Did COMELEC spokesman James Jimenez fail his advocacy?

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Did COMELEC spokesman James Jimenez fail his advocacy?

Commission on Elections (COMELEC) spokesman James Jimenez did his job well. He led a successful initiative to educate voters, mounted drives to raise awareness around abusive political campaign practices, and publicised processes and procedures to encourage Filipinos to register and vote. In a country where confidence in the electoral process delivering fair results is so…

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Civics, Government, Politics

PCOS debacle: Is the software source code really important?

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PCOS debacle: Is the software source code really important?

The source code is the format of a program in human-readable format (that is, as far as computer programs go). It most intuitively describes the logic followed by a computer that is running said program. Programs written in high-level languages like Visual Basic, Javascript, PERL, PHP, or database languages like Standard Query Language (SQL) and…

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Politics, Tech Talk

Lead up to fiesta elections: Has Philippine democratic politics changed at all?

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Lead up to fiesta elections: Has Philippine democratic politics changed at all?

From the little window through which I take stock of the landscape of issues that describe the lead up to the May 2013 elections, I’d say — surprise surprise — things haven’t changed much. A lot of developments have supposedly further liberalised and democratised democracy as it is practiced in the Philippines. The two new…

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Politics

MTRCB slams Wowowillie for dancers’ skimpy attire

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MTRCB slams Wowowillie for dancers’ skimpy attire

Too much flesh on Wowowillie? Willie Revillame is once again in hot water after the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) slapped a three-month probation on the popular noontime show after netizens supposedly complained about the skimpy outfits of its dancers featured in its 16th April episode. TV5 Network management which airs the…

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Glitz and Glamour, Society

Higher education for poor Filipinos: Two Cents from a ‘Filipino Traitor’

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Higher education for poor Filipinos: Two Cents from a ‘Filipino Traitor’

My last article got me accused of being too anti-Filipino for my stand against giving poor Filipinos the opportunity to get a university degree. I was told that to deny the poor Filipinos the same opportunity that I had, to get to where I am in life right now, is not only cruel but also…

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Education

My sympathy to all victims of bombs, violence, aggression and imperialism and US Global Domination

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My sympathy to all victims of bombs, violence, aggression and imperialism and US Global Domination

While doing my usual virtual activity to my surprise and amusement, I run across an article from the so-called The Society of Honor by Joe America maliciously entitled “Sympathy to the Boston Bomber?” criticizing my article “The Boston Bombing and the US government’s history of mass murder” posted by GetReal Philippines.COM on April 19th. Let…

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Crime, Government, Society

What a difference a day makes – from incredible to infernal: Noynoy’s feature on Time 100

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What a difference a day makes – from incredible to infernal: Noynoy’s feature on Time 100

What a difference a day makes, twenty-four little hours … What a difference a day makes, and the difference is you – Stanley Adams, What a Diff’rence a Day Makes What a difference a day makes indeed. President Benigno Simeon Aquino (BS Aquino) should have been getting good publicity for being featured on Time’s 100…

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Government, Media, Politics

Anti-Pinoy Sentiments in Singapore?

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Anti-Pinoy Sentiments in Singapore?

Apparently, The Real Singapore doesn’t want a Filipino company to hire Filipino staff for its operations there. Unlike other multi-national fastfood restaurants like Macdonalds and KFC which hire mainly Singaporeans and even the disabled and elderly, Jollibee Singapore intends to hire their fellow pinoys to fill up jobs in their latest Singapore venture. The Filipinio…

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Economy