tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58794162011-12-15T10:38:29.685+08:00Personal insights from <a href="http://jangelo.i.ph"><em>the J Spot</em></a> author J. Angelo Racoma<br/>( this site has moved to <a href="http://jangelo.racoma.net">http://jangelo.racoma.net </a>)J. Angelo Racomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05002645173457254363noreply@blogger.comBlogger1021100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879416.post-1141965615506729752006-03-10T12:36:00.000+08:002006-03-10T12:40:15.516+08:00

Here's another test podcast!Listen to the podcast.

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This is a test audio cast.

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May you and your family have a blessed Christmas and a prosperous new year to come!The Racoma FamilyAngelo, Caren, Pia & Cate www.racoma.net

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Pretty soon, I'll be leaving this blogspot (again!) for my new personal online space--the J Spotter at jangelo.racoma.net. I've successfully setup WordPress on my host, and am currently exploring its potential.

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I've just setup my own domain, racoma.net. I plan to publish the J Spotter at http://jangelo.racoma.net . It's on redirect right now until I get myself an alternative to Blogger (might give Wordpress a try). Now ain't that cool?!?I'll keep the J Spot at http://jangelo.i.ph . I get great Google Pagerank there, especially given the .PH domain. I get a lot of cool queries over at the Philippine

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Avlack includes me in his list of daily reads (i.e. blog/web links). I'm honored to be in the list, which includes masters in web design.Thanks, Jolo!

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I've just set-up the J Spot to dispay the J Spotter articles on the sidebar as a sideblog. So my random ramblings (i.e. on non-tech-relate matters) would appear there, but will not be over-emphasized. A great way to exchange traffic, but keeping things focused.Cool.

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Wasn't feeling very well, but I managed to post a handful of blogs over at the J Spot. A summary of this weekend's articles (yes, you get to contemplate a lot when in a restful state).Offshoring? Better think twice - A commentary on why the Philippines is a good offshoring destination;AdSense blindness - Afraid to click on those ad units?I have virii! - My AVG found six malicious software--or so

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Teacher Sol tags me in yet another book meme. I guess along with Major Tom's tag, I'd better hit two birds with one stone.

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I've been tagged.Answers to come soon, Major Tom!

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Former Armed Forces of the Philippines Captain Rene Jarque has died of cardiac arrest in Jakarta. He was 40 years old.From this inq7.net story, Jarque was known for his exposés of malpractices in the Philippine military since the time he was in active duty to his stint as a civilian member of a Department of National Defense committee. And he continued to share his expertise in military and

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When was the last time you paid a visit to your local (Philippine) KFC? Maybe you've noticed that they no longer offer rolls with their fried chicken meals. Or at least, the rolls are not prominently displayed.I guess Filipino eating habits just don't justify KFC's having to include rolls in the menu, with our preference for rice-and-viand meals.You know it's 2005 when things have gone all

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A couple of days ago, I embarked on a journey into the unknown. I mentioned I had reactivated this old blogger site even as I had been enjoying modestly good traffic on my main J Spot weblog (it gets about 100,000 page views per month now). And Google loves the J Spot. Imagine being positioned at number one for queries on "Filipino Economist," "Gloriagate," and a number of other keywords?

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Arriving home yesterday evening, I chanced upon a copy of The UP Villager, our neighborhoods quarterly newsletter (the village's officials must have went door-to-door distributing copies). But it dawned on me that while the stuff discussed there was supposed to be for the third quarter of 2005, information nowadays travels faster than the speed of thought. And I thought the village is better off

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It's difficult to mix work and play, business and leisure, personal and professional lives.Yes, in a way all lead double, or even multiple lives. For instance, there is Angelo the family man, Angelo the IT pro, Angelo the idealist, Angelo the artist.And there is definitely Angelo the blogger.It has come to the point that blogging on all aspects of my life got too big for a solitary site to handle

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Check this out!

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Hi! This working?-- J. Angelo Racomajangelo@gmail.comMobile +63-922-3672446VOIPSkype: jangeloracomaFWD: 635397US: +1-360-5154020UK: +44-870-3403125 Blog: http://jangelo.i.phPhoto gallery: http://gallery.jangelo.i.ph

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Midnight yesterday, a cracker was able to access my site, delete my blog content, and put on his/her own entries:I was able to have the site restored from backup by my very able dotPH colleagues Sherwin and Celina, who are among those responsible in maintaining the technical aspects of i.PH.I thought all was in order until last midnight, I noticed strange things with my site. I was unable to

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The J Spot at http://jangelo.i.ph was defaced by crackers in the midnight of June 23, 2005 (Philippine time). I'm in the process of reverting to backed-up copies of my content. Please bear with me.

