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Today’s newspapers appear to have one thing on common: They are all happy for newly-wed couple Liberal Party vice presidential candidate Sen. Mar Roxas II and ABS-CBN chief correspondent Korina Sanchez. Photos from yesterday’s wedding rites dominate most today’s frontpages:
MoreThe office of Sen. Mar Roxas II swiftly sent out two “official” photos of the senator’s wedding rites with broadcaster Korina Sanchez held at the historic Santo Domingo Church in Quezon City. As of posting time, the Mar-Korina wedding remains a hot topic on Twitter and Facebook. Here are the two photos:
MorePresident Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who partied with Prospero Pichay on Wednesday night amid devastation caused by typhoon Ondoy, proudly spoke about disaster preparedness in her last state of the nation address: International authorities have taken notice that we are safer from environmental degradation and man-made disasters. As a country in the path of typhoons and […]
MoreI really loved my quick visit to Colorado. If Los Angeles and New York are world cities and dotted by skyscrapers, Colorado is vastly different.
MoreI’m continuing the series of photos I took from a recent trip to the United States. This time, I’ve posted some pictures from San Diego
MoreI’ve started posting photos I took from my 15-day trip to the United States. First installment: Los Angeles.
MoreHundreds trooped to the University of the Philippines on Saturday for the iBlog5 5th Philippine Blogging Summit, including my old and new friends friends in the Philippine blogosphere.
MorePoor 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 […]
MoreA 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 […]
MoreKudos to writer Ninotchka Rosca for her banner story in today’s Inquirer titled “RP envoy charged in US”. From Stuff
MoreAn inquest panel today heard lawyer Raymond Fortun’s complaint against former Assemblyman Homobono Adaza and several others on alleged extortion and planning a coup d’etat.
MoreKudos to Mark for winning the “funniest” category in the “Sun, Sand and Snapshots 2008″ photo contest.Below is Mark’s winning entry:
MorePerhaps 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 […]
MoreEngr. 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 […]
MoreAt the tribute led by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, PISTON honorary chair Medardo Roda made a dramatic visit to his friend. Upon reaching the casket and seeing his old friend, Ka Roda wept. The strong bond between the two former taxi drivers who became leaders of their respective organizations was palpable. Ka Roda even tried […]
MoreMy good friend Andrea’s daughter Star badly needs our help. Star is afflicted by a curious blood condition. Star is the bunso of Dick annd Andrea (the photo comes from their family blog). What Star needs is not as simple as a donation. She badly needs blood by-products to help her fight her condition which […]
MoreCrispin Beltran, who many fondly call “Ka Bel”, met an accident and is now in very serious condition at a Quezon City hospital. He may not be able to recover. I got the following photos from various web sources (some are my own pictures). I hope that by presenting these photos, I would be able […]
MorePlease help find Randy Felix P. Malayao (shown in the picture here), former vice president for Visayas (1991-1994) of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines and former editor in chief of Mangingisda, official student paper at UP Visayas. Suspected military elements purportedly kidnapped Randy last May 15, at around 9:00 pm after he took […]
MoreCrew members of the Bloggers Kapihan today sat down with Senate star witness Rodolfo Noel “Jun” Lozada at the comfy lounge of the La Salle Greenhills‘ Brothers’ House. Attendance: JM, Sarah, Mong, Jhay and me. Lozada was relaxed and comfortable during our two-hour sit-down with him. He spoke intensely about the important role of young […]
MoreApart from the high-rise buildings and the sprawling malls, there’s another thing to see in Makati: a live stock ticker at Insular Life Building at the corner of Paseo de Roxas and Ayala Avenue. The ticker would show updates from the Philippine Stock Exchange and perhaps some ads. It has been on test broadcast for […]
MoreThose who do not wish a peso or a dollar for unlimited online photo storage may try the following sites: Phottie Snapfish by HP Shutterfly Pixagogo Pichaus Phanfare Zoomonga Winkflash Among these, Shutterfly is the most popular, followed by Snapfish. Or at least, that’s my impression from the online reviews about them. All these services […]
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