An Open Letter of a Transgender Woman in the Philippines
May 27, 2008
Below is an open letter of Sass Rogando Sassot, a transgender woman, who experienced discrimination at one bar in Makati.
PEOPLE LIKE US
An Open Letter of a Transgender Woman in the Philippines
[25 May 2008 / Sunday / 6.04 AM to 6.45 AM]No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. - Eleanor Roosevelt
My friends and I have been made to feel inferior approximately five hours before I wrote this letter. I’d like to sweep this incident under the proverbial rug but there is no more space to accommodate it.
On the 24th of May 2008, my friends and I were celebrating the anniversary of our organization the Society of Transsexual Women of the Philippines (STRAP), the first transsexual women’s support group and transgender rights advocacy organization in the Philippines. We settled to celebrate it in Ice Vodka Bar, located in Greenbelt 3, 3rd level Ayala Center, Makati City, Metro Manila. It was my first time in that bar. Two in our group have been there before and they had nothing bad to say about it.
There were five of us. I was leading the way. The bouncer stopped us. I asked why. His reason was we were dressed “inappropriately”. We were rather dressed decently, tastefully, and most importantly just like any other human being who lives her life as female 24 hours a day.
I asked for the manager. The bouncer was nice enough to let me in. The manager, Ms Belle Castro, accommodated me. I don’t know if I spelled her name right. I asked for a business card but she had none available. Her telling feature though was her braced teeth.
A Month Without a Cellphone. Can you handle that?
May 23, 2008
Mobile phones are everywhere. They are necessity for many people. Imagine a life, without a cellphone for just a month. What about for a year? In this world evolving in the new era of technology, I think a few people can handle that.
SQUIRRELS IN PHIL. FOREST!
May 15, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Amid the crisis, however, the CSC Forest represents bounty. Today, squirrels can be sighted in the forest including snakes and other wild animals. It represents an ideal environment beyond the four corners of a government edifice. It represents an environment of what our country should be.
We lost track of the trees we planted at the Department of Agriculture and NIA. It reminds us of the past, however, whenever we see flowers of rain trees blooms as rainy season approaches while we walk along the alley of the Office for Legal Affairs. We can only hope, however, that those trees are now as tall, as big and cared dearly, where squirrels can hide, live and play in peace, like in the Civil Service Commission’s Centennial Forest, presently under Acting Chair Cesar Buenaflor.
(Picture: Compliment of CSC Public Assistance and Information Office)
WordCamp Philippines 2008
May 14, 2008
Suportahan po natin! 
WordCamp Philippines 2008
http://philippines.wordcamp.org
WordCamp is the premier event for WordPress users and developers. One of the objectives of WordCamp Philippines is to encourage more developers to use and deploy WordPress, not only as a blogging engine but also as a full-featured content management system for Web sites. Another is to increase the number of WordPress users and developers in the country.
Young Professionals Environmental Club (YPEC)
May 12, 2008
By Naysan Albaytar and Homar Murillo
(blogsite: http://ypec.wordpress.com/)
YPEC: The Beginning
Bringing Back the Christmas Breeze: A Look at Global Warming, Greenhouse Effect, and the Simple Solutions that We Can Offer… It all started with a blog post, a post that has turned the spark into a flame and fueled the desire to do something for the rescue of Mother Earth.
A lot of articles about the environment have already been written and published – its present condition and the problems it faces in the midst of technological developments. Realizing that something has to be done beyond words and print, several young professionals have joined together to take steps towards saving the environment. The Young Professionals Environmental Club (YPEC) was born.
The young professionals in our society are the ones who will take the place of our leaders in the future. They are the ones who will be the future foundations of families, the prime movers of change. Therefore, young professionals should be aware of our society’s pressing problems. They should develop the spirit of initiative in facing and solving these problems. It is only then can they be really prepared to take the place of the leaders, ready to provide the people direction towards a better life. It is only then can they be really ready to become strong foundations of families, capable of preparing their children to take on responsibilities as able successors in leading the society and founding families when their turn comes.
BUILDING AQUA-TOURIST COMMUNITIES
May 11, 2008
This is an AVP Production about BFAR-CAR’s projects in the Cordillera.
