tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245597381754928432024-11-01T17:11:24.202+08:00Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger354125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524559738175492843.post-27102944224864607432013-03-02T04:27:00.000+08:002013-03-02T23:15:57.860+08:00

Now that Sabah stand-off ended,  some Tausug women grieve.  Like how Mehol Sadain grieve. "As a Tausug, I mourn the death of fellow Tausugs in Lahad Datu in Sabah. As a Muslim, I am aghast at Muslims killing their fellow Muslims on land they consider part of their homeland. As a government official, I call on the authorities and the parties involved, in Malaysia and the

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On Jan. 8, 2012, I posted a query in my Facebook account : "is the fine applicable for FB? FB is a US-based institution and not from German state. Though it has global accessibility but it has its rules and policies too for those who wanted to use its apps and features." This question is in relation to the story, I read, "Zuckerberg faces €20,000 fine over Facebook's anonymous accounts

Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524559738175492843.post-5929679892975965092012-11-16T02:28:00.000+08:002012-11-17T14:26:34.677+08:00

I love this song from the 80s. I was singing this the whole day and felt that the lyrics seemed odd in this times when most lovers are situated in a context of repression with systematic imposition of policies that can be used against the fundamental right of expression. I appreciate that the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) posted photos on Facebook about the movement

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This is my first animation video with this song originally sang by Adam Sandler. I am still honing my skills and creativity hoping to provide some sense of what is lofty and beautiful. The song is good background music while working. This video is for lovers. The video is available in Youtube and in my Facebook account too.

Unknownnoreply@blogger.comIligan City, Philippines8.2280209 124.24524227.9765789000000007 123.92938520000001 8.4794629000000015 124.5610992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524559738175492843.post-63449676134028874522012-10-10T06:30:00.002+08:002012-10-10T06:57:11.759+08:00

I am in my third week now as a student of Stanford University through Coursera.org. Yes, I am enrolled to a university far from my residence in the Philippines and am scholarly enjoying it, albeit coping with time and other pressures. It felt really inspiring to be in school again. I enrolled in many subjects but for these months (until December 2012), I focused on Organizational Analysis and

Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524559738175492843.post-11966740394522547192012-08-15T02:46:00.001+08:002012-08-29T22:44:23.854+08:00

for the best wisdom imparted laying down in prayer my deep appreciation to your books. though i lost all of them to  Sendong, but the principles shared will stay. rest in peace, Steven Covey. you have served this world with your very best. Photo from SME Forum

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"Don’t denigrate; appreciate  Don’t detract; attract  Don’t suspect; respect  Don’t manipulate; cooperate  Don’t discard; regard  Don’t offend; commend  Don’t indoctrinate; illuminate Don’t impose; propose Don’t mortify; dignify Don’t humiliate; humanize Don’t resist; assist Don’t attack (verbally); question" -Matos, Brazil

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There is no Huangyan Island in the Philippines. Literally, none. The island and its name is perhaps, a Chinese invention. But we have oil. In fact, rich deposit of oil where Chinese vessels or fleets flocked at Panatag shoal (international named as Scarborough shoal) to explore (without their application and permits) under the guise of fishing. National experts bared that our “west

Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524559738175492843.post-78692507894296116762012-06-02T13:03:00.001+08:002012-06-02T13:03:25.433+08:00

Most conflicts are economically-driven. As controversies on Scarborough shoal heightened, we need to understand the diverse dynamism within Phil-Chinese relations.  In earlier centuries, Philippines welcomed Chinese merchants for barter and trading. Their business was focused on paper-based products, livestock, pharmaceutical and plastic toys. Chinese merchants later started pouring

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Maraming salamat for those who assisted us with emergency relief goods, lending me your facilities and in providing us with supplies. Carol Arguillas. Kara & Bobby Timonera. Leo & Norma Cabasag family. Brian's Ma, sis & brod. National Union of Journalists in the Philippines (NUJP). Atty. Danny Balucos. Ampy Montemayor. Pris Saladaga. Brian's classmates. Those unknown persons and

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When the devastating flashflood brought by typhoon Sendong swiftly filled our home with murky or muddy water, my son was fast asleep. It was literally a shock for him to see the water getting into our room after I forced him to wake up. The water was already neck-level when we waddled through the sala out. As we gathered with my two other home companions at the gate, Chacha and Bordie, we

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Another leaf has fallen.It’s my birthday again.  I stopped counting my age. My 5-year old son asked me to stay at my current age so that we can grow old together [with his papa].I don't usually write about my birthday. I just realized the other day that I have not updated two of my important blog sites-- online zones which I initially thought as an area where I could scan repository of

