http://www.gmanews.tv/story/155062/Chip-Ts...-country-remark
MANILA, Philippines – I crossed the line.
This was the admission of the HK Magazine columnist who branded the Philippines as a “nation of servants," a report over dzBB radio said Wednesday morning.
DzBB’s Hong Kong correspondent Corazon Cañete said that Chip Tsao issued a public apology Tuesday night, which was aired over ATV’s 7:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts. ATV is a private television network.
"The ’servant’ is a sacred term. A Hong Kong government official is a civil servant. We are all servants to God, right? I’m now aware that I’ve crossed the line and I offer my public apology," Tsao was quoted as saying.
Cañete reported that only Tsao’s voice was heard while a file photo and a file video of him were shown.
In “The War at Home" piece published in HK Magazine last March 27, Tsao wrote that the Philippines was unworthy of claiming the Spratly Islands from China because the former is a "nation of servants."
The article said that there are more than 130,000 Filipina maids working as HK$3,580-a-month cheap labor in Hong Kong. "(And) as a nation of servants, you don’t flex your muscles at your master, from whom you earn most of your bread and butter."
On Monday, Asia City Publishing House issued an apology for "any offense" caused by Chip Tsao's article but defended the column as satirical, saying it could be read "in different ways."
Tsao's column sparked outrage among non-government organizations and lawmakers in the Philippines, with Parañaque City Rep. Roilo Golez even calling for a boycott of Hong Kong and Hong Kong products over the incident for a period between six months to one year.
The Bureau of Immigration also blacklisted Tsao over the incident.
Despite Tsao’s apology, the Filipino community in Hong Kong might still push through with their planned protest on Sunday against his supposed derogatory column, according to Romulo Salud, labor attache of the Philippine consulate general in Hong Kong.
“Palagay ko matutuloy ang malawakang rally diyan. Ihahanda nila sa Linggo [I think they will still proceed with the rally, which they are readying for this Sunday]," Salud said in a separate interview on dzBB radio.
But Salud said he has yet to meet with Philippine consulate officials to discuss their next action following Tsao’s apology. Salud said they will issue a statement later in the day. -
Full Version: Chip Tsao apologizes for 'maid-country' remark
talagang matutuloy ang rally na 'yan, filipinos loves rallies...
ano kaya makukuha ng Pilipinas niyan, much better they plant camote than contribute to the chaotic traffic...
ano kaya makukuha ng Pilipinas niyan, much better they plant camote than contribute to the chaotic traffic...
I liked how he apologized for the slight to public servants and christians, but never made one mention of philipines or maids 
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I liked how he apologized for the slight to public servants and christians, but never made one mention of philipines or maids
oh, thanks for pointing it out, at least now we know what chinese really are made of and how to deal with them...
lighten up I was kidding 
he was trying to say servant isn't a pejorative word
he was trying to say servant isn't a pejorative word
Philipine Daily Inquirer
Chip Tsao apologizes for 'maid-country' remark
S. DEDACE and J. SISANTE, GMANews.TV
04/01/2009 | 09:26 AM
Excerpt of Chip Tsao's 'The War At Home' column
Manila has just claimed sovereignty over the scattered rocks in the South China Sea called the Spratly Islands, complete with a blatant threat from its congress to send gunboats to the South China Sea to defend the islands from China if necessary. This is beyond reproach. The reason: There are more than 130,000 Filipina maids working as US$3,580-a-month cheap labor in Hong Kong. As a nation of servants, you don't flex your muscles at your master, from whom you earn most of your bread and butter.
As a patriotic Chinese man, the news has made my blood boil. I summoned Louisa, my domestic assistant who holds a degree in international politics from the University of Manila, hung a map on the wall, and gave her a harsh lecture. I sternly warned her that if she wants her wages increased next year, she had better tell everyone of her compatriots in Statue Square on Sunday that the entirety of the Spratly Islands belongs to China.
Grimly, I told her that if war breaks out between the Philippines and China, I would have to end her employment and send her straight home, because I would not risk the crime of treason for sponsoring an enemy of the state by paying her to wash my toilet and clean my windows 16 hours a day. With that money, she would pay taxes to her Government, and they would fund a navy to invade our motherland and deeply hurt my feelings. - For full article click this link
MANILA, Philippines – I crossed the line.