PinoyBlogoSphere.com is now PR5
May 2, 2008
congrats sa mga nadagdagan at naka-maintain ng PRs. salamat sa lahat ng sumusoporta at nagko-contribute dito sa PinoyBlogoSphere.com. magsaya na tayo habang may PR pa. baka biglang mawala ‘tong PR na to *lol*
gusto nyo ng link sa PR5 site? mag-post lang kayo dito… FREE 
Volunteers needed for Pinoy Blogopedia
April 29, 2008
Please help us in building the Pinoy BLOGopedia, a blog encyclopedia containing various information about blogging in the Philippines - history, news, events, blogs, bloggers, etc.
http://www.pinoyblogopedia.org
Maraming salamat!
iBlog4 Afterglow
April 28, 2008
nandito na lahat about iblog4… actual presentations, Live blogging, Video coverage, Photo coverage, reflections, etc.
iBlog4 Afterglow
http://philippineselection.blogspot.com/2008/04/iblog4-afterglow.html
halos kumpleto na
Fwd: some updates you may be interested in
April 28, 2008
FYI
—– Forwarded Message —-
From: Janette Toral <>
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 1:28:03 PM
Subject: some updates you may be interested inHi dYu. Just like to give you a heads up on what some of our club members (http://www.e-commercephilippines.com) are up to.
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1. Chikka.com just released its all-new Chikka platform. I hope you can give it a try and help spread the word about this Pinoy innovation. I can send you a fact sheet if you need more info. My chikka id is 639209508696 and hope you can add me as a contact.
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2. My top 10 emerging influential blogs 2008 project is now on. I hope you can submit and help promote new blogs. Details are posted at http://www.influentialblogger.net
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3. Lastly, there’s a Social Networking and eBusiness Conference Philippines 2008 happening this May 20 and 21. Details about it can be found at http://socialnetworkphilippines.blogspot.com
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If you have any projects that I can help in disseminating, just let me know.
Thank you.
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Janette ToralCatch up with what I’m doing now at
http://twitter.com/digitalfilipino
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Fwd: David & Goliath - Little Losers Blogger Event
April 28, 2008
baka makapunta daw kayo…
Note: RSVP/pre-registrati on is important because we need to keep headcount to 80
—– Forwarded Message —-
From: Juned Sonido <>
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 11:11:11 AM
Subject: David & Goliath EventHi,
Got this in the email and will post this later. Wanted to give you the heads up on this. Invite more people to come and sign up.
David Goliath Event
Date: May 6, 2008
Time: 8pm
Venue: Mag:net Cafe, Bonifacio High Street
You are cordially invited to join us for a chance to embrace your inner loser.In a testament to wit, candor and irony, meet David & Goliath’s newest brilliantly satirical horde representing what could be this generations’ biggest pop-culture paradox: being a loser has never been more cool. Expect the clever, tart-tongued graphic misfits to spin it into fun and games as they prove once and for all that there’s no better time to be a LITTLE LOSER.
RSVP
You can sign up here:
Juned Sonido
Earthling
www.baratillo. net
Free Software to Increase Traffic to Your Blog
April 27, 2008
Here’s a free software for you guys (download link below) who would like help boost traffic to your blogs. It practically enables you to search a keyword and the blogs that are related to that keyword you typed in. You will be able to quickly find the blogs that are “up there” in the ranks and you can start putting comments to their blogs to increase your own blog’s exposure. As illustrated below -
1. type a keyword related to your blog. i.e. “pinoy”
2. type in your domain name (this is related to point #4)
3. PR stands for “page rank”
4. if you typed your domain name in point #2, it will show if that domain name has links with the top blogs. In this case www.i-filipino.com doesn’t have any links with the top blogs
5. you can see the highest ranking blog related to the keyword “pinoy” - in this case it is “sunstar.com.ph/specials/election” (the lower the number, the higher the ranking)
36th Commencement Exercises: Live Video Streaming
April 26, 2008
The 2008 Commencement Exercises, including the student procession, conferring of degrees, and key addresses, will be broadcast over the Internet starting at 4:00 P.M. (GMT+08:00), Saturday, 26 April 2008..26 Apr 08, 15:00Admin: Video will become available within one hour from now. Thank you.
