Speech of Jay Jaboneta during the first Yahoo! Philippines’ Pitong Pinoy Awards. Making Heroes of Our People by Jay Jaboneta First of all, I would like to thank the donors who all made this possible (some of them are here with us today, Doc Anton Lim and Sir Manny Wong & Lerma Advincula; Doc Ofelia [...]
Archive | August, 2011
Language, Learning, Identity, Privilege by James Soriano
This essay was posted early Friday morning but has since been removed. Google cache proves the article was there. Why did the article disappear? Language, learning, identity, privilege Ithink By JAMES SORIANO August 24, 2011, 4:06am MANILA, Philippines — English is the language of learning. I’ve known this since before I could go to school. [...]
Senator Sotto urged to stop “iskul bukol” arguments vs. RH, challenged to a debate
Akbayan Youth today called on Senate Majority Floor Leader Vicente Sotto III to stop his “iskul bukol arguments” even as the group challenged the lawmaker to a debate on the reproductive health bill. The youth group issued the latest statement in response to Sotto’s continued attack against government data on women who regularly die due [...]
Apologize to our mothers, says a youth group to Sen. Tito Sotto
Akbayan-youth today demanded an apology from Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto in response to his statements during the Senate RH bill debates concerning women who regularly die from maternal mortality. According to Leloy Claudio, Akbayan-youth National Chairperson said the Filipino youth will not tolerate lies, especially if these concern their mothers. “Senator Sotto must apologize for [...]
Sen. Tito Sotto is dishonoring his own mother, wife, daughter, says Risa Hontiveros
A champion of the RH bill chided Sen. Sotto today for his snide remarks during the Senate interpellation of the measure, saying that the insulting remarks made by the senator dishonor Filipino women, including his own mother, wife, and daughter. “He questions the veracity of the fact that 11 maternal deaths occur in this country [...]
Am I looking for popularity or influence?
There is a an ongoing contest right now that recognizes Philippine social media users. Known as the “Tatt Awards”, it is composed of 10 categories honoring those who made remarkable impact on the local social media landscape. The Tatt Awards search for the best of the best from the 30th of June until its main [...]
Southeast Asians the most influenced by online advertising globally : Nielsen
73 percent of SEA consumers influenced by ads on social media websites 74 percent of SEA consumers believe targeted advertising makes the content more relevant to them MANILA, 22 August 2011: Consumers in Southeast Asia (SEA) are leading the world when it comes to being influenced by online advertising, particularly if the content is specifically [...]
There is Hope in Politics with Kaya Natin!
by Pocholo Gonzales, CreatiVoices Politics nowadays is always associated to corruption, even to the point of having the images of the politicians boxed and categorized under the umbrella of corruption. However, this time, it is different. Joined by the desire to unite good people and push the advocacy of Good Governance and Ethical Leadership, a [...]
“They call it persecution. The country calls it justice. ” – @gendannylim
Why I am not surprised Official Statement of Brigadier General Danilo Lim on the Declassified Mayuga Report There is nothing surprising about the allegation that the declassified Mayuga Report has been watered-down to cover-up the 2004 election cheating involving no less than Mrs. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. There is nothing shocking about this. It only confirmed [...]
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