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Biggest US labor union tells US State Dept.: Morong 43 should be freed
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the 2.2-million strong union of American workers in health care and in public and property services, has written the US State Department to express concern over the illegal detention and degrading treatment of the Morong 43 and to demand for their immediate release. In a...
Nationwide protests to demand freedom for Morong 43
On March 5, various organizations are marching to historic Mendiola Bridge near Malacanang Palace to demand the immediate release of the 43 health workers illegally detained by the Arroyo administration. The march marks the first month since the illegal arrest of the health workers now known as the Morong 43. The Free...
Apply for Philippine passport at new DFA bldg. starting March 8
Starting March 8, 2010, the Department of Foreign Affairs will accept and process passport applications at the new Office of Consular Affairs building at Bradco cor. Macapagal Avenues, Aseana Business Park near the Mall of Asia. In an advisory sent through the media, the DFA also said that authentication services will...
Blog Action Day: A Tribute to Heroes
The 1986 People Power uprising created countless heroes from among millions of ordinary folk who came out to defend the military from certain doom and to destroy a dictatorship that oppressed the people and plundered the treasury. That four-day rally became the country’s pride and the world’s shining example of...
Alan Soon: Tips for using social media in election coverage
Alan Soon, Yahoo! Southeast Asia managing editor, today spoke at the Yahoo! Philippines forum on social media and shared his insights on the role of social media in the elections and in news-gathering. In his talk titled “The NOW revolution”, Soon shared his eight tips for covering the elections, the social...
PADEPA Online: Digital PADEPA returns
The national-democratic school is back online and has moved to a new address. PADEPA, shorthand for Pambansa-Demokratikong Paaralan, is both the school and syllabus for activists belonging to the national-democratic movement. Start reading and studying now at PADEPA Online. Related posts:Internet and social change in the Philippines The advent of...
Batang Yagit
Paramore in Manila is a post from: Batang Yagit Paramore in Manila is a post from: Batang Yagit I went to Mall of Asia to watch Paramore’s concert but saw Callalily instead. A lot of Paramore fans didn’t like Callaliliy doing the front act that night. It’s like, “Hey, what are you...
I ran the 5k race and I got tired
I ran the 5k race and I got tired is a post from: Batang Yagit I ran the 5k race and I got tired is a post from: Batang Yagit I ran last Sunday in Unilab’s Run United for Wellness and I got tired. I underestimated the 5-km race and I didn’t...
One of those few ‘Pachams’ is a post from: Batang Yagit One of those few ‘Pachams’ is a post from: Batang Yagit The title says pachams but I’m not referring to the PG kind of pacham. I never thought that I’d be doing this post. I waited for updates regarding the DPP-Caltex...
The story behind the Balloon Shot
The story behind the Balloon Shot is a post from: Batang Yagit The story behind the Balloon Shot is a post from: Batang Yagit I went to the 15th Hot Air Balloon Fiesta to try out my new 11-16mm f/2.8 Tokina UWA. I didn’t plan hope to ride a balloon and I...
Shooting Anything that Flies is a post from: Batang Yagit Shooting Anything that Flies is a post from: Batang Yagit It was worth missing my 16-hour weekend sleep. Last weekend’s Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Clark, Pampanga is one of the most exhausting, yet one of the most enjoyable weekend trips I...
Seven Million Dollar Home Crumpler Bag
Seven Million Dollar Home Crumpler Bag is a post from: Batang Yagit Seven Million Dollar Home Crumpler Bag is a post from: Batang Yagit I haven’t blogged for quite some time after my blog’s server started to show signs of problems this past week. Anyway, what have I been doing this past...
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Dreamhost PS Memory 50% Price Drop
Twit This Post!Before, if you want a 300MB guaranteed memory on your Dreamhost PS, you need to pay them $30/month. Now, you only need to pay $15/month for 300MB. That’s quite a big savings. I was actually paying them $60+/month to keep all of my blogs on Dreamhost PS up and...
Manny Pacquiao Vs Joshua Clottey Free Live Streaming Videos
Twit This Post!Are you looking for a site that will show “The Event”, Pacquiao vs Clottey live online? This is not that site, but I will provide you with links where you can watch it live for free. Here is the list of links that will show Pacquiao vs Clottey live...
