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More and more Filipinos are joining Twitter but we have yet to put a distinctive Filipino mark on it, as distinct perhaps as the personalization many Filipinos once did on Friendster and what we do to our phones with themes, icons and ringtones.
MoreAlexander Martin Remollino, activist writer and poet, passed away Friday night (Sept. 3) at the Philippine General Hospital after a courageous fight against pneumonia and a lung infection.
MoreWe Filipinos today mark the 112th anniversary of the declaration of independence on June 12, 1898, the same day the Philippine flag was first unfurled and the anthem played. What is the meaning and relevance of “Independence Day” nowadays?
MoreIna Alleco R. Silverio offers her first book to everyone who dreams of finally seeing a new brand of Filipino politician – decent, incorruptible, patriotic and brimming with a sense of service to Filipinos, especially the downtrodden workers.
MoreWe Filipinos love happy endings and we’d like to see one at the end of 2010 election season. But, so far, many appear not to be in a celebratory mood even after the Commission on Elections started announcing official results at the national level.
MoreNetizens packed Krispy Kreme Ayala Avenue on May 8 to formally launch #juanvote, arguably the first internet-powered citizens’ coverage of the 2010 elections.
MoreI really wanted a phone upgrade this year: I wanted a touch phone and one that’s powered by Google’s Android platform. Here’s the story of how I got it in less than an hour, as well as my first impressions of my phone of choice.
MoreKa Satur Ocampo, the respected leftist statesman running for the Senate this year, doesn’t look and act like he’s 70 years old, which he already is. His endurance is obvious in his active leadership and participation in street protests. He’s young at heart, remaining true to the hopefulness of the ranks of young Filipinos to […]
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