My ass!!!

I'm infuriated. No, make that enraged. All because of Bayo - my favorite local brand.

I was chatting with Francis [my fraternity brod-slash-photographer] about the theme of our photo-op when he gave me a link to this blog post.

Read On

I don't know how to react. More than half of my wardrobe is Bayo. My gahd.

Even the theme of their window displays have been copied from another Jap artist's work.

No wonder I'm amazed at the ingenuity of Bayo's designs. THEY ARE NOT ORIGINALLY FILIPINO. What a shame.

Quoted from Emma Mori's site:

"--hi! your illustrations are the cutest i've ever seen! unfortunately, a clothing brand here in the Philippines named BAYO seems to be using your drawings for their children clothing line(t-shirt and bag logos). do they have your permission?

--hello!! i don't know BAYO...I look BAYO's web. I was very much surprised.My illustration was being used without my permission. This is a crime. It it here so that it warns BAYO soon. thanks!!!"

In lieu of this, I'm appealing to everyone who may have any way of contacting Bayo officials to inform them of this violation of intelletual property rights. Until anyone acts on this, let us not support this kind of shame to Filipinos by boycotting the brand.

Pooootcha!!!>_<

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*.* as if! @ 5:30:00 PM • • RBJ