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This story was taken from www.inq7.net
http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=72930
Website aims to promote Filipino identity
First posted 05:10pm (Mla time) April 19, 2006
By Erwin Lemuel Oliva
INQ7.net
| FILIPINOS who belong to an Internet-based community have decided to formally launch a website that aims to "recover, nurture and advance" the Filipino identify, INQ7.net learned on Wednesday. Titled "Ang Bagong Pinoy" (The new Filipino), the website (angbagongpinoy.org) was started by Boogie Boydon as an online community on April 9, 2005. Boydon, also a founder of a similar newsgroup, said he had been reflecting on the seemingly apathetic mentality of Filipino students towards the country, noting that Filipinos now plan their future away from their homeland amidst a general feeling of hopelessness and despair. "This feeling of despair was further reinforced by the realization that it is already a generation since the fateful revolution of EDSA I and yet we seem to have the same dismal situation, if not even worse, that we had 20 years ago," the IT consultant and educator wrote in the group's website. Ang Bagong Pinoy hopes to provide a venue for collective interaction that could lead to progress. "The mission of ABP is to build a better Boydon said that the Ang Bagong Pinoy website also aims to promote good citizenship and inspire Filipinos to love and appreciate their roots and cultural heritage. "That online community is now ready to bring the fruits of their efforts to the larger community of Filipinos," he added. The website will be formally launched on April 22, 2006 at the |
http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=72930
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