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Freedom of speech. Censorship. Human rights. These are now issues bloggers have to face, especially in the light of restrictive regimes, such as those in the Middle East and in China.Charles Cooper, Executive Editor at CNet News writes on the dangers of blogging, especially if one's blog content involves "sensitive" matters.So far, I'm thankful that I have yet to experience having a government

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I do believe some of these images were re-printed in a Newsweek issue mid last year. Click here for images. Angelo

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A reader sent me the following email, and I thought it would be good to share it here. My response is likewise published below.AngeloJust out of curiousity and with due respect, does the Phil government allow its employees to discuss issues pertinent to their line of work in public forums such as blogs? Is there no conflict of interest implications in such an action? Is the government not

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(Click for a larger version) 7:40 a.m., 8 January 2005: Agatha Clarisse G. Racoma was born into this world.

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(Click for a larger version) This was taken at Pia's grandpa's house in Sikatuna Village during a post-Christmas visit. I managed to pan the camera juuuust right! After all, it IS difficult to catch up with a very active toddler!

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I.PH This is one of the newest services being offered by dotPH. It's basically a service by which individuals (Filipinos in particular) can avail themselves of their own "i.ph" domain name without the hassles of having to register for a regular domain name (such as the need to divulge one's identity). In short, the i.ph service offers "domains for individuals." In the past month, I had

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I read (and have recently re-read) this article as published in the 9 Septmeber 2004 issue of The Economist (one of my preferred bathroom reading materials, =P ), and I can't help but agree with the sense that UN seems to be making a lot of "declarations" but the results of its plans are not so good, or at least its activities in the grassroots are not quite evident. Even in my line of work (

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Jeremy Wagstaff writes (again) on phishing. He cites some tips against phishing put together by Daniel McNamara of Code Fish Spam Watch, whom he considers the "Anti-Phisher King." Webopedia.com defines phishing as: (fish´ing) (n.) The act of sending an e-mail to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private

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Finally, better rights for the taxi-riding public? As a frequent taxi rider myself, one way I address the problem of having one too many a choosy taxi driver is by being myself choosy with the cabs I ride. In fact, I believe that it's more economical to ride the newer-model vehicles, in particular those post-year 2000 Toyota Corollas, since you get to enjoy a safer and more comfortable ride (

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I got an email detailing the plight of residents of Infanta, Quezon, and linking to the SAGIP-BUHAY INFANTA website. The welcome text of the site is copied below. With the calamity our fellow Filipinos have experienced, I think anything we can contribute would be deeply appreciated. Angelo SAGIP-BUHAY INFANTA: "PLEASE HELP THE CALAMITY VICTIMS OF INFANTA, REAL AND GENERAL NAKAR QUEZON For

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A 6 December post on the Internet Security and Warfare (ISAW) weblog. Why are malicious hackers succeeding? ISAW (Internet Security And Warfare): ... Malicious hackers are always one step ahead of everyone else. Most of the time sysads will only know that their system has been compromised when their website is defaced or when they detect that their system is acting weird. By then, it’s already

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In a hearing Tuesday, November 8, 2004, the Senate Finance Subcommittee G, chaired by Senator Manuel A. Roxas II, deferred approval of the Proposed Year 2005 Budget of the FY 2005 budget of the Office of the Director General (ODG) of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), or the NEDA proper (or mother agency), pending resolution of issues raised by Senator Richard Gordon. In

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According to this post on slashdot, which quotes a CNET article, Firefox users are less likely to click on advertisement links. I'd reckon it's because Firefox users are more likely to be tech-savvy than IE users. It's not that all IE users are not tech-savvy, but you're more likely to be such a person if you've at least bothered to try a browser alternative to IE, especially Firefox. More so

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This article, which appeared in the 1 December issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer reports on yet another paper published by professors from the UP School of Economics making a stand on our present economic situation, this time entitled "Population and Poverty: The Real Score". Recall that a few months back, they published " The deepening crisis: the real score on deficits and the public debt

