Philippine Juicy Fruits
Fresh from his stint in Harvard, United States, where he was granted scholarship in Publc Finance Administration, Usec. Robert T. Rivera went straight to the set of his show: Pilipinas Ngayon Na! Barely days after he arrived in the country, Usec. Rivera hosted the launching of the Philippine Juicy Fruits of Bella Dimayuga. Bella Dimayuga, the very nationalistic President of Bellestar Promotions who conceptualized the idea that her talents be named after Philippine Fruits to promote our country abroad, with his husband Ed, took charge of the affair. The event was splendid! The crowds were so energetic! The voice of “Marvic” a.k.a. “Makopa”, as she dances with the Bellstar Dancers, was so powerful! Usec. Rivera at the set, was amazed. We taped the event from our own cameras we brought in with us and uploaded Marvic’s performance. It was really splendid! Amazing! Amusing! Watch it for yourself to witness:
Latest Philippine Online Games List
There are many reasons why an individual or a group will want to know the Online Games that is available for the Philippines. You may be a student doing your thesis about online gaming, or a foreign company planning on entering the Philippine Market. I’ve received praises, requests, and thank you’s because of the Philippines Online Games List I have been maintaining for years already (I even received inquiries about how to contact this and that publisher/GSP, like Level-Up Games and IP e-Games to mention two, and I gladly showed them the path).
Some also maintain their own PH-OG List – some will give back credit, some will not (and that’s fine), while some exerted extra effort to create their own listing from scratch, without using or looking at other listings (I praise you). But now, I am giving all of you the freedom. Don’t exert that extra effort to create and/or maintain your own listing, come and use mine, I am releasing the latest version of the Philippine Online Games List under GNU Free Documentation License.
Get it now by visiting this link.
Enjoy! And I hope I helped ya!
God Bless!
GALI KOREN OUTREACH PROGRAM
Sunday, January 20, 2008
THE GALI KOREN OUTREACH PROGRAM
Gali Koren is about to conclude her Outreach Program in the country. After giving series of lectures on U.S. Immigration Law (For Free!) in well known hotels from Visayas to Manila, as we mentioned in our previous post.
The Bard from Bohol
When Boholanos talk about “our Presidentâ€, there is a big chance we are not talking about the incumbent. More likely, we are talking about the first and only Philippine President who came from our dear province.
Carlos P. Garcia was born on November 4, 1896 in Talibon, Bohol to Policronio Garcia and Ambrosia Polistico. He grew up with politics in his blood, his father having served as Municipal Mayor for four (4) terms. He married pharmacist Leonila “Inday†Dimataga-Garcia and had one daughter named Linda Garcia who later married Fernando Campos.
Read my four-part article at Bol-anon.
WANTED: FIVE MILLION HEROES
WANTED: FIVE MILLION HEROES to help your country!
You are the HERO your country needs, if you are willing to:
1. BUY FILIPINO MADE PRODUCTS to create more industries and JOBS;
2. SAVE 10% of your income in our local banks to increase domestic capital;
3. LEARN A NEW BUSINESS and keep yourself productive all the time;
4. INVITE RELATIVES RESIDING ABROAD to visit the Philippines once or twice a year to boost Philippine Tourism;
16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence
Readers, I would like to share this information to you. This cause has played a very significant role to our women.
From 25 November till 10 December 10, the Center for Women’s Global Leadership will lead again a global campaign against gender violence.
Since 1991, the 16 Days Campaign has helped to raise awareness about gender violence and has highlighted its effects on women globally. Each year, thousands of activists from all over the world utilize the campaign to further their work to end violence against women. The campaign has celebrated victories gained by women’s rights movements, it has challenged policies and practices that allow women to be targeted for acts of violence, it has called for the protection of people who defend women’s human rights and it has demanded accountability from states, including a commitment to recognize and act upon all forms of violence against women as human rights abuses.
GUILTY! The President’s Verdict!
GUILTY!. The Sandigabayan finally rendered its verdict over the case of former President Joseph Ejercito Estrada for plunder. The outcome was or “is”, already predictable. A judgment of innocence shall not only mean that our justice system seems to be malfunctioning – it shall also mean that Philippine politics is at its height of disarray! Imagine what would have happened if President Estrada was adjudged not guilty? What is forthcoming then is whether the Honorable Supreme Court will modify the verdict into a lesser offense, which is unlikely to happen. The Honorable Supreme Court will most likely uphold the findings of the Sandigabayan, which has the better appreciation of the facts where the case was heard, a well established principle in our judicial system. For detailed report on the matter you may click on GMA NEWS TV.Net or to Karlo’s site.
OFW SEX SLAVES!
