Philippine Earthquake predicted on July 18, 2008

July 9, 2008

The prediction that the Philippines will experience an earthquake has been going around in emails, text, and blogs for quite sometime now. A certain Juseleeno Nobulega Daroose, a Brazilian teacher, predicted that on July 18, 2008 an earthquake of magnitude 8.1 will rock the Philippines. I saw the Mini Series 10.5 last Saturday on Studio [...]

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Result of the 2007 Philippine Cities Competitiveness Ranking Released by AIM

July 7, 2008

The result of the 2007 Philippine Cities Competitiveness Ranking Program (PCCRP) survey was already released by the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) and was presented on 4 July 2008. There are some notable changes in the 2007 PCCRP. The number of surveyed cities increased from only 65 cities (13 Metro, 15 Mid-Sized and 37 Small-Sized [...]

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Unusual Things I Did in School

July 5, 2008

photo credit: ?????? PHOTOG?APHX I got tagged by my friend Kwan on the most unusual things I did in school. It’s hard to remember, I’m pretty normal as a kid and teenager. It was only after college that my real personality emerged. Hehehe…I turned out to be a freak. Ok, so this is how far [...]

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ChiQ Montes, You Rock!

July 2, 2008

Pinay web designer ChiQ Montes is making waves in the blogosphere as a WordPress Theme Designer. And she’s turning out to be a great person as well. I’m sure those who understand Hiligaynon can empathize with me when I was not included on the list of winners on the Premium Theme contest.  Those who understand [...]

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Nagbaha sg Dimalas Tungod sg Kapalpak sg Smart kag Globe

July 1, 2008

Kun nagbaha sa Iloilo tungod kay Bagyo Frank, ako ya ginbahaan man sg dimalas. Ahay, talagsa lang ko bala naga entra sa mga paindis-indis sa internet apang ginadimalas gid. Anay kay manug deadline na para sa pag-report sg mga puntos sa WPThemeDesigner kagab-i, amo pa ya nag inarte ang SmartBro ko. Gintingub ko pa abi [...]

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Rising Pinay WP Theme Designer Giving Away Premium Themes

June 29, 2008

Rising Pinay WordPress Theme designer ChiQ Montes of WPThemeDesigner is having a contest wherein 30 Premium Themes will be given away. The rules are simple and it is based on point system so the more points you earn, the more chances you’ll snag one of those premium themes. Also, you need to subscribe to her [...]

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A Mother’s Account of the Iloilo Flash Floods

June 28, 2008

This is an actual text conversation I had with a friend, Jen (not her real name) last June 25, four days after typhoon Frank ravaged Iloilo. She has five kids, the oldest of whom is only high school level and the youngest is a toddler. They live in Providence Subdivision in Pavia, Iloilo. One of [...]

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PromdiBlogger now blogging at Blogging Pinoy

June 27, 2008

Yup, Gladita – The PromdiBlogger (ehem, that’s me) will start blogging at Blogging Pinoy under the nick Promdiliving. What is Blogging Pinoy all about? Blogging Pinoy is a multi-authored blog that provides a view on being a Filipino and the Philippines in general.

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Iloilo Needs Your Help

June 27, 2008

The destruction that typhoon Frank/Fengshen brought to Iloilo is by far the worst the province has ever experienced. The flooding was unprecedented and the extent of the damage was unparalleled. Numerous lives had been claimed and many others became homeless.

Latest data from the Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council as of 9am 26 June 2008 show that 124 persons died in Iloilo, 569,142 persons affected, of whom 22,057 were still in evacuation centers. The damages in agriculture and infrastructure in Iloilo was estimated to have reached more than P500M.

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