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Heard from a reliable source last week: Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Bayani Fernando is planning to have the Tandang Sora Flyover closed (yes, the one along Commonwealth Avenue) in favor of U-turn slots. Now I've encountered complaints about MMDA's resorting to making U-turns the norm in an attempt to improve Metro Manila's traffic situation (read old but insightful

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Buyers beware! This warning is especially for those who have bought their mobile phones from non-official distributors, such as those in stalls, in particular Greenhills-type shopping centres. It's a well-known fact in online techie communities (such as the BNC discussion forum) that such retailers usually replace original batteries with "Class A" (or fakes that are marked/labelled to pass off

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An article published in the 22 November 2004 issue of N-News (by the NEDA's Development Information Staff)*, reports on a study conducted by the National Statistics Coordination Board (NSCB), an attached agency of NEDA. This was presented to the press by Secretary General Romulo Virola in the 19 November 2004 press briefing at the NEDA sa Pasig. It's good to note that officials who practice

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The Nokia 8110 Old phones are back! Well, in our country of 24% mobile phone penetration rate (as cited in my immediately preceding post), I guess most of these are what can be considered retro phones, anyway, with the proliferation of refurbished and/or reconstructed phones, especially in mobile phone stalls such as those in Greenhills. And I wouldn't mind using a 'retro' phone myself, as I

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This Business Week Online article captures the essence of Filipino ingenuity, especially that of local telcos, in providing fund-transfer services over-the air. In a country where the mobile phone penetration rate is about 24%, and foreseen to grow to about 45% to 50% by 2005, and whose primary export is its labor force, the telcos have hit it right on the mark with offering such value-added

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It's over. We had indeed been taken for a ride. And as sure as the sun rises in the east, some of us had willingly obliged, at least initially. But after much skepticism, and much debate on- and offline, it's been proven: while Ms. Faye Nicole B. San Juan is a real person, her story is not. I have removed the individual links from my favorite posts, and instead will link to this compilation.

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As promised, I'm posting liks to Ms. Patricia Evangelista's Crazed column for today, 19 November 2004. Link to article in Philstar.com here. Cached link (in my geocities account) here, in case Philstar's article is offline (Philstar.com doesn't archive articles older than a week). An excerpt: color:black;padding:10pt" align="left"> I used to say that my generation had a special mission of our

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I sent an email to Ms. Patricia Evangelista expressing my support over all the brouhaha over the "Faye" story, especially since quite a number of comments were left on my weblog attacking her personally. Now this may be misconstrued as coddling the Philippine Star writer, but I would beg to disagree. Now that the "Faye" issue is more or less behind us now, lessons have to be learned from the

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Bloghopping (with my online RSS reader), I came across Mr. Jeremy Wagstaff's Loose Wire blog post for Wednesday, 17 November 2004. Now, I'm an avid reader of Mr. Wagstaff's Loose Wire tech-oriented column in the Far Eastern Economic Review, and it's good to note that writers of such stature acknowledge that the Philippines is the "World SMS Capital." Mr. Wagstaff cites an INQ7 news report that

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Ms. Ruby Cristobal of DOST's Science Education Institute, who had emailed me a copy of DOST-SEI's statement on the "Faye" story (as previously posted here), posted, in her blog, s&tmedia, a message to bloggers and other individuals who had been (and continue to be) active in discussing the "fairy tale," and who may have had a hand in exposing the truth about what was an inspirational story gone

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A 14 November 2004 article from Wired News poses this question. Excerpts: Blogs have drawn attention to political stories that more established media outlets then report on, and exposed flawed journalism by those same newspapers and television news programs. But some at the gathering said they face a near-constant struggle to establish the credibility enjoyed by professionals. "Things get

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As follow-up to my previous post on Government's statement on the "Faye" story, Ms. Ruby Cristobal of SEI-DOST emailed me, last Friday evening, a follow-up message stating that they "decided not to have a press release on Faye's story anymore ... [the] statement says it all." Sorry for the late citation. Bread of Life Ministries, the Christian organization that first published an account of Ms.