How I Fixed The Intermittent Connection Problem Of My Smart Bro Canopy
Twit This Post!Warning: This is a long and boring post. After moving here in Batangas, one of the first things we have to acquire is internet connection. We have some choices: Globe wireless and Smart Bro canopy. We opt to use Smart Bro since some residents here told...
Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey Results Prediction
Twit This Post!It’s time to make my prediction again on the upcoming Manny Pacquiao fight. Joshua Clottey will fight the fight of his life while Manny Pacquiao will try to cement his status as the undisputed pound for pound king of the boxing world. Here’s how the fight will go as...
Pacquiao – Clottey Road To Dallas Videos
Twit This Post!They will face each other this coming March 13 (in the US), March 14 in Philippines. But before the fight even starts, HBO released Pacquiao Vs Clottey – Road To Dallas videos. It’s a teaser. It’s like their 24/7 series before. Watch the complete Road To Dallas video...
How To Vote On May 2010 Election
Twit This Post!This coming May 2010, we, Filipinos, will have our first automated election. With the automated election, counting of votes will be faster and will be done electronically. Casting of votes will be done by filling up the ballot by shading the oval beside the candidate you want to...
First Filipino
Robert JaworskiAKA Robert Salazar Jaworski1st Filipino Playing Coach, Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)1st Filipino Point Guard in the Philippine Basketball Association to achieve 1000 offensive and 2000 defensive rebounds1st Filipino PBA player to hit a three point shot (1980)QUOTE"'Yung basketball laro ng limang taong sabay-sabay at suporta ng napakarami pa na...
Wayne Dell Manuel1st Filipino, 1st Asian, and 1st male citizen cartographer to become the winner of the first Google Map Maker Global Competition (2010)QUOTE"Maps have always interested me because they help me get acquainted with places I've never seen before. As soon as I heard about Google Map Maker, I...
Jose Abad Santos1st Filipino Corporate Lawyer of the Philippine National Bank, Manila Railroad Company and other government corporationsQUOTE“It is an honor to die for one's country. Not everybody has that chance.”DATE OF BIRTHFebruary 19, 1886BIRTHPLACESan Fernando, Pampanga, PhilippinesFATHER: Vicente Abad SantosMOTHER: Torribia BascoWIFE: Amanda Teopaco CHILDREN: Jose Jr., Luz, Amanda,...
Lamberto V. Avellana1st Filipino National Artist in Theater and Film (1976)1st Filipino Filmmaker who directed Kandelerong Pilak, the 1st Philippine film ever shown at the Cannes International Film FestivalFounder of the first Philippine theater group, the Barangay Theater Guild (1939)1st Filipino to use the motion picture camera to establish a...
Martin NieveraAKA Martin Ramon Razon Nievera1st Filipino award-winning Singer to perform in a showroom originally built for Frank Sinatra at the Golden Nugget Hotel (2006)QUOTE"I'm a good example of what a Filipino is. I've been up there. I've failed. I'm trying to cope with failure. I'm trying to succeed again."ALIAS"Concert...
Blas OpleAKA Blas Fajardo Ople1st and only Filipino elected president of the 60th general assembly of the International Labor Organization in Geneva, Switzerland (ILO, 1975)Author of the Labor CodeAuthor of 1987 Philippine ConstitutionQUOTE"Globalization has provided more opportunities and greater choices for people to travel the world in search of livelihood."ALIAS"Ka...
YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews
Asus MS236 LCD Monitor gets slim & stylish
Asus’ new LCD monitors are getting slim and stylish, starting with the MS series. We got this 23.6-inch Asus MS236 LCD monitor to test out and play with. It’s so slim at just 16.5mm and wighs only under 4kg. It’s got a glossy, piano-black bezel and instead of the usual wine-glass...
The Sony Bloggie HD has arrived
So the Sony Bloggie HD that we won during the amazing race event we had with Sony in Boracay has arrived. This is one of the first few units available and should be out in stores this month. So, what comes out of the box? The Bloggie, 4GB memory stick, ...
Are you still addicted to FarmVille?
On Facebook, FarmVille is the top game this year with over 26 Million active users, 3 times biggest than the second most active, Cafe World. Last December, I asked readers how long they’d think Facebook becomes old, and a lot of the responses points to the games as a major attracting...
