Mindanao Conflict: An Internal Problem of the State
The state has been very soft in treating the Muslim separatist rebels. Organized in 1970, conspiring with the leftist organization and then its resistance to the declaration of Martial Law, the rebels have all the reasons for uprising as well as all freedom loving Filipinos. But martial law has ended and there is no justification for any group to isolate themselves but to seek unity as a Filipino race instead.
The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) succeeded in furthering their cause with the establishment of Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in l996 during the Ramos Administration. Meanwhile the disintegrated Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) gained prominence after the collapsed of MNLF. President Fidel Ramos gave the rebels a room to stretch their arms when he let the formation of a camp and a territory for the rebels. President Estrada in his time forced the rebels out of Camp Abubakar, the MILF Central Headquarter, in July 2000, and almost wiped them away. However, he angered other law-abiding Muslims when “he treated the brave soldiers by feasting on roasted pig, where pork is forbidden among Muslims.” (Manila Times, June l9, 2002) But President Arroyo gave back the camp thru the advice of Ramos and the intervention of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) that gave the rebels a chance to regroup and strengthen their position. The MILF rebels continued to gain support. The Bush Administration link MILF to Al Qaeda terrorist in its fight for independence. MILF succeeded in gaining Indonesia and Malaysia to be on their side in the negotiating table. Today the Arroyo government is on the brink of giving the rebels their own controlled domain, giving off almost one-third of the Philippines. See more @Pinoy Barking Hall
DMC World DJ Championships! Philippine Search!
Friends, The 2008 DMC World DJ Championship: Philippine Search
is on! Elims are set on August 8, 2008, with the
much-awaited finals scheduled on August 20, 2008!
The champion will compete in the 2008 World Championships
in London, England, on September 25-27!
Much thanks for looking, everyone!
Link is here, friends!
Filipino Poker Tour: All-In for the Red Cross Rebuy Charity Tournament!
Poker players and fans, get your chips together because
the Metro Card Club is hosting this year’s much-awaited poker event,
The Filipino Poker Tour: All-In for the Red Cross Rebuy Charity Tournament
on August 9, 2008, 1:00 PM!
Much thanks for looking, everyone!
Get the Subscriber Count of a FeedBurner RSS Feed
While checking JJ’s blog and her RSS problem, I stumbled about a trick to get some detailed statistics on about any FeedBurner feed as long as they have the FeedCount service activated.
This is useful if you want to find out a blog’s RSS subscriber count (if they really have guzzillions subscribers as they say).
For starters, you should know that the name of the FeedBurner feed is generally written after the slash. On my blog for example, the URL of the FeedBurner feed is feeds.feedburner.com/Lloydlopez wherein Lloydlopez is the feedname.
Isa sa mga 100 Kwentong Peyups… “I Heart LB”
Congratulations to Nielsen and others whose articles made it to the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s “100 Kwentong Peyups“. Da best talaga ang eLBi. Syempre pati na rin mga taga-eLBi
“My “I Heart LB” blog entry makes it to the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s “100 Kwentong Peyups” (12-Jul-2008 issue), a series of columns to celebrate the UP Centennial.” -Nielsen
Papers … waste not!
We use lots of papers in the office…for printing documents and the like, as well as cc’ing to relevant people. Everytime I print pages and pages of paper and photocopy more of them, I can’t help thinking about all those trees that have been felled, and the effect on forests and the environment, in processing and disposing them.
How can we reduce the use of too much paper? Read more here …
Beyond 2010
I warned this last Saturday in our post Unity; Change:
“Yup, we should all watch out for the administration moves to revive term extension via amendments to the Constitution. Malacanang is exploiting the peace process in Mindanao as its key to unlock charter change.”
Here are intriguing updates:
GMA’s plan to stay beyond 2010 bared – an exclusive by the Tribune
Robinsons Davao
The on-going construction of the Robinsons Davao beside the Davao City Water District along JP Laurel is on schedule. It is set to open during the first quarter next year in time for the Araw ng Dabaw festivities.
“Sound” Advise?
I cannot help but feel incensed when I happen to read blog posts that disseminate false, ignorant and blasphemous information. What really irritates me more is when they use their blogs as vehicles for promoting their insolent notions.
Take for example one blogger who advised her readers to read the bible in context, she said that it is not right to take the Bible literally because it is loaded with symbolisms. To which she also wrote toward the end of her post the following: (Continue reading here)
Rode”RICK ROLL” Paulate
Si Rick Astley na ata ang may pinakasikat na video sa youtube dahil sa “Rick Roll” video na halos lumoko sa lahat ng mga taong nabisita at naghahanap ng kung ano-ano sa youtube. Pero itong video na mapapanood mo ngayon ay hindi ang “rick roll” na sinasabi ko kundi ito ay video ni Rick Astley kasama si Roderick Paulate sa katatapos lang niyang konsyerto dine sa pinas. Alam naman natin na si Roderick ang numero unong tagahanga ni Rick. Watch the video, HERE.