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Farfetched story, after all? I'm wondering about the motives of the concerned individuals in bringing out this story: the mother, the Bread of Life pastor who came out with the ad, and even Faye, herself. Angelo An excerpt: Church group apologizes, says whiz kid story not true - INQ7.net: FAYE'S brief fling with fame ended yesterday. And it ended with an apology no less from her church,

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At last, my long-awaited promotion to Senior Economic Development Specialist has come. Appointment papers were signed yesterday. I had weathered the Commission on Elections' (COMELEC) hiring ban, the Administration's re-activation of Lateral Attrition (per Administrative Order 103, "Directing the Continued Adoption of Austerity Measures in the Government"), and whatever else was in the way (my

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Ms. Ruby Cristobal of the Department of Science and Technology sent me an email containing government's, in particular DOST's, statement of the "Faye" story. While I do not personally know Ms. Cristobal, I'd like to thank her for sending me this information. She attached this scanned document. She likewise included the text of the media release in his message (below). (My apologies for earler

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Another "anonymous" comment (no blogger account) to my original post on Ms. Patricia Evangelista's "CRAZED" article entitled "Filipino Idol." This was left by a certain Ube Juan Kanduli (UB1). I thought, again, that the comment deserved a blog post in itself. Note that the emphases (in bold) are mine. It's quite a long read, so I thought I'd highlight some points. -Angelo Anonymous said...

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I was planning to go to SM Megamall for lunch this noon, but as I crossed the footbridge near the back gate of the NEDA compound, I changed my mind. I decide to walk to the nearest Mini Stop convenience store (no website, but you can click here for a google search on "mini stop"), instead, which was located along St. Josemaria Escriva Drive, our building's street. I planned on buying prepaid

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A post by XP ( ExpectoRANTS ): To: All of you who suspected the Faye story was a ruse You've won. The latest word is that Boo Chanco is reportedly asking his niece [Ms. Patricia Evangelista -JABR] to investigate further this (in)famously fey and fotentially fictitious Faye. Will the Faye fable go pffft faster than you can say Fatricia? Let's fait and fee (wait and see). Let's fait and fee

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Firefox 1.0 is out! http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ The wait is over. Firefox 1.0 empowers you to browse faster, more safely and more efficiently than with any other browser. Join more than 8 million others and make the switch today — Firefox imports your Favorites, settings and other information, so you have nothing to lose. Why Use Firefox? Popup Blocking Tabbed Browsing privacy

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A reader left this comment on my first post on the Faye story. Perhaps we should still take the 'Faye' story with a wee bit of scepticism. Indeed, her story came out in the front pages of some Philippine broadsheets (i.e. the Inquirer, 8 November 2004). But as we in government would prefer, things should be in black and white. Things can be better proved with the appropriate paper trail. But

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I wonder how they come up with these stories? The Philippine Star last 29 October, published an article (the link is to a google-cached version, since Philstar.com does not archive articles older than a week) stating that the "MRT4 [is] most viable among rail systems in Metro" according to a study. Reading onward, the article states that: "The proposed Metro Rail Transit (MRT) 4 is considered

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Mr. Federico D. Pascual (click here for bio), former Philippine Daily Inquirer editor-in-chief who presently writes a Philippine Star column, POSTSCRIPT, writes again on Ms. Faye Nicole B. San Juan, the young lady who had caused quite a stir in some circles both on- and offline due to an article that had been circulated by the Bread of Life Ministries in the past month. Atty. Jose Sison (Of

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After almost a couple of months being offline, the BuynCell forums (a.k.a. BNC) is now alive and kicking. Hosted in its new, temporary server, membership and readership has surged, as expected. Now we technophiles would no longer have to bungle around the 'net searching for info, ads, tips and tricks on mobile telephony, technology, and other general topics. We have the lively, informative and

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Yesterday, I posted a link to a 4 November Op/Ed in the Philippine Star by Mr. Federico D. Pascual. I agree with his thought that the political angle of the writeup done by the Bread of Life Ministries was indeed what was most striking. While it was quite unfair for Malacañang to honor Ms. Jasmine Trias with an invitation to meet President Arroyo, it is likewise unfair to raise accusations

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Mr. Fedirico D. Pascual, in his POSTSCRIPT Op/Ed Column in the Philippine Star, writes on the existence of Faye.. Links to the article here (Philstar.com), and here (manilamail.com). An excerpt: Why use Faye to score political points vs gov’t? POSTSCRIPT By Federico D. Pascual, Jr. The Philippine Star 11/04/2004 ELUSIVE PASTOR: We made several calls to the Bread of Life Ministries, which took

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Fr. Vicente Marasigan, SJ, a fellow COPA-NET E-Group member, posted this in response to an email I sent to the group: [[Whether Faye's story is true or not, what's important for me is that the fact remains that many of our kababayans are starstruck. -- (Angelo)]] I like to think that the Faye story is not a hoax intended to deceive but a dramatic parable intended to present a profile of