This was the admission of the HK Magazine columnist who branded the Philippines as a “nation of servants," a report over dzBB radio said Wednesday morning.
DzBB’s Hong Kong correspondent Corazon Cañete said that Chip Tsao issued a public apology Tuesday night, which was aired over ATV’s 7:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts. ATV is a private television network.
"The ’servant’ is a sacred term. A Hong Kong government official is a civil servant. We are all servants to God, right? I’m now aware that I’ve crossed the line and I offer my public apology," Tsao was quoted as saying.
Cañete reported that only Tsao’s voice was heard while a file photo and a file video of him were shown.
In “The War at Home" piece published in HK Magazine last March 27, Tsao wrote that the Philippines was unworthy of claiming the Spratly Islands from China because the former is a "nation of servants."
The article said that there are more than 130,000 Filipina maids working as HK$3,580-a-month cheap labor in Hong Kong. "(And) as a nation of servants, you don’t flex your muscles at your master, from whom you earn most of your bread and butter."
On Monday, Asia City Publishing House issued an apology for "any offense" caused by Chip Tsao's article but defended the column as satirical, saying it could be read "in different ways."
Tsao's column sparked outrage among non-government organizations and lawmakers in the Philippines, with Parañaque City Rep. Roilo Golez even calling for a boycott of Hong Kong and Hong Kong products over the incident for a period between six months to one year.
The Bureau of Immigration also blacklisted Tsao over the incident.
Despite Tsao’s apology, the Filipino community in Hong Kong might still push through with their planned protest on Sunday against his supposed derogatory column, according to Romulo Salud, labor attache of the Philippine consulate general in Hong Kong.
“Palagay ko matutuloy ang malawakang rally diyan. Ihahanda nila sa Linggo [I think they will still proceed with the rally, which they are readying for this Sunday]," Salud said in a separate interview on dzBB radio.
But Salud said he has yet to meet with Philippine consulate officials to discuss their next action following Tsao’s apology. Salud said they will issue a statement later in the day. - GMANews.TV
Chip Tsao apologizes for 'maid-country' remark
S. DEDACE and J. SISANTE, GMANews.TV
04/01/2009 | 09:26 AM
Excerpt of Chip Tsao's 'The War At Home' column
Manila has just claimed sovereignty over the scattered rocks in the South China Sea called the Spratly Islands, complete with a blatant threat from its congress to send gunboats to the South China Sea to defend the islands from China if necessary. This is beyond reproach. The reason: There are more than 130,000 Filipina maids working as US$3,580-a-month cheap labor in Hong Kong. As a nation of servants, you don't flex your muscles at your master, from whom you earn most of your bread and butter.
As a patriotic Chinese man, the news has made my blood boil. I summoned Louisa, my domestic assistant who holds a degree in international politics from the University of Manila, hung a map on the wall, and gave her a harsh lecture. I sternly warned her that if she wants her wages increased next year, she had better tell everyone of her compatriots in Statue Square on Sunday that the entirety of the Spratly Islands belongs to China.
Grimly, I told her that if war breaks out between the Philippines and China, I would have to end her employment and send her straight home, because I would not risk the crime of treason for sponsoring an enemy of the state by paying her to wash my toilet and clean my windows 16 hours a day. With that money, she would pay taxes to her Government, and they would fund a navy to invade our motherland and deeply hurt my feelings. - For full article click this link
MANILA, Philippines – I crossed the line.
This was the admission of the HK Magazine columnist who branded the Philippines as a “nation of servants," a report over dzBB radio said Wednesday morning.
DzBB’s Hong Kong correspondent Corazon Cañete said that Chip Tsao issued a public apology Tuesday night, which was aired over ATV’s 7:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts. ATV is a private television network.
"The ’servant’ is a sacred term. A Hong Kong government official is a civil servant. We are all servants to God, right? I’m now aware that I’ve crossed the line and I offer my public apology," Tsao was quoted as saying.
Cañete reported that only Tsao’s voice was heard while a file photo and a file video of him were shown.
