa ang MMDA na papuntahin si Dan Brown sa Boracay, maganda lang ang harapan ng boracay, pero pag exit mo at dumaan ka sa likod, makikita mo ang dumi.

[c_cube]

Sino may pdf dyan? Pa pm naman hahaha!

Sakit sa kilay ni chairman, nagpadala papala ng letter kay dan brown :twak:


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[CVT]

On the Philippines yes.but not i'm other countries..

Chapter 45+ still no mention of dear Manila

:book:

[Monseratto]

From MMDA FB page:

Ibig lang po namin mapaliwanag sa lahat na ang attached letter ni Dan Brown ay hindi po galing kay Mr. Brown mismo, kundi ay galing sa isang humor blogger na mas kilala sa pangalang "Professional Heckler". May karapatan po siyang magpahiwatig ng kaniyang sinasaloob gaya ninyo, at gaya di ni Chairman Francis Tolentino na patuloy na idedepensa at itataguyod ang kabuuang imahe ng Manila/Metro Manila sa mundo. Nakikiusap lang po kami na wag po sana tayong magmura o gumamit ng di angkop na pananalita kung mayroon po tayong ibig ipahayag dito sa facebook. Salamat po!

[Monseratto]

Di lang leftist militants kaya gumawa ng lightning rally...

Taiwanese women stage lightning rally at Malacañang compound
May 25, 2013 5:03pm


A group of Taiwanese women wearing mourning attire slipped past presidential guards and managed to hold a lightning rally inside the Malacañang compound in Manila Saturday.

The 13 women brought a streamer demanding a public apology from the Philippine government for the death of a Taiwanese fisherman in an encounter in disputed waters on May 9.

During their demonstration, presidential guards and anti-riot police had a hard time escorting them out of the compound but eventually allowed them to finish their activity peacefully, radio dzBB's Divine Caraecle reported.

One of the demonstrators was a former Taiwanese councilwoman, according to a GMA News "Flash report."

Presidential guards and police eventually allowed the demonstrators to read the contents of a letter seeking an apology.

The dzBB report said the Taiwanese also asked President Benigno Aquino to heed their call for a public apology and to resolve the issue soonest.

For his part, Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office head Ramon Carandang was quoted in the GMA News Flash report as saying the Philippines is focusing on the investigation of the incident.

Tension remains between the Philippines and Taiwan over the May 9 incident, although both sides have agreed to a parallel investigation on the incident. — LBG, GMA News

[CVT]

Chapter 60 and no mention yet of dear Manila. Geneva, yes.

[holdencaulfield]

From MMDA FB page:

put*ngina mo! ayusin mo mga tao mo dito sa kalookan at clover leaf!

[Monseratto]

Hehehe...From Paul Alcazaren*FB

Good morning FB world. Dan Brown got it wrong. Manila is not the gateway to hell ...it is hell. Here's Manila’s Inferno: Nine Circles of Hell. Add your own levels and complete the downward spiral. ...and have a great Sunday!

1. Air, water, basura and noise pollution - 12 million Metro Manilans breathe what passes for air ...our canals and waterways are semi-solid and smelly ...we barely get rid of our 7,000 tons of trash a day - in fills that leach posion to our water sources ...we cannot get rid of the noise - jeeps, trucks and cars, karaoke, the cacophony of political debates
2. Traffic and a hellish transport system - Brown's 6-hour commute is a reality for some ...2-3 hour cummulative daily commutes are what most suffer through in any given day (except when Manny Pacquiao fights, but he's out for now)
3. Informal settlements and poverty/Gated communities and snobbery - we do not provide affordable housing with basic services for up to a third of all metro Manilans ...the rest of us live in gated communities - isolated from a sea of poverty and often from our own middle-class neighbors
4. Phone and Power hell – exorbitant electricity rates, criminally-bad cell phone and internet service ...cell service? we live in prison cells of dropped calls, turtle-speed internet connections and huge monthly bills
5. Billboards and blight - the lack of city planning and urban design makes the metropolis a war zone for profit-oriented real estate development, LGU corruption, the inutility of a jurisdiction-weakened MMDA ...skyscraper-sized billboards and spaghetti wires bock out the sun, we have no more heritage nor sense and pride of place
6. Floods and disaster risk - seasonal disasters to kingdom come... yet we know the causes and history repeats itself every year
7. Willie Revillame and trash TV/media ...his shows kill people and most of TV torture our intellect ...need I say more?
8. Crime - no place, no one is safe
9. Politics - see no. 8

[Monseratto]

Paulo Alcazaren*FB

Good morning FB world. Dan Brown got it wrong. Manila is not the gateway to hell ...it is hell. Here's Manila’s Inferno: Nine Circles of Hell. Add your own levels and complete the downward spiral. ...and have a great Sunday!

1. Air, water, basura and noise pollution - 12 million Metro Manilans breathe what passes for air ...our canals and waterways are semi-solid and smelly ...we barely get rid of our 7,000 tons of trash a day - in fills that leach posion to our water sources ...we cannot get rid of the noise - jeeps, trucks and cars, karaoke, the cacophony of political debates
2. Traffic and a hellish transport system - Brown's 6-hour commute is a reality for some ...2-3 hour cummulative daily commutes are what most suffer through in any given day (except when Manny Pacquiao fights, but he's out for now)
3. Informal settlements and poverty/Gated communities and snobbery - we do not provide affordable housing with basic services for up to a third of all metro Manilans ...the rest of us live in gated communities - isolated from a sea of poverty and often from our own middle-class neighbors
4. Phone and Power hell – exorbitant electricity rates, criminally-bad cell phone and internet service ...cell service? we live in prison cells of dropped calls, turtle-speed internet connections and huge monthly bills
5. Billboards and blight - the lack of city planning and urban design makes the metropolis a war zone for profit-oriented real estate development, LGU corruption, the inutility of a jurisdiction-weakened MMDA ...skyscraper-sized billboards and spaghetti wires bock out the sun, we have no more heritage nor sense and pride of place
6. Floods and disaster risk - seasonal disasters to kingdom come... yet we know the causes and history repeats itself every year
7. Willie Revillame and trash TV/media ...his shows kill people and most of TV torture our intellect ...need I say more?
8. Crime - no place, no one is safe
9. Politics - see no. 8

[rollyic]

totoo yung no. 1

kasi nung nasa manila ako, araw-araw na lang ako inaatake ng allergy. hatching ng hatching na lang ako araw-araw.
pero pagdating ko dito ng qatar, hindi nako naa allergy. ni hindi ko nga nababawasan ang dala kong anti-histamine na gamot....4 na banig pa naman

[cpsolt]

i think it's a "damn if you do and damn if you don't" situation for the mmda chairman. huwag kang mag react at sasabihing manhid sya-mag react naman sya at sasabihin namang OA sya. it's a bad day to be chairman tolentino. haaay...

[jansky]

Sensitib lang tlga mga pinoy, rmember ung isang pelikula na.minaliit.ung doctor kasi pinoy sya or something like that, di ko na maalala.ung movie/tv series

Pero pansinin din pag may dugong pinoy at sikat sa ibang bansa.. All praise ugaling sawsaw

[falken]

Sensitib lang tlga mga pinoy, rmember ung isang pelikula na.minaliit.ung doctor kasi pinoy sya or something like that, di ko na maalala.ung movie/tv series

Pero pansinin din pag may dugong pinoy at sikat sa ibang bansa.. All praise ugaling sawsaw

Desperate Housewives ata.