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Following are some posts by fellow pinoyblog bloggers referring to my earlier articles wondering on the existence of "Faye." Cath: Patricia's Faye, a hoax? Guy Rendon/The Edge Blog: Pinoy Idols, Awful People and Condemnation More "Awful Observations" by Guy. Posts on COPA-NET from fellow e-group members: From Mr. Lauro Purcil: I still prefer to believe that the story is true. I'm ready to

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A distinguished colleague of mine, Mr. Napoleon B. Imperial (nice name, huh?) did some research and found that the article was likewise published by the Bread of Life Ministries in its regular newsletter. Online version here: CROSSROAD77 website.For Mr. Imperial, the legitimacy of Faye's existence and story has been established given that it was published by a reliable source, which is in this

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I posted this at COPA-NET (the e-group of the Council on Philippine Affairs/COPA), in response to posts about the 'Faye' and Jasmine Trias story entitled Misplaced Priorities can Mislead a Nation (a version of the full text can be read here). I've been reading around and, indeed, many seem to feel that the story is just a hoax. However, a member of COPA-NET (who posted a copy of the article)

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This is an article published in the 22 October 2004 edition of the Philippine Star (sadly, the Star does not make available its archives online, but you may click here for the Google cache). It makes one, especially a Filipino, think, are we really awful? Are we really a country with awful politics, awful places, awful traffic, awful, awful people. I'd think we do indeed have awful politics

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Manuel L. Quezon III writes on the olfactory sense. The Long View : Sweat of a woman Updated 09:38pm (Mla time) Oct 27, 2004 By Manuel L. Quezon III Inquirer News Service Editor's Note: Published on page A13 of the October 28, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer An excerpt: But here's a juicy tidbit to end things: "For those of exquisite sensuality, there is nothing headier than

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Retired Captain Rene Jarque writes on the need to reform the Armed Forces of the Philippines. While this dates back to late 2003, this may still be relevant at this time especially in view of the corruption scandals the military top brass are currently facing.An excerpt:No amount of lessons in democracy nor instilling the concept of civilian authority over the military can prevent another

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Being a father to a one year and four-month old daughter, I surely can relate to this essay! -Angelo From INQ7.net: Joey Alarilla, an INQ7.net contributing editor, won third prize for Essay (English Division) in the 2004 Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature. "Surviving the Zeroes" is dedicated to his wife Ellen and daughter Sam, without whom this essay, his first Palanca award and

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Sylvia Mayuga writes on the issue on INQ7.net's Talking Points. An excerpt: A FUNNY thing happened on INQ7’s way to creating a “more interactive” medium with the new Viewpoints column "Talking Points," intended “to share knowledge, insights and opinions on topics vital to the planet.” We hit a squall a few hours after setting sail, strangely enough, from some of the local Filipino pioneers in

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COPA's Billy Esposo writes on impending crises in his column in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. An excerpt: Extreme poverty and hopelessness, the continued burden of rising costs, the utter lack of faith of people in their leaders, crime and corruption, the fiscal crisis — all these are combining in a force and fury crying out to explode in a perfect storm. ... It is a given that any country,

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God works in mysterious ways. I received an email from a colleague with this story. While it was quite simple, it exemplifies how the almighty can intervene in human affairs through the kindness of people. An excerpt: As often with children's prayers, I was put on the spot. Could I honestly say, "Amen?" I just did not believe that God could do this. Oh, yes, I know that He can do everything:

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Received this through the COPA-NET e-group. This is for Jose Ma. Montelibano's (of COPA) Glimpses column to be published in tomorrow's Philippine Daily Inquirer. COPA is Council On Philippine Affairs, an advocacy group whose mission is to motivate Filipinos to BE INFORMED, BE CONCERNED, and BE INVOLVED in nation-building guided by the highest collective good. COPA is engaged in a continuing

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An excerpt from an article posted in MozillaZine on 20 October 2004: Mozilla and Other Browsers Vulnerable to Tabbed Browsing Spoofing Attack Wednesday October 20th, 2004 Secunia has issued an advisory regarding tabbed browsing spoofing vulnerabilities in the Mozilla series of browsers. One spoof involves persuading the user to open a link to a trusted site in a new tab and then opening a

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... And so, my dear graduates, choose to join and to give hope. Choose to care and to hope. In the midst of your intense pursuit of career and success, remember your inner circle and give time to your family, your friends, your God. Believe in the miracle of the loaves and fishes -- the seemingly little that you offer can help feed a multitude. And yes, it will come back to you a hundredfold.