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FFM Teams are composed of PhilRights Inc., DIOPIM Committee on Mining Issues (DCMI), Social Action Ministry-Ipil (SAM), Legal Rights and Natural Resource Center-Kasama sa Kalikasan (KsK),Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM), Meriam College, Alternate Forum for Research in Mindanao (AFRIM), Ecoweb Inc., Medical Action Group (MAG) and Pikhumpongan Dlebon Subanen Inc. (PDSI), Bayog laymen, media workers and

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ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / June 4) – A child died from stray bullets as armed followers of politicians in Lanao del Sur shot it out with rivals in a special election marred with violence and fraud.The indiscriminate firing was only one of many cases of election-related violence and irregularities that was reported as widely occurring in the towns where political warlords are still in control.The

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By Violeta M. Gloria/MindaNewsILIGAN CITY (MindaNews/13 May) — It’s all Dimaporos — mother, son and daughter — who took the highest elective posts in Lanao del Norte.Reelected governor is Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo. Representative of the first district is his mother, Imelda Q. Dimaporo, who once served as governor. Representative of the second district is Khalid’s sister Fatima Aliah.Khalid was

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ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews/12 May)— The Commission on Elections in Lanao del Norte proclaimed Imelda Quibranza Dimaporo as winner in the congressional race in the first district at 6 p.m. May 11.Proclaimed board members were Giselle Matalines, Casimero Bagol, Baldomero Zamora, Alexander Ali and Mohammad Maruhom.Irma Rosales, assistant to provincial election officer Irma Rosales said that as of 8 p.m.

Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524559738175492843.post-26716684897783388312010-05-12T10:30:00.002+08:002010-05-28T06:33:03.105+08:00

RYAN ROSAURO, VIOLETA M. GLORIA, AND JULES BENITEZMindanews and VERA FilesThe automated election system failed to bring change to Lanao del Sur, traditional warlord and goon country of Mindanao where violence and a low voter turnout marked the May 10 elections, as they did in the past.The police, military and election watchdog groups reported incidents of killings, explosions, abductions and

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ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews/11 May) – The conduct of elections in Lanao del Norte can be considered generally peaceful despite delay in the transmission of results from 11 hinterland towns, Fr.Rey Pati-an, provincial head of the Pastoral Parish Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) said.Pati-an gave credit to the voters for reportedly behaving well.He also attributed the peaceful election to the

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ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews/11 May) – Six persons have been killed in election related violence in Lanao del Sur, a poll watchdog said.Ibrahim Salic, head of Citizens Coalition for ARMM Responsible Election (Citizen’s CARE) reported that three were killed in an encounter Monday between armed men and soldiers in Kapai.Salic said the casualties were a police officer, one of the armed men and a certain

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ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews/10 May) — Two persons lining up to vote at the Tugaya Central Elementary School, ended up dead while another one was wounded when a man identified as Albert Balindong strafed them at around 10:45 a.m., Major Ferdinand Cacas, head of the Philippine Army’s 103rd Brigade Election Monitoring and Action Center, said.Cacas added that the attack was apparently intended to disrupt

Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524559738175492843.post-30363714266553968752010-05-11T01:30:00.004+08:002010-05-11T02:00:00.692+08:00

ILIGAN CITY.—Local Liberal Party candidates led by reelectionist congressman Vicente Belmonte of the lone district of Iligan and mayor Lawrence Cruz paraded Saturday afternoon with supporters from hinterland and coastal communities to ’show force.’They assembled from four centerpoints of the city and converged along Quezon avenue near Saint Michael church. [More at Vera Files]

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TUBOD, Lanao del Norte (MindaNews)– At least 1,000 church-based volunteers have been fielded by the provincial Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) in the coastal municipalities of Lanao del Norte to observe and document precinct-based cases in the first-ever conduct of automated national polls.Fr. Rey Pati-an, head of the provincial Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible

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Date Published: May 7, 2010By VIOLETA M. GLORIAMindaNewsPantao Ragat mayor Eleanor LantudILIGAN CITY.—Everyone is on heightened alert in Lanao del Norte, where a longstanding political dispute involving the warlord Dimaporo clan has come to a head in recent months.The flashpoint is Pantao Ragat, a fifth-class town an hour and a half from here and bordering Lanao del Sur. Pantao Ragat is ruled by

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ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews/29 April) — The El Niño phenomenon has severely affected this city’s agriculture sector, causing damage to farm lands to the tune of P15 million and affecting 4,000 farmersCity agriculture officer Octavio Molo said about 2,000 hectares of farm lands in 23 of Iligan’s 44 barangays have been damaged. Affected crops are rice, corn, coconut, bananas and high value commercial

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ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews/29 April) — A network of non-governmental organizations here has appealed to local politicians to refrain from verbal violence and mudslinging in their campaign. The Civil Society Organization-Forum for Peace Inc.(CSOFP) instead called on candidates to focus on their development and social services plans. CSOFP head Janina Bernardo said they are tired of the outbursts of

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