Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Pssst…..Someone who looked like the Manila Mail’s Bing Branigin on June
3 organized a get-together at her residence (maybe with the permission of Bill
Branigin, her husband) for the departing three “musketeers” of the
defense attache’s office in the Philippine embassy.
It was also an occasion to welcome new Defense Attache Brig. Gen. Roberto Sylim
and to bid farewell to [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
By Sierramar Cordero
Malalaman mong talaga ka nang nasa Pilipinas kapag tumawag ka sa telepono at may
sumagot sa iyong, “for a while,” sa halip na yung karaniwang “just
a moment” o dili kaya ay “sandali lang ho.” Nang una kong marinig
ito ay kamuntik na akong napahalakhak pero pagkaraan ng ilang sandali, bumulong
ako sa sarili ng, “o, sige [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
There is a sadness in our land.
That’s how one blogger describes what’s happening in the Philippines
today. The news coming from Manila sounds grim indeed: rampant corruption, allegations
of election fraud and illegal gambling by the First Family, calls for civil disobedience,
rumors of coup, widespread killings of activists and journalists, violent dispersal
of peaceful protesters. Meanwhile, 52 percent [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
One step forward, several steps backwards. That’s the Philippines today.
What started as a gambling expose that has caused migraine to the first family
has gotten complicated. Two attorneys, one a former lawyer of former president
Erap Estrada and another who is a former NBI official bypassed for the top post,
have come out claiming to have a copy [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
The FilipinosÂ? use of the Â?bayongÂ? as a traditional means of transporting goods by hand from one place to another in the Philippines has triggered the imagination of entrepreneurs in the Forex Family of Companies in the US.
They have come up with the Â?BAGahe,Â? a sturdy, practical, colorful, safe, secure and reasonably-priced and very easy [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Every year, more and more local Filipino American organizations have been
conducting their own individual missions to the Philippines. Others donate
medicines, books, cash and other goodies to various regions in the country..
Some are doing these mercy missions on their own while others are [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
During the recent concert at DC Armory in Washington, D.C. dubbed as Â?Queens on FireÂ? with Pops Fernandez and Regine Velasquez, certain Filipino attitudes of our actors and actresses need to be corrected because they go beyond the limits of decency and good manners.
Although, I was not there (because of conflict in my schedule) but [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
By Helen C. Toribio
From the poignant to the abstract to the transformative, COMING FULL CIRCLE is an intricate and empowering discourse on Filipino decolonization.
Drawing on a host of postcolonial scholarship, Dr. Strobel narrates a psychological process that has frequently been felt and acted upon by communities with histories of colonization, but rarely given a name.
COMING [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
It is no secret that having fish at least once a week can lower our cholesterol level, and can help with our blood pressure. However, choosing what we cook and eat is our own prerogative. If you like fish, or if you feel like eating healthy, here is a recipe that is easy [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA Â? The United States has expressed its Â?unequivocalÂ? support for embattled President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as the armed forces and police were placed on a high state of red alert amid persistent coup rumors.
The US government however would oppose Â?any extra-constitutional or extra-legal efforts to any way undermine” ArroyoÂ?s government, US embassy charge dÂ?affaires Joseph [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA Â? Samuel Ong, former deputy chief of the National Bureau of Investigation surfaced June 10 to claim he has Â?the mother of all tapesÂ? allegedly showing President Macapagal-Arroyo fixed last yearÂ?s elections. He said the wiretap tapes were given to him by friends in the military intelligence service.
Ong appeared at an evening news conference [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Imagine you worked all week on a report for presentation to an important client tomorrow morning. At the end of the day you congratulate yourself and save the report files to your computer’s hard drive.
The next morning you arrive at work only to find your worst nightmare coming true - your computer won’t boot [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
By 2010 the wireless market in Europe will be worth about $160 billion, half of which will be in data transmission and storage. Wireless technology is exploding and we will see more bundled software at lower costs.
The focus on the current and future wireless technology will be the mindset of "anywhere, anytime." With today~s society [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Without website traffic it’s the same as building anexpensive billboard and, instead of placing it alongside abusy highway, hiding it in your *basement* where nobody cansee it.
Upon realizing they need traffic, most website owners runout and start blowing chunks of money and time trying toget "hits," but they fail to grasp that there are [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
It’s a proven fact, in trying to improve search engine rankings, that growing your site thru link popularity, by slowly acquiring incoming quality links, adding small amounts of fresh relevant content on a regular basis, using proper keyword density and placement, along with making your site "sticky" so your visitor’s stay longer.
But now, there’s [...]