FILIPINO blog Tingog.com, which previously called for the resignation of Filipino lifestyle columnist Malu Fernandez, has renewed calls to boycott the newspaper she writes for.

“Here it is, our stand, because Manila Standard Today has chosen to hide behind their term ‘protocol’ and issue a pardon to their most beloved columnist for all The Filipinos to see. This is a call to boycott, for the irresponsible behavior of Manila Standard Today, they have chosen to pass up the option of doing the right thing, and essentially show their true colors and the standards they are upholding,” the blog said.

INQUIRER.net called the Manila Standard Today for a reaction to the boycott call but was told the paper was not issuing any statement.

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IS a 107-year-old great grandmother of seven in Australia the world’s oldest blogger? For that matter, she might be the world’s oldest YouTube user.

You can check out her blog and read the Metro.co.uk article.

Here’s an excerpt:

Her blog, The Life of Riley, also reveals how she left Broken Hill in the 1920s as a single mother with three children in tow.

However, Mrs Riley admits she has ‘got no idea about computers’ and relies on friend and film maker Mike Rubbo, who suggested she start a blog, along with another friend from her nursing home, to help post them.

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