Tag Archive | philippines
Philippines ranks #129 in Transparency International’s 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index
Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2011 report just came out today and boy, aren’t we all excited to read it! So what’s the deal with this Corruption Perceptions Index that makes us all giddy? Well, we’re all crazy about lists and reputation, statistics and that whole image thing because it influences our credit rating, grant [...]
Google+ iPhone App comes to the Philippine AppStore
Hooray for patience! The Google+ iPhone app finally comes to the Philippine AppStore! It’s been a long, agonizing wait for fangirls like me using non-jailbroken iPhones. I have been tweeting like crazy the moment I found out that a native iPhone app for Google+ has been released only to be heartbroken when I found out it’s initially available to [...]
#NBAPh: What is it for, really?
I wonder what sort of protection the #NBAPh will add to what bloggers (& non-bloggers) already enjoy as enshrined in the Constitution. Are they set to provide pro bono lawyers for members in cases of say, libel suits? Will they be able to impose disciplinary actions against erring bloggers and up to what extent? How [...]
5 Telling Signs That You Need To Homeschool Your Kid
It’s there. You see it everyday. Almost unmistakable. Something about that look in your child’s face screams of fatigue — not just the physical, but more importantly the emotional. He is clearly stressed-out — and worse, for all the wrong reasons. Your gut tells you that he isn’t exactly perfect fit for traditional school, but [...]
@suncelltweets : Worst Customer Service experience ever courtesy of SunTel/Sun Cellular or "How to lose a customer in 3 minutes"
Attention @suncelltweets and @suncellularpr An extremely rude CSR (code CASCMRJSS) just called me up to tell me I’m past due w/ my SunTel acct since Nov29 when in fact my due date is every 4th of the month. This is my first time with Sun/Digitel (I’ve always been with Globe Telecom) and this happens to [...]
Death by Suffrage
Death by Suffrage I don’t know how or where to start. Writing long and winding articles have always been where I’m good at. I have also been believed to have the gift of expression — I find it easy to say (or write) exactly how I feel. But now I can’t seem to mince words [...]
Search This Heart: A Voter's Prayer
Search This Heart: A Voter’s Prayer by: RJ Marmol http://qik.com/swfs/qikPlayer5.swf ~~~ As we look back on our troubled past and look ahead to the future laid before us, I, along with 50 million voters, come before You Lord and pray that You search this heart. Of feelings of doubt, cynicism and pessimism — search this heart. Of feelings of distrust, dissent [...]
Breaking News: Gibo Teodoro leads presidentiables survey
Update as of 6:00PM of May 10, 2010: Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro and running-mate Edu Manzano are both leading in this blog’s online EXIT POLL. I will not be surprised if this result is reflected in offline exit polls as well as in the actual tally of votes happening tonight. ~~~ For the first time in [...]
Securing First 8 Copies of ERs: Safeguard Against Automated "Garci"
If we want to ensure credible election results, we must guard the printing and safekeeping of the first 8 copies of ERs (election returns) at the (clustered) precinct level prior to hooking-up the PCOS (Precinct Count Optical Scan) machine online. This was the suggestion made by former COMELEC Chairman Christian Monsod this morning when asked [...]
