Remember this issue not too long ago?  I’m sure no one has forgotten it yet since it was practically everywhere in cyberspace (email, forums, blogs, etc.).  Just type “Angelica Panganiban Photoshop” in Yahoo! or Google and the results will say it all.

Well, apparently some people at the New York Times got a hold of the same pics we’ve seen months before.  Specifically, Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt, the guys behind the opinion blog (and book) Freakonomics (described in Wikipedia as melding pop culture with economics), received the photos from a reader named Doranne Lim for their FREAK Shots section (which encourages readers to submit photos they think are worthy to be talked about in that section).

In this particular issue entitled “There’s No Kanye Pill,” they talk about false advertising and deceptive claims and yes, Ms. Angelica Panganiban, described by some as Retoke Princess, was one of the examples.  To see it for yourselves, check out this link: http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/23/freak-shots-theres-no-kanye-pill/

Another lesson in today’s world, whatever content is uploaded online will always remain online.  Advertisers and marketers beware, the customer is always watching.