Month: August 2009
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DepEd-Manila wants Manila Science HS to be renamed as Pres. Cory High School
The Manila Science High School Faculty and Employees Club has come out with a letter to Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim expressing strong opposition to plans to rename the country’s pilot science high school, even as they request that he verify and clarify the said plan. “It has come to our knowledge that plans are…
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Mobile and internet marketing, and Filipino consumers
Top officials of the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) and the Internet and Mobile Marketing Association of the Philippines (IMMAP) today formally announced their partnership and launched the the MMA Philippines Local Council in a press conference during the 3rd Internet and Mobile Marketing Summit in Manila.
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MMA president Mike Wehrs on trends in mobile and internet marketing
Mike Wehrs, president and chief executive officer of the global Mobile Marketing Association, today shared with members of the press and bloggers today a presentation on the trends in mobile and internet marketing. The MMA has over 700 members worldwide, including the world’s top companies. Here is Wehrs’ presentation:
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Wanted: One million new, young voters for 2010
The deadline for new voter registration is fast approaching. But many have yet to get listed to ensure that they can vote in next year’s elections. Enter Kabataan Partylist and the National Union of Students of the Philippines with their “Isang milyong kabataan, isang milyong panata” new voter registration drive to be launched on August…
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First Filipino-made NatGeo docu ‘Asia’s Titanic’, a reminder of RP maritime safety issues
The National Geographic Channel held a special screening for media (including bloggers) of “Asia’s Titanic”, the first Filipino-made NatGeo-produced documentary, which tackled the infamous MV Dona Paz tragedy of 1987 — the world’s worst peacetime maritime disaster. There is no Leonardo di Caprio or Kate Winslet to give star power to “Asia’s Titanic”. But the…
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Compaq Presario CQ40-310AU LCD problem solved!
[LOL UPDATE, Aug. 18: HP called me up at home with this message — The notebook’s LCD has been replaced and the notebook is ready for pickup. But I already got it yesterday, right? LOL] After a long 27-day wait, the HP Service Center in Makati City called me up this afternoon with good news…
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Philippine Blog Awards 2009 nomination period extended to Aug. 21
The organizers of the Philippine Blog Awards 2009 has announced that they have extended the period for nominations to Aug. 21.
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Tribune report: Mayor Lim seeks to rename Manila Science High School
[UPDATE AS OF AUG. 27, 2009: THERE IS INDEED A PLAN! Click here to get more information.] My former classmates and schoolmates and other alumni are shocked by a Daily Tribune news report that Mayor Alfredo Lim is allegedly taking steps to rename the historic and pioneering Manila Science High School, or MaSci, to President Cory Aquino High…
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President Arroyo’s ‘simple dinner’
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is relentless in bringing shame to the country. Of late, many were shocked by US media reports that she and her party had at least two lavish dinners worth more than two million pesos while they were in New York and Washington DC. Malacanang has given the lamest and most insulting…
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Winners of the Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs for 2009
The writing project Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs for 2009 wrapped up tonight with the awarding of winners at the Forum Hall, Casino Filipino near NAIA. Here is the list, in no particular order:
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Filipino blogs, tweets honor Corazon Aquino (1933-2009)
Filipino bloggers quickly took on the task of honoring former President Corazon Aquino, the country’s first female leader, who died today from cardiorespiratory arrest. She was 76.
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Media Roundup: Former President Corazon Aquino dies
Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, who became President of the Philippines after the downfall of the Marcos dictatorship, died at 3:18 am today (Aug. 1) at a Makati City hospital. She was 76.