As part of the celebrations of SME Development Week, DTI Secretary Gregory L. Domingo recently announced that budding entrepreneurs can avail of free entrepreneurship training programs to be offered on 8-9 July 2011, at the Philippine Trade Training Center. This is in keeping with the drive to encourage more Filipinos to participate in the SME [...]
Archive | June, 2011
The Search for Environmental Heroes Continues with Gawad Bayani ng Kalikasan 2011
Green groups launched the Gawad Bayani ng Kalikasan 2011, an awards event aiming to seek out and recognize seven Philippine heroes/ heroines of the environment– nameless individuals, organizations, or communities who have selflessly spearheaded or helped lead significant environmental struggles and the protection of basic rights. The Gawad Bayani ng Kalikasan (GBK) 2011 is open [...]
Monitoring water levels of major dams
If you had gone through the trauma of the Ondoy flood, one will never want to live through it. They say the Ondoy flood was caused by the release of the water from the dams at a time when rainfall was just too much. Dam authorities explained why the dams could not have been the [...]
Calamba City 150th Birth Anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal
Calamba City- The place where someone was born will never be forgotten especially if the place is where Dr. Jose P.Rizal was born and spent his childhood. The 150th Birth Anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal was celebrated with the unveiling of the tallest statue in the world. The Plaza which comprise 7.5 hectares of [...]
Globe Telecom on advertising in Willie Revillame’s show
This is Globe’s stand regarding advertising in Willie Revillame’s show via Froilan Grate Two days ago, I wrote Globe and asked them three things: 1. Is Globe ready to commit that it will not advertise on Wil Time Big Time, at least until the KBP has ruled on the issue and the criminal case filed [...]
Photos: Marikina river, Flood updates from Twitter
Over 40,000 people were displaced and 11 were reported missing following Wednesday’s downpour caused by Tropical Storm “Falcon” (International codename: Meari), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management said. According to PAGASA, the volume of rainwater dumped by “Falcon” Thursday, which flooded several parts of Metro Manila and other areas on the west side of [...]
Tweeps share photos of Floods in Metro Manila
Photo via @josephthaddeus: Floodwaters get into stores in Palanca, Quiapo Tweeps share photos of flood situation wherever they are: [View the story "Floods in Metro Manila June 23" on Storify]
Man uses Twitter to save his life!
Christopher John Furtado, age 50 from California has found a rather interesting way to use Twitter, to lose over 140 lbs, and in the process, save his life. We interviewed Mr.Furtado, and this is what he had to say. I just turned 50 years old on 6-21-11. I realized that I am not going to [...]
My sister, Myrna Lardizabal de Vera elected 1st ever Filipina mayor of Hercules, CA
The story is complicated but let me give you the short news as written by my other sister Lorna Lardizabal-Dietz : Our sister, Myrna Lardizabal de Vera, was elected Mayor of Hercules, CA tonight, June 21, 2011. She was elected as a Council member last November 2010, then was elected as Vice-Mayor in January 2011. [...]
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Video: “Define American”, an initiative of Jose Antonio Vargas
I don’t think of I’ve done as “heroic” or “brave.” I told the truth, which is what we must finally do with immigration – Jose Antonio Vargas (@joseiswriting) Jose Antonio Vargas, who wrote “My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant”, launched Define American, an initiative to bring “new voices into the immigration conversation, shining a light [...]