How laptop battery life is computed?
For some time now, claims of more than 10 hours of battery life on netbooks are often times unbelievable and not really achievable in real world tests. So, where do these numbers come from? We look at one possible computation. Laptops and netbooks consume a certain amount of power depending on...
Samsung launches N150, N220 Netbooks
Samsung Philippines has finally brought their netbooks to the Philippines and we got to check out the two models they’ve introduced today — the Samsung N220 and N150. Samsung realized the growing demand for netbooks in the Philippines so they decided to come in and join the bandwagon. Both netbooks are...
Olympus outs Pen E-PL1 Micro Four Thirds
Local distributor Global Axis yesterday launched a slew of new Olympus digital cameras, including the much-anticipated Olympus Pen E-PL1 Micro Four Thirds system. The Olympus E-PL1 is positioned as an entry-level model in the micro four-thirds category. It is the 3rd model in the Olympus Pen series, having the compact size...
Philippines News
Philippines cheers Pacquiao lastest victory
Manila - The Philippines erupted in cheers Sunday as seven-time Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao beat Ghana's Joshua Clottey by unanimous decision after a 12-round fight....
Militant with money links leads Abu Sayyaf faction
A Filipino militant wanted by Washington has become leader of a key faction of Abu Sayyaf, the al-Qaida-linked extremist group in the southern Philippines for which he has previously acquired foreign funding, the Philippine military says....
MANILA: Arroyo declares state of calamity in southern Philippines
TJ Burgonio, Jeffrey M. Tupas, Inquirer Mindanao Philippine Daily Inquirer Publication Date : 12-03-2010 Herea s good news and bad news....
3/7/2010 - Voters under attack...Militant-on-militant clashes in Afghanistan
Insurgent attacks have killed at least 25 people across Iraq in an attempt to disrupt the day....
Youths depart for Philippines to enhance knowledge
The Minister of Industry and Primary Resources speaking to the students before their departure....
Elections in the Philippines: Vote before the system crashes
RIGGED elections and the instability they create have been the bane of the Philippines for much of its democratic history....
Ron Del Rosario
The Daily Inquirer has been slowing down recently, mostly due to the traffic it’s been getting recently. On a shared host, you have no choice but to bear with the “Error in connection” or “Internal Server Error 500″ messages. So I thought, “Why not take the next step and invest in...
New Year’s Resolutions, a month later
There is a saying that resolutions made in January are usually broken the month after. People stop going to the gym, eat more, work less, blah blah blah! Are your resolutions still intact? I believe we can keep our resolutions. We just have to start small and...
To all philippine-based bloggers, The Daily Inquirer is hiring! If you’re interested email me at ron[dot]delrosario[at]gmail[dot]com!...
Finally got my packages from the Central Post Office! I really hate claiming my packages there! If you want to see corruption first hand, that’s the place to go! Tsk! For the good news… The Daily Inquirer’s ranking is steadily improving every week! Yay! From 103,000+ to 96,000+! Now to...
The Daily Inquirer is finally past Alexa’s 100,000! Yay! AND it’s also PR3! Double yay!...
I will be redesigning this blog in the new future, removing the ads and cleaning some features. I’ll also be running a contest over at The Daily Inquirer soon. 2 set-of-two mini moleskines are up for grabs!...
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Seminar on How to Start a Bag Making Business
BusinessCoach, Inc., a provider of quality business training programs which would enhance skills and contribute to career and entrepreneurial success, cordially invites you to attend a seminar.expires on Tue, 04/06/2010 - 22:35 (3 weeks 2 days)read more...
"How terrible for you Pharisees! You give to God one tenth of the seasoning herbs, such as mint and rue and all the other herbs, but you neglect justice and love for God.read more...
Seminar on Starting a Meat Shop Business
INVITATION TO ATTEND A SEMINARexpires on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 00:02 (1 week 6 days)read more...
joanjoyce
If you are one of those crocs fanatics I am sure that this one big sale on March 18 to 21 2010 will be a special dates for your splurging with all those beautiful crocs designs on sale up to 90% off!!! That sounds fun isn’t it? So mark your...