In “The War at Home" piece published in HK Magazine last March 27, Tsao wrote that the Philippines was unworthy of claiming the Spratly Islands from China because the former is a "nation of servants."
The article said that there are more than 130,000 Filipina maids working as HK$3,580-a-month cheap labor in Hong Kong. "(And) as a nation of servants, you don’t flex your muscles at your master, from whom you earn most of your bread and butter."
On Monday, Asia City Publishing House issued an apology for "any offense" caused by Chip Tsao's article but defended the column as satirical, saying it could be read "in different ways."
Tsao's column sparked outrage among non-government organizations and lawmakers in the Philippines, with Parañaque City Rep. Roilo Golez even calling for a boycott of Hong Kong and Hong Kong products over the incident for a period between six months to one year.
The Bureau of Immigration also blacklisted Tsao over the incident.
Despite Tsao’s apology, the Filipino community in Hong Kong might still push through with their planned protest on Sunday against his supposed derogatory column, according to Romulo Salud, labor attache of the Philippine consulate general in Hong Kong.
“Palagay ko matutuloy ang malawakang rally diyan. Ihahanda nila sa Linggo [I think they will still proceed with the rally, which they are readying for this Sunday]," Salud said in a separate interview on dzBB radio.
But Salud said he has yet to meet with Philippine consulate officials to discuss their next action following Tsao’s apology. Salud said they will issue a statement later in the day. - GMANews.TV
Protests to push through despite Tsao's apology
04/01/2009 | 09:50 AM
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Excerpt of Chip Tsao's 'The War At Home' column
Manila has just claimed sovereignty over the scattered rocks in the South China Sea called the Spratly Islands, complete with a blatant threat from its congress to send gunboats to the South China Sea to defend the islands from China if necessary. This is beyond reproach. The reason: There are more than 130,000 Filipina maids working as US$3,580-a-month cheap labor in Hong Kong. As a nation of servants, you don't flex your muscles at your master, from whom you earn most of your bread and butter.
As a patriotic Chinese man, the news has made my blood boil. I summoned Louisa, my domestic assistant who holds a degree in international politics from the University of Manila, hung a map on the wall, and gave her a harsh lecture. I sternly warned her that if she wants her wages increased next year, she had better tell everyone of her compatriots in Statue Square on Sunday that the entirety of the Spratly Islands belongs to China.
Grimly, I told her that if war breaks out between the Philippines and China, I would have to end her employment and send her straight home, because I would not risk the crime of treason for sponsoring an enemy of the state by paying her to wash my toilet and clean my windows 16 hours a day. With that money, she would pay taxes to her Government, and they would fund a navy to invade our motherland and deeply hurt my feelings. - For full article click this link
(Updated 1:01 p.m.) MANILA, Philippines - Despite a public apology from Chip Tsao on Tuesday evening, the Filipino community will still march on the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday to protest the 'racist' column written by the embattled Chinese journalist.
Tsao made a public apology over Hong Kong-based private television network ATV in its 7:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts and said he used the term 'servant' as a "sacred" word.
"The ’servant’ is a good term. A Hong Kong government official is a civil servant. We are all servants to God, right? I’m now aware that I’ve crossed the line and I offer my public apology," Tsao was quoted as saying.
But the Filipino community in Hong Kong is not buying Tsao's explanation. Romulo Salud, labor attache of the Philippine consulate general in Hong Kong told dzBB radio on Wednesday that the protest on Sunday would push through.
Salud earlier said that the protests will probably be held at Hong Kong's central district.
"Palagay ko matutuloy ang malawakang rally diyan. Ihahanda nila sa Linggo [I think they will still procceed with the rally, which they are readying for this Sunday]," Salud said in a separate interview on dzBB radio.
Salud said they will issue a statement later after he meets with the Philippine consulate officials to discuss their next action following Tsao’s 'sorry'.
In an interview with QTV's Balitanghali, acting Consul General Kira Danganan-Azucena found no reason to stop the Filipino community from mounting protests against Tsao.
Although the Philippine consulate welcomes Tsao's apology, she said "Hong Kong has pride itself as a bastion of democracy" and anyone can air their concerns when necessary.
