Whether you like it or not, slacktivists have invaded the internet—and they are making quite an impact: good, bad, or just plain hilarious.

Clamor for Improvement

As the Quirino Grandstand Hostage Crisis climaxed, thousands of Filipinos decried the incompetence of the police and the military—on their Facebook and Twitter accounts.

When Twibbons ensnare

Election campaigning took on a new form in the 2010 elections. Web-savvy Filipinos expressed support for a candidate by superimposing that candidate’s ‘Twibbon’ on their online profile pictures.

Nobody pulls a fast one

Filipino netizens were quick to react when the Department of Tourism unveiled their new campaign, “Pilipinas Kay Ganda.” The department was accused of plagiarizing Poland’s “Polska” tourism brand.

The internet is not for porn

After his infamous voyeuristic sex videos were leaked online, Hayden Kho turned into an enemy of the state overnight. Filipinos expressed their disgust for Kho—and their sympathy for the women involved—in online blogs and forums.

Boxed in the web

Thousands of supporters said “Yes!” to the Reproductive Health Bill by ‘liking’ dozens of Facebook pages devoted to the cause, with one page garnering around 12,000 supporters to date. However, this is about as far as many supporters would go in support of the bill.

K-pop fan rage

Though already known to be quite arrogant and frank, celebrity DJ Mo Twister still got himself in hot water with the fans of Korean boy band U-KISS, after his snide tweets about the band members’ sexuality