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Draft DTI final report on online sales promotions by bloggers

tonyo — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:03:32 +0000

The technical working group formed by the Department of Trade and Industry has released a draft final report on the application of DTI rules on the requirement of sales permit for all online sales promotions. In the interest of transparency and to allow as many bloggers to check and react to the draft final report,…

Self-fulfilling prophecy: Culture of impunity goes unchallenged under Aquino

tonyo — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:01:40 +0000

Referring to extrajudicial killings and the killing of journalists in the Philippines in his July, 2010 State of the Nation Address, President Benigno Aquino III declared that his administration would “hold murderers accountable.” Despite that pledge, six journalists have been killed since then, or a total of ten since the Ampatuan Massacre of November 23, 2009 claimed the…

Today, Nov. 21, is Blog Action Day for justice, against impunity

tonyo — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:45:08 +0000

Over 500 days have passed since Benigno Aquino III assumed the presidency on a pro-change platform – but families of victims of extrajudicial killings have been made to wait and to wait longer for presidential action needed to spur decisive action by government. The administration has not done anything meaningful to address the political killings…

Nielsen presents first Southeast Asia Digital Consumer Report

tonyo — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:28:38 +0000

Information and measurement company Nielsen today released in Singapore the first Southeast Asia Digital Consumer Report, declaring that widening internet usage is “revolutionizing digital media usage” in the region. According to Nielsen: Rapid technological developments, including high-speed internet access and WiFi, and increasing ownership of connected devices such as smartphones and tablets are revolutionizing digital…

How is social media changing ASEAN?

tonyo — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:01:47 +0000

Together with colleague Delwin Keasberry, a.k.a. @BruneiTweet and the man behind Projek Brunei, we led a master class with the same title at the ASEAN100 Leadership Forum on Sept. 29, 2011 at the Shangrila Hotel in Makati City, Philippines. Here is the presentation I shared at the master class: ASEAN100: Social media and change in…

A year later, Tatt Awards honors our #sentisabado hashtag

tonyo — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:00:38 +0000

The upcoming awarding of the first Tatt Awards coincides with the rise last year of #sentisabado. At around this time last year, Manila was the center of world news as scores of tourists were hostaged for several hours, a terrible crime that ended with the death of the hostage-taker and, very sadly, a number of tourists.…

Philippines’ Net Index 2011 by Yahoo and Nielsen

tonyo — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:48:53 +0000

Yahoo! Philippines and market research company Nielsen recently released the results of its Net Index 2011 study which, among others, “a shift from shared to private access” in how Filipinos connect to the internet. Net Index 2011 is the third, consecutive study by Yahoo! and Nielsen that dwells on Filipinos’ internet habits. PH Net Index…

Nielsen releases latest PH internet access data

tonyo — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 02:27:15 +0000

Global market research company Nielsen today made a pre-release of its Southeast Asia Digital Consumer Report which says, among others, that “one in three consumers in the Philippines are now accessing the Internet, with younger demographics significantly more likely to get online than older generations.” The new Nielsen report, to be released on Sept. 30,…

On Social Media Day, President Aquino dumps CICT

tonyo — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:25:54 +0000

The Office of the President announced the abolition of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) today — World Social Media Day and the second day of the National ICT Summit 2011. Today is also President Noynoy Aquino’s first year in office. Tech news portal Newsbytes reports that many in the ICT are shocked…

Philippine Digital Strategy 2011-2016

tonyo — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 05:39:35 +0000

The Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) led other government agencies, private sector representatives and other stakeholders in the launch of the Philippine Digital Strategy 2011-2016 on June 29, 2011 at the Edsa Shangrila Hotel in Mandaluyong City. In a speech, Secretary Ivan John Enrile Uy said the strategy ultimately aims to attain a…