IBON Foundation released Wednesday the results of a new survey that gauged public (dis-)satisfaction regarding President Arroyo and her performance as leader.
Clue to the results: Arroyo is in the same sinking boat as George W. Bush.
Category: Breaking News
Independent think-tank IBON Foundation today released results of a survey on the public’s awareness and positions on proposals to amend the 1987 Constitution. The results are overwhelmingly against Chacha.
This is a clear and stern warning to all the pro-Arroyo politicians that they should desist from tinkering with the Charter. The people can see through the subterfuge and the lies.
Inquirer.net has published a news story as well as a video report (embedded below) regarding the joint TXTPower-Telco Entrepreneurs Association press conference held this morning in Quezon City.
Here is the first part of the story filed by Inquirer.net reporter Thea Alberto:
I joined leaders of the Telco Entrepreneurs Association today in a press conference at Quezon City. We sought to inform the media and the public about a plan of Smart Communications to “fire” thousands of E-Load dealers by the end of this month.
Yes, folks, Smart now wants to get rid of the thousands of dealers who helped make their company No. 1 by bringing “retail” prepaid load to the masses.
Leaders of the so-called Group of 20 (G-20) have agreed to do what was virtually unimaginable just a few years ago — bat for doses of market regulation — at the “summit on financial markets and the world economy” at the US capital, amid the worse crisis to hit capitalism in recent memory.
Today, their feet are in their mouths.
Those who wonder who snatched Jonas Burgos and James Balao should consider what happened today to veteran labor lawyer and columnist Remigio Saladero.
Saladero disappeared this afternoon from his Antipolo home which friends found ransacked. His laptop and the CPU of his desktop computer were missing. His cellphone was unattended.
OpenOffice 3.0, the latest version of the totally-free office suite that challenges Microsoft Office, is now ready for download.
Asus is not stopping the temblors it is causing in the personal computer market. Next in line for the EEE PC is built-in 3G connectivity.
Update: Visit the official T-Mobile G1 website
US mobile phone network T-Mobile today launched the G1, a smartphone powered by Google’s Android operating system which pundits and techies say may give Apple’s iPhone a stiff fight for hearts and minds of cellphone users everywhere.
Palm diehards here and abroad can now expand their precious handhelds just like the rest, thanks to the release of an SDHC driver.
Apple chief Steve Jobs today unveiled a new iPod range in San Francisco, describing the new nanos as the “thinnest” music players ever produced by the iconic tech company.
Despite being the “thinnest”, the new iPod nanos also sport a built-in speaker. Check out Engadget for some cool photos.
The netbook market is getting more interesting.
In an email blast sent to subscribers, Dell today announced Mini 9, a 2.28 lbs mini notebook with an 8.9″ screen and in two colors: black and white. Price starts at $349 (around P16,000).
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita has announced the dissolution of the government peace panel in peace negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
Again, the militarists have gained the upper hand by successfully putting disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) as the ultimate goal of the peace talks. Never mind the resolution of the root causes of the Moro people’s armed struggle — basta may giyera at may pretext para sa giyera where the corrupt generals may continue to make pasiklab to GMA and get access to military contracts.
Nothing new really with this “new” peace paradigm. It really looks like a deceptively-packaged all-out war.
Below is his full statement:
The LCD is the face of a PSP, and it is an important feature of the 3000 model…
Thus said Sony chief Shawn Layden in a press briefing announcing the new Playstation Portable 3000 which will be sold starting Oct. 16 in Japan. Below is an Associated Press photo of Layden showing off the new gadget.
Philippine broadcasting has lost its first lady.
Fidela “Tiya Dely” Magpayo of radio station DZRH has passed away at the age of 87, according to an ABS-CBN News report.
Here’s a Youtube video of Tiya Dely while at work:
UPDATE (Aug. 19, 9:30 pm): The VERA Files website was hacked again, with the assailant leaving the following note:
Joomla 1.0 is not safe… please download Joomla 1.5.1 ;]
great job: marwo12
Dla kolegów z Polski: Zen, eth00 & Patrycja;)
Gr33tz: Zen, eht00, & my honey;)
Yes, folks, this is definitely a scoop, coming six days prior to the Philippine launch by Philippine telco Globe Telecom.
Thanks to visiting friend Homer, I was able to get hold of an iPhone 3G. The particular unit was provided by Australian telco Optus.
Way too expensive.
That’s my reaction to the Globe Telecom announcement made to investors today that the company will sell the iPhone 3G starting at P41,899.
Globe has set the iPhone 3G Philippine launch on Aug. 22.
Reuters reported Tuesday that Singtel will be launching the iPhone in Singapore later this Aug.
How about us here in the Philippines?
Lenovo has launched its $399 mini-notebook IdeaPad S10, joining the fun ride started by the EEE PC.
The IdeaPad S10 will start shipping in October.
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a temporary restraining order stopping the signing of an important agreement between government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
The court’s action is in response to a petition by North Cotabato local government officials who decried the lack of transparency and consultations in the process of drafting the agreement.
Full text of the TRO at the jump:
The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility.
As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some rooms for improvement and has accepted a 5-year phase-in plan that would become known as ‘Euro-English’ .