Parañaque Representative Roilo Golez meanwhile, called Tsao's explanation an "insult to the intelligence" of the Filipinos and challenged the Chinese journalist to a boxing match.
"[I] still would like one round, just one round in the ring with him. I will forget but will not forgive," he said.
The Philippine government hinted Tuesday it may seek a further apology from the Hong Kong magazine that carried Tsao's March 27 column entitled, "The War At Home."
Foreign Affairs department spokesman Eduardo Malaya said Manila has requested the Philippine Consulate in Hong Kong to consult Filipinos there if they are already satisfied with the Monday apology from HK Magazine and its publisher Asia City Publishing House.
Despite admitting that Tsao’s column was offensive, the publishing company defended that the column was satirical and could be read “in different ways."
The now infamous column, that has since disappeared on HK Magazine's website, called the Philippines unworthy of claiming the Spratly Islands from China because the former is a "nation of servants."
"There are more than 130,000 Filipina maids working as US$3,580-a-month cheap labor in Hong Kong. As a nation of servants, you don't flex your muscles at your master, from whom you earn most of your bread and butter," Tsao wrote.
Philippine lawmakers called for a diplomatic protest against Tsao, with one politician threatening a boycott of all Hong Kong products following the racist column.
Labor Secretary Marianito Roque cautioned Tsao to watch his words especially since Hong Kong depends largely on Filipino maids to keep their economy going.
“What if in one day our 133,000 Filipino workers in Hong Kong decide not to work? Let’s see if their economy won’t stall. Their finance manager might not come to work just to take his kid to school," Roque said.
Meanwhile, Bureau of Immigration (BI) chief Marcelino Libanan, who earlier blacklisted Tsao in the Philippines, said that he would personally tour the Hong Kong columnist around the country to show him that the Philippines is not a 'nation of servants' but a nation of professionals.'
The Philippine Consulate in Hong Kong had also reportedly demanded HK Magazine to print its statement of apology in its next issue.
This is not the first time Filipinos have demanded a written, public apology from the foreign media.
Last year, the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) also apologized for the "offensive" portrayal of a Filipino maid in an episode of the UK comedy series, "Harry and Paul."
The controversial skit aired in the September 26 episode of "Harry and Paul" showed comedian Harry Enfield telling a postman that he is ordering his Filipino maid to mate with his friend Paul Whitehouse.
Filipinos from all over the globe, particularly the 200,000 strong Filipino community in the UK, were angered by the show and demanded an apology from the shows creators as well as the British government because of the "racist" content of the show.
Last year, a scene in the ABC television hit series "Desperate Housewives" that put into question the credibility of medical education in the Philippines elicited angry remarks from Filipinos, and later on amassed thousands of signatures through an online petition.
The show’s creators apologized for the slur and promised to hire Filipino actors and introduce a Filipino character into the show. - Sophia Dedace, Jam Sisante with Mark Joseph Ubalde, GMANews.TV
04/01/2009 | 09:50 AM
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Excerpt of Chip Tsao's 'The War At Home' column
Manila has just claimed sovereignty over the scattered rocks in the South China Sea called the Spratly Islands, complete with a blatant threat from its congress to send gunboats to the South China Sea to defend the islands from China if necessary. This is beyond reproach. The reason: There are more than 130,000 Filipina maids working as US$3,580-a-month cheap labor in Hong Kong. As a nation of servants, you don't flex your muscles at your master, from whom you earn most of your bread and butter.
As a patriotic Chinese man, the news has made my blood boil. I summoned Louisa, my domestic assistant who holds a degree in international politics from the University of Manila, hung a map on the wall, and gave her a harsh lecture. I sternly warned her that if she wants her wages increased next year, she had better tell everyone of her compatriots in Statue Square on Sunday that the entirety of the Spratly Islands belongs to China.
Grimly, I told her that if war breaks out between the Philippines and China, I would have to end her employment and send her straight home, because I would not risk the crime of treason for sponsoring an enemy of the state by paying her to wash my toilet and clean my windows 16 hours a day. With that money, she would pay taxes to her Government, and they would fund a navy to invade our motherland and deeply hurt my feelings. - For full article click this link
(Updated 1:01 p.m.) MANILA, Philippines - Despite a public apology from Chip Tsao on Tuesday evening, the Filipino community will still march on the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday to protest the 'racist' column written by the embattled Chinese journalist.