Sorry I did not unfriend you like one of my so-called-friend did to me on Facebook but the truth is I deleted it. Deactivated. I just do not feel socializing anymore just want to be a private person again. Just blogging to save some and rant some, friends? hmmmm its...
Have you heard of the slimming drops by a popular celebrity doctor? well it claims to lose a lot of weight in just 15 days but that 15 day treatment would cost you around 30 thousand pesos but you have other options like their slimming pills which is 12,500 pesos,...
We have a small house and re-arranging furniture is the only way to make it look and feel different the quick and easy way. Changing wall paints, curtains and seat covers will take a week to finished but I need a quick change of the look of our living room...
LSS #5: The Path of Thorns by Sarah McLachlan
“Funny, how it seems that all I’ve tried to do, seems to make no difference to you at all” – The Path of Thorns by Sarah McLachlan...
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Tilapia Fish Tank Module Concept
About ten years ago when I was still working in a semiconductor tooling company, I was really fascinated on tilapia farming and wish that I could have a fish pen on a lake (e.g. Laguna bay) so I could produce my own tilapia. The only thing that...
Comparison Between a Businessman and an Entrepreneur
Although I know the meaning of the word entrepreneur, I always assume that an entrepreneur is synonymous to a businessman. But just yesterday I was reminiscing my past employment days when I had a chance to meet the owner of the company I’m working with. He was a foreigner, a...
I just made another face lift for this blogs logo because the older one seems unappropriate. When I was just starting this blog I was thinking if I will use a local icon like a Philippine jeepney. It might look good and what I have in mind is since jeepney...
TRC (TLRC Training) Courses Available in March 2010
Again I hope this months schedule of trainings from TRC will benefit most of the visitors in this blog that were asking if the courses they wanted to take is already available this month. In as much that I wanted to know everything about their planned schedule, it is upon their...
How to Make Organic Fertilizer Using Chicken Manure
Engaging in a poultry business can be lucrative with the proper skill and knowledge and besides that, there is a good use of the waste product from those chicken. Chicken manure can be converted to a useful organic fertilizers for crops. There are people visiting this blog that are asking for...
Rising Sun
Leaving Korea’s lightning-fast Web
N.B. – This was published in the March 15, 2010 issue of JoongAng Daily, an English newspaper based in Seoul, where the Philippine Resource Persons Group (PhilRPG) has a weekly column (Pinoy Voices). The full text of my article may also be retrieved from http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2917781. Korea’s Internet connections are a luxury...
N.B. – This was published in the March 12-18, 2010 issue of Pinoy Weekly, the full text of which may also be retrieved from http://pinoyweekly.org/new/2010/03/sino-ba%E2%80%99ng-dapat-iboto/. Tungkulin kong magbigay ng opinyon, pero bakit hanggang ngayo’y wala pa akong posisyon? Huwag mo munang itanong kung sino ang nararapat na iboto. Tulad ng marami...
Philippine government adopts non-sexist language but…
N.B. – This was published in Asian Correspondent (March 8, 9:00 p.m.) where I write a weekly column (Philippine Fantasy). The celebration of International Women’s Month is the proper time to analyze a little-known Philippine government memorandum issued in 2005. Five years ago, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) encouraged those in government...
Peryodismo at pag-eendorso sa mga kandidato
N.B. – This will be published in the March 5-11, 2010 issue of Pinoy Weekly. Sa panahon ng eleksiyon, nararapat bang mag-endorso ang isang organisasyong pang-midya ng kandidatong dapat iboto? Walang pumipigil sa isang diyaryo o magasing maglabas ng editoryal tungkol dito. Puwede ring mag-ere ng isang PSA (public service announcement) ang...
Filipino journalists as candidates
N.B. – This was published in Asian Correspondent (March 1, 6:00 p.m.) where I write a weekly column (Philippine Fantasy). Is it ethical for a journalist to run for public office? Legally, nothing prevents journalists from getting a seat in government as long as they meet the required citizenship, age and residency...
March 3 press conference on crisis at the University of the Philippines
N.B. – This is a media advisory for a press conference which aims to analyze the crisis besetting the University of the Philippines (UP). Hope you can make it. Thank you. Crisis in the University The media are invited to a press conference on March 3 (Wednesday), 10:00 am at the Bulwagang...
