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Digital Diary Ep.12

By on February 22, 2013 in Digital Diary, Philippines, Tech & Gadgets

Listen up, love birds. To help you celebrate Valentine’s Day in tech style, we found apps to rev up your relationship.

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Digital Diary Ep. 5

By on January 29, 2013 in Digital Diary, Philippines, Social Media

It’s more fun in the Philippines! That’s the latest campaign of the Department of Tourism that had created a  buzz  on the Internet.

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10 .gov.ph sites defaced on Independence Day

By on June 12, 2012 in Philippines, Tech & Gadgets

PrivateX hackers group defaced ten government websites on Independence Day, in what they claim as a protest against provisions of a pending cyber security legislation. The websites, with mostly .gov.ph domains, are redirected here: The defaced are: The homepage of the Office of the Vice President, the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute of the Department of Science [...]

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Philippines’ top 9 universities

By on June 10, 2012 in Philippines

Wondering where to send your kid to college? This might help. PhilStar.com compiled a list of  top universities all over the country that offer the best tertiary education. The article says, “Data have been sourced from the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) list of higher educational institutions which are considered centers of excellence and development.” [...]

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From Scarborough, to cyberspace

By on April 23, 2012 in Philippines, Tech & Gadgets

On April 8, 2012, a Philippine Navy surveillance aircraft monitored eight Chinese fishing vessels anchored inside the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal. In the morning of 10 April 2012,  BRP Gregorio del Pilar dispatched a boarding team to inspect the fishing vessels and collect  evidence of their catch.   The inspection team reported that large amounts of illegally collected corals, [...]

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Vigan, 6 other PH cities qualify for next phase in search for ‘New Seven Wonder Cities’ of the world

By on April 15, 2012 in Philippines

In a press release by the Philippines Information Agency, 7 Philippine cities made it to the initial qualification phase in the search of the “New7Wonder Cities of the World”. The heritage city of Vigan is among the seven cities in the country set to hurdle the qualification phase in the “Search for New 7 Wonder [...]

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Before Email

By on April 14, 2012 in Philippines, Thoughts & Views

  Do you remember these? These bring back childhood memories when I used to have “pen pals” and would send letters to friends and family who live far away.

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