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In an effort to bring attention to a serious social problem in the Philippines, Kraft Foods Phils. has undertaken a worthy corporate social responsibility project called Cheez Whiz Palamantasan ng Sarap, Sustansya at Saya. In coordination with the Department of Education, this nationwide campaign was launched in Davao City last 17 July 2010 to help [...]
All roads lead to the Cultural Center of the Philippines for the much awaited sixth edition of the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. Cineastes from Metro Manila and the regions will converge once again in this venue, and so will film programmers fr…
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Today is the 112th Independence Day of the Philippines, and I’m on my way to Hong Kong to represent the country in the Asia-Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF). Together with Juned Sonido (who was also in Hong Kong with me for Blo…
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The Asian Institute of Management, Asia’s first and leading business school, is holding a preview of its renowned MBA program this 9 June 2010. It will be held at the Marco Polo from 5:30pm and will give Dabawenyos a chance to see why AIM’s business degrees are held in such high regard all over Asia. [...]
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Whatever state the economy is in, it can’t be denied that more and more vehicles are plying the highways, avenues, streets and even dirt roads of the country. In Davao City alone, we see a burgeoning number of private cars and PUVs that are start…
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The annual celebration of Philippine Eagle Week is just around the corner (not to mention Philippine Independence Day). As you may know, the Philippine Eagle Foundation is aggressively and positively pushing for the preservation of our national bird, which was once hailed by Charles Lindbergh as “the air’s noblest flier,” as well as its habitat. [...]
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Ever since I became active in the blogosphere, especially in the advocacy efforts of the Mindanao Bloggers Community, I’ve been getting invited to conferences, seminars, workshops and similar events. Most of them relate to Internet and cyber-medi…
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Cebu Blog Camp 2010 is a post from: Batang Yagit
Cebu Blog Camp 2010 is a post from: Batang Yagit The CBC Team, composed of several bloggers in Cebu and me, made history in yesterday after we successfully pulled off the first Cebu Blog Camp in CAP Center, Osmeña Boulevard, Cebu City. A good number of Cebu bloggers attended the said event. Several bloggers from [...]
Watch Urbandub’s 10th year Anniversary Concert for FREE is a post from: Batang Yagit
Watch Urbandub’s 10th year Anniversary Concert for FREE is a post from: Batang Yagit Alive Out There, Urbandub’s 10th year anniversary concert, is the first paid online concert series in the country brought to you by Globe Tattoo and Pelicola.tv. For only 60 pesos, you will have the chance to get front-row seats to the [...]
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In over a month, I will be turning a year older. My friends are starting to plan a party (I haven’t told them that I will be away for a four-day speaking engagement). I want to get something special for my big day but since all my savings went to…
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ICT Davao Inc. (IDI), the umbrella organization of all information and communications technology associations in Davao City, is spearheading a truly worthy endeavor to help protect the environment. Recognizing that its particular industry is a huge contributor to e-waste, this organization has mounted this campaign to hopefully stave off environmental damage. Such damage, caused by [...]
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In my pursuit to become a better blogger and writer, I attended the Creative Writing Workshop for Bloggers and Non-Bloggers last Saturday ,March 27, 2010, 8 am – 5 pm, at the Training Rooms of the PLDT Davao Branch. The workshop was organized by the …
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In my pursuit to become a better blogger and writer, I attended the Creative Writing Workshop for Bloggers and Non-Bloggers last Saturday ,March 27, 2010, 8 am – 5 pm, at the Training Rooms of the PLDT Davao Branch. The workshop was organized by the …
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Thanks to the International Visitor Leadership Program fellowship I received from the U.S. Department of State, I was finally able to visit the physical offices of Automattic in San Francisco last 4 February 2010. I was in the States primarily for the IVLP from 21-25 January in Washington, D.C. Too bad, though, Matt Mullenweg wasn’t [...]
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The North Face 100 and the run this morning is a post from: Batang Yagit
The North Face 100 and the run this morning is a post from: Batang Yagit
I tried sleeping early but insomnia hit me again or was it the Nexus One that kept me awake ’til 3 a.m. I’m supposed to wake up at 4 in the morning to catch my 5 am run. I only had [...]
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Paramore in Manila is a post from: Batang Yagit
Paramore in Manila is a post from: Batang Yagit
I went to Mall of Asia to watch Paramore’s concert but saw Callalily instead. A lot of Paramore fans didn’t like Callaliliy doing the front act that night. It’s like, “Hey, what are you guys doing up there? Shooo. Off the stage, off the stage!”. As for [...]
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I ran the 5k race and I got tired is a post from: Batang Yagit
I ran the 5k race and I got tired is a post from: Batang Yagit
I ran last Sunday in Unilab’s Run United for Wellness and I got tired. I underestimated the 5-km race and I didn’t realize that the race will stress me to my limits. The last run I had was in 2008 when [...]
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Davao-based college band Eevee bagged the grand prize in this year’s NESCAFÉ 3in1 Soundskool. The competition capped off its fifth successful year with a full concert featuring the lucky 13 NESCAFÉ 3in1 Soundskool finalists, as well as some of the country’s best musical acts at the Ninoy Aquino Sports Stadium. Eevee, composed of Enzo Miguel [...]
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BlogFest.Asia, the first-ever pan-Asia bloggers’ conference, became a venue for introducing the Mindanao Bloggers Community to the world. Put together by the DotAsia Organisation (the registrar for .asia domain names) in Hong Kong from 6 to 8 November 2009, 3 Filipinos were present at BlogFest.Asia to provide the audience with primers on the Philippine blogosphere. [...]
The 3rd Mindanao Bloggers Summit, held in Cagayan de Oro City last 24 October 2009, despite a rather poor showing in the number of participants, was another feather in the cap of the MB Community. The CDO Bloggers group displayed their cohesiveness and enthusiasm and unfailing energy to pull off the event quite admirably. The [...]
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I’m very pleased to announce that a regional conference of bloggers is finally going to take place in Asia. It’s dubbed BlogFest.Asia, and is to be hosted by the Dot.Asia Organisation (the people behind the .asia domain registry). This isn’t specifically for WordPress, of course, but I’m hoping to connect with fellow WordPress advocates and [...]
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Picobello Ristorante Italiano and Swiss Deli & Restaurant are inviting everyone to two weekends of Italian cuisine and wines with this month’s ITALIAN WINE BUFFET. You will be served the delectable masterpieces of guest chef, Massimilano Quarello of Torino, Italy. From 15 to 17 October, the Wine Buffet will be at Picobello, at 5/F Gaisano [...]
“Technology drives the modern world, and the Philippines is fast becoming a technology-driven society. Tech-savvy Filipinos desire the latest and coolest devices, from mobile phones to digital cameras to flat-screen TVs. For these enthusiasts and…
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Unprecedented in the Philippine blogosphere, a dignitary of a foreign mission will be taking part in the 3rd Mindanao Bloggers Summit this month. The United States Embassy, whose ambassador has been known to frequent Mindanao on many official trips, will be represented by the Deputy Chief of Mission, Ms. Leslie A. Bassett, who will deliver [...]
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