Oliver Makes Dolls
New! Callboy and Callgirl Chibis
Here are my latest creations, Callboy and Callgirl chibis. This is my tribute to the ever-growing population of Call Center Professionals in the country. Complete with headset and scarf accessories with keyring attachment. Call Center chibis are 5” tall (actual doll height, excluding the keyring attachment)...
New Bear Plushies for Brian G.
I just finished these two lovable bear plushies for a very good friend Brian G. Baby bear still in the making… teehee! 9” tall bear plush in felt overalls, stuffed with polyfill...
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Here come the Bear Family Plushies. Package includes a 14” tall Papa Bear (green) accessorized with a felt collar, a 14” tall Mama Bear (red) accessorized with...
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Ang Sa Wari Ko
March 15, 2010 l National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Quezon City – Former Budget Secretary Emilia Boncodin passed away this afternoon (1PM) due to cardiac arrest as she battle with multiple kidney cysts. Where she undergo dialysis at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Quezon City Nakilala si Sec. Boncodin na...
Smoking is dangerous to your health and more to the minors
February 12, Gateway Suite, Cubao, Quezon City, In line with the Mga Nagbabagang Kwento: Tobacco Control Media Project of Framework Convention of Tobacco Control Alliance – Philippines, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Probe Media Foundation Inc, there will be a three part discussion of the Tobacco Control topic on this...
Cigarette companies re-channel their marketing strategies
February 12, Gateway Suite, QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES -- In line with the “Mga Nagbabagang Kwento: Tobacco Control Media Project of Framework Convention of Tobacco Control Alliance – Philippines,” together with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Probe Media Foundation Inc, there would be a three-part discussion about tobacco control on...
More effective like Yosi Kadiri
February 12, Gateway Suite, QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES -- In line with the “Mga Nagbabagang Kwento: Tobacco Control Media Project of Framework Convention of Tobacco Control Alliance – Philippines,” together with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Probe Media Foundation Inc, there would be a three-part discussion about tobacco control on...
Marites Vitug’s Shadow of Doubt: Probing Supreme Court
Beginning March 16 the controversial book of Marites Vitug entitled Shadow of Doubt: Probing Supreme Court will be out in the public. The book contains sensitive information on the issue that there are influential personalities that interfere with the decision process of the Supreme Court. With the information stated on...
Full Trailer: Star Cinema and Viva Film’s Babe I Love You
Star Cinema and Viva Films officially launches the Full Trailer of their April 2010 movie that will bring Anne Curtis and Sam Milby to the big screen, in their first movie together – Babe I Love You. Babe I Love You will open on Black Saturday (April 3, 2010). The movie...
Political Side Notes
Side Notes on Bloggers' Views about Ampatuan Massacre
Barbarians! Monsters! Killers! Murderers! Criminals! Whatever they call them, they committed a crime against humanity and crime that should be given retribution, now!!!Here are the thoughts of few Filipino bloggers about the massacre:From Child of Earth:"In the end, all we have are rumors that refuse to be substantiated, and this...
Million times before I attempted to create my own blog site and million times I failed to (with little exaggeration). I hope I hit it this time. Actually, this is the fourth blog site that I made and I am now willed to have this one as my default...
Side Notes on "What’s wrong with Noynoy’s Campaign Ad?"
"There is really no point in defending Noynoy’s now popular campaign ad because it speaks for itself. Yet with all the buzz going on in and out of the mainstream media and in the internet about this very much talked about music video, it’s hard to ignore the impact it...
Noynoy Aquino still the leader in another survey
Noynoy Aquino topped another presidential survey as posted in IBON Info with this this article.This is just one of the series of surveys from different think-thank and social weather organizations Noynoy topped in these past weeks.To those who are saying that this is just media hype and manifestation of emotional...
This is a poem written by Prof. Dan Rivero posted in NoyPI-AKO blog.Prof. Dan Rivero has been an active supporter of change believing in the leadership of former Pres. Corazon Aquino.I salute this man and other reform-minded and nationalists Filipinos here and abroad who have been active in making this...
Extension of COMELEC Registration Hours
Good news for unregistered voters!In this article from www.gmanews.tv, the COMELEC will be extending their office hours for another four hours a day to cater the registrants who choose to register during the last minute.Well, millions still are not yet registered and this extension could make increase the number of...