The figures presented in Karlo Mongaya’s site concerning human trafficking of Filipinas is very disturbing! The video depicting how two senior citizen Americans traveled 6,000 miles away from their home, Mr. Troop Edmunds and Mr.Jerry Hawe, to rescue Lani, a Filipina from an alleged sex slavery syndicate in Malaysia was so moving. It shows how helpless Lani were, under the dictates of her ward. She went abroad in the hope of finding greener pasture only to be, allegedly, enslave through fear, intimidation, duress and, maybe, even drugged to become a puppet of her ward. What she earned out of her sweet, flesh and tears is not even enough to repay her indebtedness for food, clothing and shelter, if her ward is to sum it all. I thought that the Filipina rescued by Mr. Edmunds and Mr. Hawe from the alleged syndicate, is just among the 30 women allegedly held against their will in Limbang, Malaysia.
Research made by Karlo based on the studies conducted, however, revealed that Lani and her 30 other former companions still left in Malaysia are just part “of about 400,000 women trafficked within the Philippines annually, according to the US State Department’s Human Rights Report in 2005.” Are these Filipinas considered part of our OFWs? Are they protected by OWWA? If not for this two senior citizen Americans who stopped at nothing to recover Lani, these incident could not have been publicized. I wonder, however, what has happened to that maid in the Middle East who was allegedly raped by her ward.
THE MALU FERNANDEZ SCANDAL: ENDING
Malu Fernandez apologized and resigned. I cannot resist but to write about Malu in one among the last blog entries concerning the subject in pinoyblogosphere yesterday by espousing the idea that she and her publisher should address the issue squarely the soonest possible time. The movement condemning her 1, 2 pages article which came out on the June 30, 2007 issue of People Asia triggered public condemnation about how she maligned OFWs. Her antagonistic answer to public outcry for her to apologize added fuel to the fire that professional bloggers, writers, communication experts and specialists, public relation consultants, old and young alike who surfs and frequenting the net feasted and joined the band wagon.
It was in tingog.com, which I suspect was authored by a Cebuano, mentioned in Marko’s site that hits hard right at the heart of the publisher, now proposing to ban and boycott Manila Standard Today and People Asia. As you search in Google or Yahoo for her name, Malu became an instant record holder. If there is a person most hated by her countryman maybe, it’s none other than Malu. Other sites from anonymous authors begin to sprout, now, clamouring for others to join the prey to boycott Manila Standard Today and People Asia. It was then that some joined calling for sobriety for the publisher and Malu to address the issue squarely immediately. It was providential that Malu opted to extend her apology and tender her resignation, maybe upon realizing the extent of the damage caused by the snowballing effect of the controversy. Malu resigned. It might have been the honorable way for her publisher and their editors.
If there is a lesson to be learned from the above experience – in today’s world of advance digital age – one thing was proven: corporations, publication houses and big media outfit does not have the monopoly of the media to stir public opinion. Individuals, independent publishers, artists and private citizens, in their own right may freely participate and express their own views and opinions through the use of modern technology, the internet, which power to influence people is more of a reality than perception. The Malu Fernandez incident awakened Pilipino sentiment worldwide. It demonstrated to the world how Pilipinos took a stand on issue affecting a class within their own social structure. Unlucky, the object of criticism is one of their own. Unlucky, it has caused damage to the publisher of Malu’s article. Whether they like it or not, the stain remains on the outfit where Malu’s article were published and it may take time to heal.
Others may go on with the advocay. Others may choose to close that part of history in blogging communities to look forward for a more challenging exercise when the situation calls for our spirit of patriotism to once again be awakened. The Malu Fernandez scandal.
THE RIGHT TO BLOG
Modern technology opened the doors for photographers, artists and bloggers alike to publish and display their works in a wider perspective with far raging coverage in the world wide net. One can easily publish his work and enhance its presentation through the use of graphic software or designs readily available in the net and display the same in blogger’s sites such as Blogspot, Pinoyblogosphere and other sites. Knowledge in Adobe Photoshop coupled with creative writing skills can easily surpass a newspaper or television presentation with far ranging effect. In fact, it can stay in the net for unlimited period with its own domain, which can be viewed repeatedly all over the world. However, others are hesitant to publish their work because they treasure their creativity and ideas, which might only be copied by others. Or, it may pry upon other’s privacy and they are afraid of getting into trouble. Don’t be.
Ownership over your writings, photographs or artistic works are protected by the Intellectual Property Law. Insofar as the subject or person in your picture, however, is concerned: so long as they are public figure or has acquiesced to be taken picture of, you have every right to publish it in the exercise of your freedom of expression. The definition of ‘public figure’ covers a wide latitude of persons.