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The Sassy Lawyer writes on the right against self-incrimination, with reference to General Carlos F. Garcia's infamous line "I’m sorry, your honor, I cannot answer your question. I would like to invoke my constitutional right against self-incrimination," (quoting the Manila Times). The Philippine Daily Inquirer in its 19 October 2004 headline story, cites House Minority Leader Francis Escudero

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Manuel L. Quezon, III writes on Pwede Na! The Complete Pinoy Guide to Personal Finance by Efren Ll. Cruz. According to the publisher's press release, "the book seeks to demystify the art of personal finance for Filipinos. From pre-need plans to credit cards, from bonds to the stock market, the book is a clear source of information for young urban professionals, overseas Filipino workers, or

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What an interesting play on words. I've often heard comments from colleagues and contacts both from within NEDA and other organizations that the Staff I'm a member of (the NEDA Public Investment Staff/PIS, which provides technical staff support in the coordination and review of the flow of official development assistance to the country to ensure consistency with national development priorities,

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In his blog, The Babel Machine, Joey Alarilla writes a response to some local bloggers' (i.e. 'Sassy Lawyer') negative reactions on INQ7.net's new Talking Ponts. An excerpt: "It's come to my attention that the launch of INQ7.net's Talking Points blog has elicited a negative reaction among certain members of the Philippine blogging community -- you know who you are. "It's OK to rant. It's OK

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I submitted this comment in response to the N! News survey for the 7 October issue (published online on 8 October). The question was: What do you think of the planning process/content of the [Medium Term Philippine Development Plan] MTPDP 2004-2010? Note that the above link would only be valid up to the 22nd of the month, after which a new issue would be published. I'll write (in this blog)

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Balls everywhere! I must be in heaven! Children love balls and round objects. This realization comes with being a new dad. Ever since my daughter Sofia learned how to roll over, crawl, and sit up, she had always been fascinated by balls and balloons. In fact, I could credit the fact that she was able to start standing up unsupported to a large beach ball that her uncle gave her on her 10th

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This is an article featured by the PCIJ website today, 5 October 2004. Oh, I must caution you that only the first few paragraphs refer to this issue between Max Soliven and Roberto Romulo; the article is actually quite a lengthy piece on the difficulties newspapers face nowadays as a medium of communication. Reading through past news articles from various sources (Philippine Star, Philippine

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Changes as of 1030H (+0800), 29-Sep-04 Color scheme: I reversed the color scheme such that the background is now white, and the text black. I also changed the default font to Times New Roman. I was having a difficult time reading with a black background and with a sans-serif font at that. I thought readers (however few) may likewise find it hard to read, especially with the usual length of

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Found this site while blog-hopping. Info/updates may be useful for I.T. professionals/practicioners. -Angelo I/P Updates - News and Information for Intellectual Property Practitioners

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This is for all the dads out there. The article was published on Page 64 of the 6 September 2004 issue of TIME Magazine (Asian Edition). My daughter is now one year and three months old, by the way. I'm enjoying every moment of it, somehow dreading and anxious, yet excited of that time when she grows up. -J. Angelo Racoma Daughter Dearest The little one adores you now, Dad, but brace

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I posted this comment on the NEDA N! News Freedom Wall (week of September 22, 2002), in response to the following question: Recently, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo admitted, “We are already in the midst of a fiscal crisis and we have to face it squarely--wielding our courage, resourcefulness, and solidarity as a nation and people.” Fiscal crisis, as defined by international financial

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(Article by William H. Esposo, as published in his regular column in the Philippine Daily Inquirer) Note: Being an Ateneo alumnus myself (H.S. 1998), and one of the younger ones at that, I can't help but be disappointed at what our society has now come to. Back then, I was a typical idealistic student believing that when we come "down from the hill, into the world," we can make a difference (

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(from www.pcij.org) The popular star-search shows on television promise instant — but only too fleeting — stardom, even as they rake in millions for the networks. by Jose Javier Reyes FALL IN line and be a star! Buying a lotto ticket is no longer the most popular way to turn dreams into instant reality. All one has to do is to audition for the latest talent search, which has itself become the