Tsao made a public apology over Hong Kong-based private television network ATV in its 7:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts and said he used the term 'servant' as a "sacred" word.
"The ’servant’ is a good term. A Hong Kong government official is a civil servant. We are all servants to God, right? I’m now aware that I’ve crossed the line and I offer my public apology," Tsao was quoted as saying.
But the Filipino community in Hong Kong is not buying Tsao's explanation. Romulo Salud, labor attache of the Philippine consulate general in Hong Kong told dzBB radio on Wednesday that the protest on Sunday would push through.
Salud earlier said that the protests will probably be held at Hong Kong's central district.
"Palagay ko matutuloy ang malawakang rally diyan. Ihahanda nila sa Linggo [I think they will still procceed with the rally, which they are readying for this Sunday]," Salud said in a separate interview on dzBB radio.
Salud said they will issue a statement later after he meets with the Philippine consulate officials to discuss their next action following Tsao’s 'sorry'.
In an interview with QTV's Balitanghali, acting Consul General Kira Danganan-Azucena found no reason to stop the Filipino community from mounting protests against Tsao.
Although the Philippine consulate welcomes Tsao's apology, she said "Hong Kong has pride itself as a bastion of democracy" and anyone can air their concerns when necessary.
Parañaque Representative Roilo Golez meanwhile, called Tsao's explanation an "insult to the intelligence" of the Filipinos and challenged the Chinese journalist to a boxing match.
"[I] still would like one round, just one round in the ring with him. I will forget but will not forgive," he said.
The Philippine government hinted Tuesday it may seek a further apology from the Hong Kong magazine that carried Tsao's March 27 column entitled, "The War At Home."
Foreign Affairs department spokesman Eduardo Malaya said Manila has requested the Philippine Consulate in Hong Kong to consult Filipinos there if they are already satisfied with the Monday apology from HK Magazine and its publisher Asia City Publishing House.
Despite admitting that Tsao’s column was offensive, the publishing company defended that the column was satirical and could be read “in different ways."
The now infamous column, that has since disappeared on HK Magazine's website, called the Philippines unworthy of claiming the Spratly Islands from China because the former is a "nation of servants."
"There are more than 130,000 Filipina maids working as US$3,580-a-month cheap labor in Hong Kong. As a nation of servants, you don't flex your muscles at your master, from whom you earn most of your bread and butter," Tsao wrote.
Philippine lawmakers called for a diplomatic protest against Tsao, with one politician threatening a boycott of all Hong Kong products following the racist column.
Labor Secretary Marianito Roque cautioned Tsao to watch his words especially since Hong Kong depends largely on Filipino maids to keep their economy going.
“What if in one day our 133,000 Filipino workers in Hong Kong decide not to work? Let’s see if their economy won’t stall. Their finance manager might not come to work just to take his kid to school," Roque said.
Meanwhile, Bureau of Immigration (BI) chief Marcelino Libanan, who earlier blacklisted Tsao in the Philippines, said that he would personally tour the Hong Kong columnist around the country to show him that the Philippines is not a 'nation of servants' but a nation of professionals.'
The Philippine Consulate in Hong Kong had also reportedly demanded HK Magazine to print its statement of apology in its next issue.
This is not the first time Filipinos have demanded a written, public apology from the foreign media.
Last year, the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) also apologized for the "offensive" portrayal of a Filipino maid in an episode of the UK comedy series, "Harry and Paul."
The controversial skit aired in the September 26 episode of "Harry and Paul" showed comedian Harry Enfield telling a postman that he is ordering his Filipino maid to mate with his friend Paul Whitehouse.
Filipinos from all over the globe, particularly the 200,000 strong Filipino community in the UK, were angered by the show and demanded an apology from the shows creators as well as the British government because of the "racist" content of the show.
Last year, a scene in the ABC television hit series "Desperate Housewives" that put into question the credibility of medical education in the Philippines elicited angry remarks from Filipinos, and later on amassed thousands of signatures through an online petition.
