Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Conrado de Quiros was so emotional when he wrote about the purported abduction by suspected military agents of Jonas Burgos, the son of the late We Forum publisher and journalist Joe Burgos, at Ever Gotesco along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City. The incident took place many months back and yet no possible suspects […]
Ecuador: A Weekend of Free Software Throughout the Country
by Milton Ramirez Throughout Latin America the “Latin American Festival of Installation of Free Software” (FLISOL 2008) recently concluded. This event, which has been held since 2005, has as its main objective to promote the use of free software, presenting its philosophy, its scopes and development. During the event, the diverse local communities of free […]
NPC needs to be firm vs GSIS pressures
What an awful way to learn that the property where the National Press Club of the Philippines building now stands is owned by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). Well, it shouldn’t catch many of us with surprise knowing how the GSIS has made billions from the sweats and blood of about 1.4 million public […]
Samar’s forests dwindling fast
I was somewhat appalled to read Juan Mercado’s column on the rape of forests in the poor province of Samar. And one of the biggest culprits is pointed to be the logging concession owned by Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile. For how long has Enrile owned San Jose Timber Corp. in Samar is beyond anybody’s knowledge. But surely, he got […]
New Oil in Brazil Unleashes a Gusher of Media Controversies
Twisted information about the discovery of what may possibly be the third largest oil field in the world turned into a hot issue on the Brazilian blogosphere this week. The trigger was a comment from the head of Brazil’s National Petroleum Agency [ANP], Haroldo Lima, mentioning that the recently found Carioca [or Sugar Loaf] field in […]
Dutch Oven
Argento-croat striker Dario Cvitanich decided that he will not head to Espanyol, so now they will have to look at Plan B. The Banfield net piercer saw the opportunity to go to Ajax and penned a five-year, 6 million euro deal to play for Ajax. Expect him to really shine next year where he will […]
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