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Philip Marco Caballes (Nov. 13, 1985-Jan. 16, 2014) We first knew him as the funny and awesome CokskiBlue, who brought video blogging (vlogging) to its rightful place – in the front and center of Pinoy blogging. We immediately put his blog in our browser bookmarks and feed subscriptions. Later, he would be in our phonebooks […]
MoreAside from #ReliefPH, #TracingPH and other social media-based disaster-related efforts, the netizens’ response to Yolanda now includes a laudable crowdsourcing project called #AidMonitorPH. The objectives of #AidMonitorPH are pretty straightforward: To identify and list of foreign aid donations and pledges and to monitor how these would be used and spent. #AidMonitorPH is clearly an offshoot […]
MoreIn honor of Fr. Jose “Joe” P. Dizon (Sept. 29, 1948-November 4, 2013), a father to Filipino workers and to cause-oriented coalitions and alliances, and a veteran of the Parliament of the Streets: The last time I saw and talked with Fr. Joe was on September 13, 2013, during the #AbolishPork Movement’s #ForwardMarch at the […]
MoreThe title of this piece is one of the ultimate conversation spoilers when we talk politics, especially these times when we wish to hold the President, senators, congressmen and their fake NGOs accountable for the outrageous amount of pork barrel funds they abused or plundered. The mostly educated fall prey for this rather simplistic and […]
MoreWe have received a copy of an alleged Memorandum Order from the Office of the President addressed to anti-pork Pinoys. This explains almost everything that has been happening in the pro-pork camp and what they have been saying. Memorandum Order No. 69 From: Malacanang To: All anti-pork Pinoys Thru: Persons who are pro-PNoy, pro-pork, “non-partisan”, […]
MoreSince the preparations for the August 26 Million People March, we have been hounded by an unexplained fear of having our collective actions “hijacked” by unidentified forces who are out to sabotage our plans while at the same time serve their narrow, vested interests. Its about time to finger these hijackers and put them in […]
MoreToday’s Million People March redux at Ayala is the sixth major protest action of Filipinos seeking the abolition of the pork barrel system. There appears to be no let up in the protests and the various organizations, networks, coalitions and alliances are slowly overcoming differences, fears and intrigue towards bigger, bolder and common actions. And […]
MoreOn Oct. 4, 2013, we go out anew to march. We march again to respond to the urgent need to tell President Aquino and all government officials: The discretionary, lumpsum, wasteful, whimsical and capricious system of spending public funds – pork barrel system – must go. Perhaps there is no better example of this senseless, […]
MoreSocial Good Summit 2013 gets underway in Manila today, Sept. 21, and in the next few hours and days in over 120 other cities across the globe. The objective is fairly simple but important: Find new, innovative ways of using social media and technology for social good and social change. In the Philippines, social media […]
MoreExactly a year ago today, on Sept. 12, 2012, President BS Aquino III quietly signed the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 into law. For many, President Aquino’s signing of the new law displayed either his ignorance of the developing role of the Internet and social media in our way of life as Filipinos or a […]
MoreAfter the Million People March, the fight continues for so many reasons. We have yet to meet our goals. The President continues to defend and to lie about the pork barrel system. Janet Lim Napoles and her co-conspirators have yet to be charged with plunder. Social services and important infrastructure projects have yet to receive […]
MoreWhat’s with our kababayans who are clapping their hands and squealing with delight that the Dutch activist was detained and about to be deported? Hello, earth? Thomas van Beersum did not violate any law. The cop cried because of a combination of sleeplessness, helplessness and – whether he admits it or not – a nagging […]
MoreWatch a livestream of President Benigno Aquino III’s fourth state of the nation address (SONA) starting at around 4:00 pm right here on my blog, courtesy of a streamcast from News5’s SocialTV.
MoreThe elections are fast approaching and as we make our final choices, I wish to share two of mine. I hope you’ll join me in voting for them too. For partylist representative, I am mighty proud to declare that my vote goes to Kabataan Partylist, #17 on the ballot. And without fear and with boundless […]
MoreToday, October 4, we filed a petition before the Supreme Court in Manila, against President Aquino. We bloggers and netizens are asking the court to strike down and declare as unconstitutional many provisions of the Cybercrime Law.
MoreThe upcoming awarding of the first Tatt Awards coincides with the rise last year of #sentisabado. At around this time last year, Manila was the center of world news as scores of tourists were hostaged for several hours, a terrible crime that ended with the death of the hostage-taker and, very sadly, a number of tourists. […]
MoreAs we announce the theme for Sept. 25, we are also announcing that we will make October 9 a #SentiSabadoDay in the Philippines and worldwide.
More[UPDATED 10:30 AM, Aug. 26) As member of the majority caucus of the House of Representatives, progressive partylist representatives of Bayan Muna, Anakpawis, Gabriela, Kabataan and ACT Teachers managed to land a chairmanship, six vice chairpersonships and membership in a number of other committees.
MoreStarting March 8, 2010, the Department of Foreign Affairs will accept and process passport applications at the new Office of Consular Affairs building at Bradco cor. Macapagal Avenues, Aseana Business Park near the Mall of Asia.
More[UPDATE: Paypal has apologized.] Yesterday, TXTPower turned over to the Philippine National Red Cross a fourth check (P493,047.20) containing donations sent in by folks worldwide who answered TXTPower’s call for donations for victims of typhoon Ondoy in the Philippines. We did this project with one simple cause in mind: Provide people across the world a […]
More(Submitted to the Hon. Exequiel Javier, Chairman, House Committee on Ways and Means, by Anthony Ian M. Cruz, President, TXTPower.org Inc. [TXTPower] on Sept. 22, 2009) Thank you to the distinguished Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee for extending an invitation for us to attend this hearing. Allow us to note the similar […]
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