March is International Women’s Month and the 2010 Women’s Month theme here in the Philippines is “Babae, tagumpay ka ng bayan!” The theme highlights women’s achievement in paving the way for women’s advancement and empowerment amidst major challenges. It celebrates the success of women’s commitment to pursue equality which resulted in the enactment of the Magna Carta of Women (a […]
Please Help Bring Gomey Back Home
UPDATE: Gomey is home! Hooray! The more than 800,000 post helped. He was sent back home. Details here. One of my biggest pet peeve are people who are so full of themselves to think they are better than others and know more than anyone else. I was doing my regular blog hopping when I chanced upon this story about Gomey, […]
Yahoo! Purple Thumb Launch
Today, February 16, 2010 is the launch of the Purple Thumb a Yahoo! election microsite that will focus on all election related issues especially of the 2010 Philippine elections. Topics that will be discussed in said events are concerns and opportunities that social media will bring to this years election and the forum is entitled Tapping the Groundswell: How Social […]
It’s Our Time To Help Haiti
When our country was devastated with typhoon Ondoy, Pepeng and Reming the world was there to help us. Now it’s our turn to help. More than 100,000 deaths were recorded during the earthquake in Haiti on January 13, 2009 that hit magnitude 7 on the Ritcher scale. There are ten thousands more who were left homeless and distressed. A report […]
Angels Walk For Autism 2010
Angels will take a walk again on January, 24, 2010, at the SM Mall of Asia as we held the 3rd Angels Walk for Autism. The walk is entitled Angels Walk in the Malls. Registration will be held at the Level One Entertainment/Music Hall, fronting the Seaside Boulevard. This is absolutely free. Or you can register online. Everyone is welcome […]
Open Letter To Cebu Pacific’s Ignorance Re Special Child
Dear Cebu Pacific, I could not believe how ignorant and racist your staff were on your December 23, 2009 flight for them to disallow a special child along with her mother to board your airplane bound for Manila from HongKong because they mistook the child with autism as someone who is mentally ill. I think you should suspend those staff […]