Photos: President Aquino at the Launching of Networklabs, Nokia Siemens Network
President Benigno Simeon Aquino III views the wall photo and a jeepney on display that symbolizes Finland-Philippines partnership in developing communications technology during the Launching of NetworkLabs, Nokia Siemens Network (NSN)’s Research and Development Facility at the Netlabs Bldg. 9, University of the Philippines-Ayala Technohub, Quezon City Monday July 11, 2011. NSN chooses the Philippines as its new hub for NetworkLabs in Asia because of its confidence in the country’s vast resource of skilled engineering students and graduates from reputable universities and colleges like Mapua Institute of Technology (MIT), De La Salle University (DLSU), University of Sto. Tomas (UST), University of the Philippines (UP) and Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU). NetworkLabs is the first and one of its kind R&D Center in Southeast Asia that is internationally recognized in telecommunications and has been supporting all R&D teams around the world. (Photo by: Jay Morales / Malacañang Photo Bureau).
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Noemi Lardizabal-Dado is a Content Strategist with over 16 years experience in blogging, content management, citizen advocacy and media literacy and over 26 years in web development. Otherwise known as @MomBlogger on social media, she believes in making a difference in the lives of her children by advocating social change for social good. She is a co-founder and a member of the editorial board of Blog Watch . She is a resource speaker on media literacy, social media , blogging, digital citizenship, good governance, transparency, parenting, women’s rights and wellness, and cyber safety. Her personal blogs such as aboutmyrecovery.com (parenting) , pinoyfoodblog.com (recipes), techiegadgets.com (gadgets) and benguetarabica.coffee keep her busy outside of Blog Watch. Disclosure: I am an advocate. I am NOT neutral. I will NOT give social media mileage to members of political clans, epal, a previous candidate for the same position and those I believe are a waste of taxpayers' money. I do not support or belong to any political party. I was part of accredited media covering the Office of the Vice President and Leni Robredo as she ran as a presidential aspirant in the 2022 National and local elections. On August 5, 2021, YouTube announced that I was selected as one of 50 Program participants of its Creator Program for Independent Journalists She was a Senior Consultant for ALL media engagements for the PCOO-led Committee on Media Affairs & Strategic Communications (CMASC) under the ASEAN 2017 National Organizing Council from January 4 -July 5, 2017. Having been an ASEAN advocate since 2011, she has written extensively about the benefits of the ASEAN community and as a region of opportunities on Blog Watch and aboutmyrecovery.com. Organization affiliation includes Consortium on Democracy and Disinformation Updated June 6, 2022