The show’s creators apologized for the slur and promised to hire Filipino actors and introduce a Filipino character into the show. - Sophia Dedace, Jam Sisante with Mark Joseph Ubalde, GMANews.TV
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"The ’servant’ is a good term. A Hong Kong government official is a civil servant. We are all servants to God, right? I’m now aware that I’ve crossed the line and I offer my public apology," Tsao was quoted as saying.
"it could be read "in different ways."
Despite admitting that Tsao’s column was offensive, the publishing company defended that the column was satirical and could be read “in different ways."
"it could be read "in different ways."
Despite admitting that Tsao’s column was offensive, the publishing company defended that the column was satirical and could be read “in different ways."
The above quotes are different examples to say BULL$hit!
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talagang matutuloy ang rally na 'yan, filipinos loves rallies...
ano kaya makukuha ng Pilipinas niyan, much better they plant camote than contribute to the chaotic traffic...
ano kaya makukuha ng Pilipinas niyan, much better they plant camote than contribute to the chaotic traffic...
talagang dapat matuloy ang rally kabayan,. wala namang makukuha ang pilipinas, kundi ang pride lang natin naman. inapakan na tayo, mag papa apak ka pa ulit? pilipino ka ba? o walang PAKIALAM na pilipino. o kaya manhid na pinoy na walang pakialam lang na pilipino sa kapwa pilipino. INTSIK KA SIGURO.hahaha
QUOTE(bretlyle @ Apr 2 2009, 05:04 PM) [snapback]4185325[/snapback]
talagang dapat matuloy ang rally kabayan,. wala namang makukuha ang pilipinas, kundi ang pride lang natin naman. inapakan na tayo, mag papa apak ka pa ulit? pilipino ka ba? o walang PAKIALAM na pilipino. o kaya manhid na pinoy na walang pakialam lang na pilipino sa kapwa pilipino. INTSIK KA SIGURO.hahaha
ogag ka pala eh...
no i'm not intsik, ang intsik nasa tsina loko! i've never been anything but filipino, capiche?
this is what i don't like ever since with you people, attending rallies or conducting up rallies on whatever and however slight. yeah, it was fashionable during marcos' time and the culmination of that is the 1st EDSA. i consider all other EDSA farce though, we just simply replaced a crass, vulgar and corrupt administration with a bit refined but much more corrupt administration.
yes we have been slighted or insulted with that cheap chow in HK that even though he made his apology, i still won't accept it as an apology until he, along with his relatives up to the 4th consaguinity, vows never to hire a maid and do all the maid's chores themselves forever.
the reason i dislike rallies like this is that instead of venting your energy in mouthing or shouting profanities to this guy or to any intsik in the vicinity, why not divert it to a more productive way, like learning how to shoot a rifle and be a marksman? or how about develop the capacity to instill fear by learning to create bombs that can mutilate bodies within a 500 meter radius?
i think those will be more commendable than contribute traffic and annoy the regular commuting people who have to rush to and fro those roads just to get to their destination and not be late reaching home to watch their favorite soap. you know it's quite annoying when you can only watch halfway of totoy bato because of those damned rallies. mahirap kaya sundan yung istorya niya...
so tell me, am i right or you are wrong?
Well , the damage had been done!!! Mag-rally kung mag-rally
Public servants........ then he is a servant of China............
Public servants........ then he is a servant of China............
QUOTE(Ek-ek @ Apr 2 2009, 05:30 PM) [snapback]4185504[/snapback]
Well , the damage had been done!!! Mag-rally kung mag-rally
Public servants........ then he is a servant of China............
Public servants........ then he is a servant of China............
majority of mestizos in the philippines are chinese mestizos,so he is also offending his own kin.
Well, He should learn history 101!!!
QUOTE(Ek-ek @ Apr 7 2009, 01:53 AM) [snapback]4190108[/snapback]
Well, He should learn history 101!!!
LOL probably Cheap Chow is part of the overall diplomacy drive of the PRC, making new friends around the world. I already see people of chinese descent flocking
back to save the politburo from economic collapse LOL
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