Category: journalism
SPAM, Inc. holds campus journalism workshops in Baguio City
About a hundred campus journalists and their advisers from all over the country trooped to Baguio City to take part in the recently-concluded 4th annual extramural training workshop organized by the School […]
commentary / entertainment / journalism
YAYADUB Vs PASTILLAS GIRL | The media’s influence and the Filipinos’ narrow-mindedness
It has already been two months since the #AlDub love team caught the heart of millions of Filipino viewers from watching the new segment called Kalyeserye of the longest-running noon-time variety show […]
entertainment / journalism / news
Shocking video of a mother repeatedly slapping her newborn goes viral
A still-unidentified woman who recently gave birth in Pasay City General Hospital has earned condemnation from netizens after a video of her repeatedly slapping her wailing newborn child was posted on social […]
LAMUDI PHILIPPINES | Eco-friendly ideas for Filipino homes
“What is the use of a fine house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on.” These words of poet Henry David Thoreau echo the importance of loving and […]
Schedule of water interruptions in Cavite – August 10 to 18 2015
As mentioned in a previous post, parts of Metro Manila and even Cavite is scheduled to experience rotational water service interruptions between August 10 to 18, 2015. In a public advisory, Maynilad […]
List of areas to be affected by water interruption in Metro Manila – Aug. 10 to 18 2015
Barangays in several Metro Manila cities will experience lengthy water interruptions between August 10 to 18. According to an announcement by water concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, the company is realigning its seven-foot-tall […]
Mar Roxas for 2016: Using the Typhoon Yolanda Funds to Finance his Presidential Campaign
No one will ever forget the disaster that happened in the early November of 2013 when the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded in the human history left a devastating scene on […]
journalism / news / philippines
#WalangPasok – Class suspensions for July 6 2015 due to tropical storm ‘Egay’
(UPDATED, 3:30 PM of June 6) With tropical storm “Egay” still expected to affect much of Northern Luzon tomorrow, various local government units have announced the suspension of classes in their respective […]
journalism / news / philippines
ISIS TERROR ATTACK IN KUWAIT: 27 dead, no Filipino casualties reported
KUWAIT CITY – A suicide bomber from the international terror group Islamic State or ISIS attacked a Shia mosque in Kuwait City late Friday afternoon (Manila time). The attack left 27 killed and […]
journalism / personal matters / philippines
UNFRIENDED | On maintaining civility in Internet discussions
I was a guest last May 6 in the program “Samahang Bidang Bida,” a talk show that airs on DZUP every Wednesday morning. The show is celebrating its fifth year anniversary this […]
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