Consumers, rejoice! The Department of Justice (DOJ) released on Dec. 12, 2014 an Advisory Opinion clearly siding with Filipino internet users against the telco practice of imposing data caps and…
Soon after its first landfall, supertyphoon #RubyPH (international name: Hagupit) made an impact on Eastern Samar, one of the Philippines’ poorest provinces. According to People Surge, the organization of survivors…
Conventional wisdom today would say that an assembly of bloggers is like cats and dogs put together in one tiny space. We are said to be too feisty and too…
As international NGOs and funding agencies rush to provide more and more temporary and “transitional” shelters across Samar, Leyte and the regional hub Tacloban City, the people are living a…
Day One of the Plan International Philippines (Plan) media tour brought us to Barangays 62 and 62-A in Tacloban City. By a stroke of luck, both barangays did not sustain…
Thanks to newfound friends, I was able to visit Tacloban and parts of Samar and Leyte in time for the first anniversary of epic supertyphoon Yolanda (Haiyan). By newfound friends,…
Blogging has become very big in the Philippines — so many communities, achievements, opportunities, challenges. Here is my presentation I shared at a workshop at 4M Forum Jakarta, held on…
Once upon a time, a President described himself as the best and most indispensable. He said no one else, except himself, could be trusted to continue his “good work.” He…
In separate statements, 23 professors of the the University of the Philippines’ School of Economics and the UPSE Student Council this week brought shame to the University by rejecting its…
I’m joining the battle for the internet today, Sept. 10, to protect net neutrality. You should too. We Filipinos know how slow internet looks and feels like. It will only…
A year after Edward Snowden exposed massive U.S. spying practices and just five months after Turkey blocked Twitter and YouTube which were used to spread voice and video recordings tagging…
ISTANBUL – One of the topics in the ninth Internet Governance Forum here in Turkey is the “digital divide” or just how to connect the world’s citizens who remain unconnected…
ISTANBUL – The ninth meeting of the Internet Governance Forum opened September 2nd and runs until the 5th here in this beautiful capital city of Turkey. Organizers said the Istanbul…
Here are my prepared remarks and deck for the keynote speech at #Linangan2014, a Luzon-wide campus journalism seminar-workshop held on August 30, 2014 at the Philippine Normal University, Manila: Created…
The second Geeks on a Beach (GOAB) conference held at Mövenpick Hotel, Lapu Lapu City, Cebu provided time for the topic of isaster relief and rescue. Here is the deck…
History will once again be made in the great city of Cebu: Stalwarts of the anti-pork barrel movement will gather there on Aug. 23 at the Mariners’ Court for a…
Megalomania is defined as “a psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of power, relevance, omnipotence, and by inflated self-esteem”. Sounds familiar, right? Megalomania comes to mind as we read and…
In his fifth state of the nation address, President BS Aquino made many claims to prove that he deserves the public’s continued “trust” and to bolster his record as Chief…
For a long time now, the government has let go of its important role in the electricity, oil, and telecommunications sectors. The dominant view is that these sectors work and…
The Philippines’ de facto messaging standard is still text messaging. Most Filipinos have at least one phone and could be reached by relatives, friends, schoolmates and officemates via text message.…
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REVOLUTIONARY & LEGENDARY: Kabataang Makabayan and the power of choice
Before 1964, young Filipinos were told and taught that there were no other choices except to study, graduate, get a job, work hard and hope for success. The young workers…