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'Borderless world does not preclude the idea of a home' By Patricia Evangelista Inquirer News Service (THE PHILIPPINES' Patricia Evangelista, 19, won the International Public Speaking competition conducted by the English Speaking Union [ESU] in London early this month. The second-year Mass Communications student from the University of the Philippines, Diliman, beat 59 other student contestants

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Pork is a Political, not a Developmental, Tool by YVONNE T. CHUA and BOOMA B. CRUZ (Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism/PCIJ) As the country debates the best ways of managing the current "fiscal crisis," the focus once again has shifted to pork-barrel funds, the discretionary funds allocated to members of Congress. While some legislators have agreed to a cut in their pork, many

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Cell Phone Theft - INQ7.net CELL PHONE theft and its fiercer sibling, robbery (when force or threat is involved), have emerged as a new sub-branch of criminal activity, revealing a dark side to the mobile technology boom that began in the late 1990s. Click here for full stories (at the INQ7.net site).

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From my friend Gerard's weblog: http://gsanvic.blogspot.com/2004_08_01_gsanvic_archive.html#109236787585194959 I read the novel myself. Of course, it's fiction. But one could not help but wonder about the possibilities implied by the author, especially in view of the vastly powerful institution involved. BTW, Gerard is teaching Socio-Eco-Ethics at the Ateneo High School (where we were

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This links to a post by my bro in his blog. I guess readers of this entry would already be aware of what happened to the school at Belsan, Russia. Click here for CNN's "World News" headline as of this posting: http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/07/russia.school/index.html A girl's poster reads "Only cowards fight kids," at rally in St. Petersburg (from CNN.com--click here for full

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I got this in my email box with subject "Very touching story!!!!!! (I think there were more exclamation marks than that)." I thought I'd post it here since I did indeed find sense in the story. -Angelo ---- My husband is an Engineer by profession, I love him for his steady nature, and I love the warm feeling when I lean against his broad shoulders. Three years of courtship and now, two years

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Was taking photos of Sofia at the garden, and a couple of butterflies happened to be flying around. For more photos, point your browser to http://www.photonski.com/jangeloracoma.

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hi. test post from email. =)-- J. Angelo Racomajangelo@gmail.com+63-917-2083599My Blog: http://jangelo.blogspot.comMy Photos: http://www.photonski.com/jangeloracoma

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By the way, the Office of the President has announced suspension of work in all Government offices today due to inclement weather (here in the Philippines, when it rains, it really pours! And drainage problems cause major floodings.), except for those with critical activities (i.e. Police and Fire Departments, Hospitals, etc.). Government also suspended work yesterday starting 12pm, but we had

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Got this browsing around the web. I guess being a new parent (of a one year and two-month old girl), I should consider these tips. --- Points of the Compass: Advice from Experienced Parent Leaders If you asked successful parent-leaders what standards they've tried to live by, and what they'd pass on as helpful advice to younger parents, this is what they would say.... (1) Don't look for

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22 May 2004 Sanctuario de San Jose (wedding of my cousin Alex Solis with Mabeth) Is this little girl reading already? For more photos or my samples of this amateur photographer's works (my folio), click here: http://www.photonski.com/jangeloracoma . You may also click on the images above and you will be redirected to larger versions of the photos in my online gallery. Angelo

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This morning, finding a few minutes to squeeze in between work (i.e. waiting time while documents--long ones--print), I revised the layout of this weblog. I decided to float the sidebar on the left side as it was too constraining if it were on the right (text from the main posts sometimes overlaps with the sidebar). I also added a tagboard. I was quite envious of the other blogs with tagboards

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We got married on the 6th of April 2003. It was a beautiful, perfect, Sunday afternoon. I'm trying to post online some of our photos from my collection on CD. Please click the photo to be redirected to a larger version. You may likewise browse http://www.photonski.com/jangeloracoma for more family photos and my folio.

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Anonymous comments are now welcome! =) I just recently set my blog to accept comments from non-registered users. Silly of me to have overlooked that feature when I first published this. Angelo

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The MRT smelled like coffee this morning. Come to think of it, the office smelled like coffee as I arrived this morning. And it wasn't the sweet, strong aroma of coffee drip-brewing, as would usually signal that I've arrived (I'm one of the resident coffee connosieurs). It's the smell of instant coffee mixed with newspaper ink; yes that's what it was. Nescafe had been publishing advertisements in

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