HomeGROUP: President Benigno S. Aquino III poses for photograph immediately after confering US Senator Daniel Inouye (7th from left) and US Senator Thad Cochican (6th from left) the Order of Sikatuna and Order of Lakandula respectively in a ceremony Monday in Malacanang. Standing from left are malacanang chief of protocol Manuel Perez-Rubio, House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile, DFA Secretary Albert del Rosario, President Aquino, Sen. Thad Cochican, Sen. Daniel Inouye and wife Irene, and US Ambassador to the Philippines Harry Thomas. (Photo by Gil Nartea/Malacanang Photo Bureau)

GROUP: President Benigno S. Aquino III poses for photograph immediately after confering US Senator Daniel Inouye (7th from left) and US Senator Thad Cochican (6th from left) the Order of Sikatuna and Order of Lakandula respectively in a ceremony Monday in Malacanang. Standing from left are malacanang chief of protocol Manuel Perez-Rubio, House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile, DFA Secretary Albert del Rosario, President Aquino, Sen. Thad Cochican, Sen. Daniel Inouye and wife Irene, and US Ambassador to the Philippines Harry Thomas. (Photo by Gil Nartea/Malacanang Photo Bureau)

May 9, 2012

GROUP: President Benigno S. Aquino III poses for photograph immediately after confering US Senator Daniel Inouye (7th from left) and US Senator Thad Cochican (6th from left) the Order of Sikatuna and Order of Lakandula respectively in a ceremony Monday in Malacanang. Standing from left are malacanang chief of protocol Manuel Perez-Rubio, House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile, DFA Secretary Albert del Rosario, President Aquino, Sen. Thad Cochican, Sen. Daniel Inouye and wife Irene, and US Ambassador to the Philippines Harry Thomas. (Photo by Gil Nartea/Malacanang 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