Posts Tagged ‘Chip Tsao’

HK journalist on RP immigration blacklist

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

MANILA, Philippines—The Bureau of Immigration banned Chip Tsao from entering the country after the Hong Kong journalist called the Philippines a “nation of servants.”

“This is our manifestation of disgust against the racial slur and insult committed by Mr. Chip against us as a people,” Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan said Tuesday.

read more…

Filipinos urged to boycott Hong Kong over columnist’s racist remark

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

MANILA, Philippines - Chip Tsao would go down in the short-term memory of Filipinos, along with Malu Fernandez and the Desperate Housewives slur as one who demeaned hardworking and often harshly treated Filipinos working abroad.

His comment triggered an uproar in the Philippines, with one lawmaker urging Filipinos to boycott Hong Kong for a year. [Read Full Story]