On Dec. 12, let’s take a stand against Charter Change — because some types of change will only make matters worse and we can’t allow that to happen.
Category: Events
Manny Pacquiao won over Oscar de la Hoya, scoring a TKO in the ninth round in their “dream match”.
How did the media report it?
The “dream match” between Oscar de la Hoya and Manny Pacquiao unravels today at the MGM Grand Garden Arena — and we’re all looking for commentary, predictions and live coverage!
If you’re looking for a roundup of some compelling articles and predictions as well as a tip on how to get live coverage, this is a good place to start.
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines is inviting media professionals to a forum on Dec. 8, 9:00 am to 12:00 noon at the UP College of Mass Communication, UP Diliman. Topic will be the bills on the “right to reply” bill passed by the Senate on third reading.
Dozens of bloggers trooped Friday afternoon to FullyBooked‘s flagship store at Bonifacio High Street for what turned out to be the launch of an exclusive Bloggers Book Club.
Poor Filipinos have always been caricatured so badly, with some of the well-off and well-to-do deceiving themselves that the “masang Pilipino” are individually and collectively ignorant, pathetic, gullible, indolent and unproductive. They forever link the “masa” to Joseph Estrada, in an apparent bid to discredit them as no different from their idol who has been found to be a fraud and a plunderer.
This is a heads up to all journalists, bloggers and pundits.
Much has been said about overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) being “modern-day heroes” but perhaps mostly because of the billions of dollars they remit back home. Meanwhile, a growing number of people have grown desensitized by endless sad stories of OFW being beaten, deprived just wages, condemned to die, or just suddenly falling off buildings. In the immediate aftermath of the US economic meltdown, some of the “bright” economists as the Bangko Sentral said the Philippines will survive the crisis — but neither because of strong economic fundamentals or of unflagging investor confidence in the Philippines but by the billions of dollars in OFW remittances to which the Arroyo government has been addicted to.
These and other issues will take centerstage in October as Manila hosts the Global Forum on Migration and Development on Oct. 27-30,
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.
A few hours ago, this blog you are reading — tonyocruz.com — received the trophy for Best News and Media Blog in the 2nd Philippine Blog Awards held at the 1Espalanade near SM Mall of Asia.
Way ahead before Bikoy Villanueva won a landslide victory to become the No. 1 student councilor at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, there was the blogger Bikoy, the lad behind bikoy.net.
17 years ago, the Philippine Senate voted to reject a treaty that would have prolonged the existence of US military installations in the Philippines, notably the Clark and Subic bases. Outside the Senate on that day, there was dancing in the streets to celebrate a triumph for Philippine sovereignty.
The Philippines will mark Software Freedom Day 2008 on Sept. 20 at the University of Makati.
A big number of bloggers attended today’s WordCamp Philippines at the De La Salle-College of St. Benilde in Manila. Touted as the first such event in Southeast Asia, the event is now part of local blogging and internet history.
Keynote speaker was Matt Mullenweg, Mr. WordPress himself, who had an instant rapport with the admiring audience of Filipino bloggers.
Currently showing at the PETA-PHINMA Theater in Quezon City is NOLI AT FILI: DEKADA DOS MIL, written by Nick Tiongson.
Below is my attempt to live-blog de facto President Arroyo’s eighth State of the Nation Address. the SONA is an annual constitutional ritual where the President gives a report to a joint session of both houses of Congress.
3:58 pm – Villar and Nograles call the joint session to order. Nograles introduces the national anthem.
4:00 pm – Villar introduces “legislators’ prayer”.
Several religious leaders lead the prayer. Muslim leader included.
Plume of smoke rises after GMA makes the sign of the cross.
4:02 pm – Nograles introduces GMA. Applause. GMA walks down to the podium. Applause galore.
Thank you Speaker Nograles. Senate President Villar… etc. The usual pleasantries.
We ended 2007 with the strongest economic growth in 2007. We are looking to a brighter future.
Because tough choices were made.
Applause galore.
The United States terrorist list has swelled to one million, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. And the list includes Cat Stevens, a nun, a wife of a senator and – lest we forget – our very own Jose Maria Sison.
Erwin Oliva of Inquirer.net, who also blogs at cyberbaguioboy, filed a story on last Saturday’s Bloggers Kapihan event at the Commission on Elections.
Erwin reported:
A few minutes ago, former child wonder-turned-singer Aiza Seguerra won her second P1-million grand prize in ABS-CBN’s Singing Bee.
I wasn’t able to attend and witness it (bummer) and so I opted for the next best thing: Ask his office for a copy of the speech Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo delivered today, July 10, at the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City.
The speech is part of the UP Centennial Lecture Series, one of the events marking 100 years of UP.
Full text of Ocampo’s speech titled “UP will forge through risk-filled neoliberal terrain; so will militant activism persist: An Outsider’s View of the University of the Philippines” follows:
Before we begin, may I invite everyone to stand up for three minutes of silence in honor of the former students of the University of the Philippines who gave up their lives in the continuing struggle for national liberation, economic emancipation, social justice, equitable development and genuine and lasting peace for the Filipino people.
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.
At the tribute led by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, PISTON honorary chair Medardo Roda made a dramatic visit […]