Philippine Bloggers Website and why it’s useful!
April 14, 2008
I stumbled upon The Philippine Bloggers web site that offers free summary of blogs by Filipinos. I find this site useful and since I am a Filipino and I wish that my blog summary be included, I enlisted my Blog RSS Feed.
For the Filipino bloggers out there, if you are looking for a free directory listing of your blog site, you may want to visit http://www.philippinebloggers.com. One more thing, The Philippine Bloggers web site also offers your blog be featured, all you have to do is just ask!
Million Blog List
April 11, 2008
baka gusto nyo ng isang link para sa blog nyo palista na kayo dito…
Million Blog List - An attempt to get a list of 1 million blogs
It is said that there are over 70,000,000 blogs in existence. This is an experiment to see how long it will take to get 1,000,000 blogs to list themselves on our site. Will it work? We think so. The experiment is to see how long will it take. What do you think?
Grab a PBS badge
April 9, 2008
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Web Hosting Rebates
April 4, 2008
may nakapag-rebate na ba sa inyo sa mga ‘to? totoo kaya ‘tong $50 rebate na to?
Quick Web Hosting Rebates & Coupons Chart
http://www.consumerwebhostreview.com/rebate-coupon-center.php
Cash Back Rebates
http://www.consumerwebhostreview.com/howitworks.php
watchatink?
Philippines Top 100 Blogs by Blog Juice (as of March 2008)
April 1, 2008
Juice! Juice! Juice! Got some?
Here’s the 3rd update of the Philippines Top 100 Blogs by Blog Juice list.
The ranking of blogs listed here was based on blog juice. Its rating is based on Bloglines subscription (40%), Alexa ranking (15%), Technorati ranking (30%), and inbound links as per Technorati (15%). This is what I found as of March 31, 2008.
Source: Philippines Internet Review Blog
Invitation to Lasang Pinoy 25: Make Your Own Bento
March 31, 2008
food bloggers, para sa inyo ‘to…
—– Forwarded Message —-
From: Annalyn Jusay <>
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 9:44:18 AM
Subject: Invitation to Lasang Pinoy 25: Make Your Own Bento
http://www.annalyn.net/2008/03/31/announcing-lasang-pinoy-25-make-your-own-bento/#more-1173
Adsense Below Post Title Not Allowed
March 29, 2008
para sa mga hindi pa nakaka-alam…
1. Ads shouldn’t be placed under a title or section heading in a way that implies that the ads are not ads.2. Ads should be easily distinguishable from surrounding content.
Source: PinoyTek
Pinoy Vibes
March 29, 2008
Here’s another one…
PinoyVibes.net is a social news portal. When we say social news, we mean the news is user-contributed. You, the users, find relevant content, whether its a news-piece, an opinion, review, event, press-release, a report or a job posting and share it with the rest of our online community. Through this process, the community decides which stories qualify as news-worthy. The community decides which opinions deserve advocacy and which events are most worthy of attention. The community does this by interacting with the portal not only by contributing, but by commenting on fellow user-posts and voting for their favourite stories so they remain in the spotlight longer.
How Does this Apply to Bloggers?
Looking for one more channel to promote your content? Post your latest blog entry on PinoyVibes.net. Drive more traffic to your blog and score some new loyal readers.
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Get into the Blog Awards Challenge!
March 26, 2008
Tatanggapin nyo ba ang challenge?
We are formally launching the new craze in town - The Blog Awards Challenge!
Get into the Blog Awards Challenge! ÂThe first challenge THEME will be posted on April 13, 2008 (Sunday).
The Blog Awards Challenge is a blog competition combining literary skills, interactivity and peer polling. The Blog Awards Challenge is bi-weekly theme-based writing event for everyone in the blogosphere. A challenge is posted in the site every two weeks. Bloggers who wish to compete will write about the theme and post the entry on their respective blogs. [Please read about the challenge and rules of the game first.]
Kung matapang kayo, sali na kayo! :DÂ
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