Kimiko Silverio Gargar is the first child of good friends Ina and Kim.
My gifts to Kimiko:
Wonder blog software WordPress has upgraded to version 2.6, with benefits encapsulated by this video:
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WordPress is a winner for bloggers and web publishers. Its highly customizable. Its fairly easy to use. And I want to learn more about it.
Thus, I’ll be joining WordCamp Philippines 2008 on Sept. 6 at the College of St. Benilde, Taft Avenue, Manila. Kudos to Mindanao Bloggers Inc. for organizing this event.
Bloggers, techies and advocates of clean elections are invited to attend the:
What: Bloggers’ briefing on poll automation
When: July 19, Saturday, 1:00pm – 3:30pm
Where: COMELEC Automated Electoral System Information Office, ground floor, Palacio del Gobernador Bldg. Intramuros, Manila (near Manila Cathedral)
Olive Riley of Australia, considered as the world’s oldest blogger, has died. She was 108.
Launched recently was techblog.ph, the Philippines newest tech blog.
Now is the time to help.
The Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC), a reliable and competent relief agency, is soliciting everyone’s help to send relief goods to the hundreds of thousands of victims of typhoon “Frank”.
Good friend and fellow journalist Dana Batnag of Jiji Press has started blogging.
In her latest post, Dana focuses on the penchant of both government and media in (mis-)reporting raw information on the number of casualties in disasters and calamities, just like the gory aftermath of typhoon “Frank”:
My blog went kaput Friday afternoon — prompting me to move to another domain registrar and get a […]
Three leading reformists in the local government are planning to launch a group blog.
They are Pampanga Gov. Eddie “Among Ed” Panlilio, Isabela Gov. Grace Padaca and Naga City Mayor Jesse Robredo.
We as consumers confront endless problems when we’re forced to buy or endure “lemons” or bad service. Unfortunately, despite a bumper crop of laws that purportedly protect our consumer rights, the status quo does not favor us and we are often left to fend for ourselves in disputes with ill-mannered companies and businesses.
Good thing, a new set was has been quietly launched — bakitsira.net — which allows consumers to post their problems regarding consumer goods and services.
Perhaps Shari best described our collective and individual feelings at the end of the Bloggers’ Kapihan with Among Ed last Saturday: tiring, yes… but nevertheless jampacked with so many lessons and starpower we could handle in a day.
Among Ed’s remarks were thought-provoking and it should open the eyes of everyone about the potentials of blogging for the cause of good governance. Methinks, the quest of the Pinoy blogosphere is not to find or write the best posts at any time of the day. Among Ed was looking for the expressions of hope, the expressions of young people longing for change, and the hearty dialogue that should follow. We must sweep away all sense of selfishness and encourage everyone — especially the voiceless — to find their voice.
10:55 am — As I write this, bloggers from Metro Manila led by the Bloggers Kapihan crew, are watching an AVP of the province of Pampanga, right here at the Executive House of the Provincial Capitol. Joining us are scores of youth and student leaders of the province.
Governor “Among Ed” Panlilio has arrived.
I would not have written about it altogether but certain reactions to efforts to introduce Jun Lozada and Among Ed Panlilio as bloggers need to be confronted head on.
At the moment, I won’t link to these bloggers and their posts (because I’m sure you know them and they know themselves). What is important for me is to say that the Pinoy blogosphere aristocracy are just behaving as expected: aristocratic and elitist. Some would cry “repression!” only when its their own voices that are being muffled or muzzled. Some would gladly lay down a virtual red carpet for their own online writing projects on Philippine issues, but would demean the efforts of others. At other times, these clowns cry for “democracy” when all they really want to say is “listen to me only” or “listen to me first”. Some are fans of a near-total absence of online accountability. As to the threat of repression, the question of the need to fight repression is set aside by insinuations that the new ones may be inviting harm all by themselves (ain’t that the same “blame the victim” outlook which they also detest in posts elsewhere).
Engr. Rodolfo Noel “Jun” Lozada yesterday joined the Bloggers Kapihan crew (Ederic, Mong, Vencer, Sarah and myself) for the launch of his online sanctuary.
Lozada’s online sanctuary is none other than his very own blog at jlozada.com. His first post is aimed at young Filipinos, titled “Message to the Youth”.
For those curious about the event, read the ABS-CBNnews.com and Inquirer.net reports.
The BK crew is wittingly assuming a role as “blog evangelists”, encouraging people to take up blogging as a means of personal and community expression.
Next week, the BK crew goes to Pampanga to witness the launch of a blog on good governance courtesy of Gov. Among Ed Panlilio.
Here are some photos taken yesterday:
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