Mr. Renato Jarabese, the school principal, the teachers, students, parents, and other members of the JLES family, good afternoon. I want to greet all of you young achievers who are here right now. Yes, you heard me right. You are young achievers. Consider yourself extremely lucky because you are among the honorees today out of … Continue reading »
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Notes From The Philippines’ first anniversary and thoughts on the next two years
My blog http://www.rightonthemark.wordpress.com marked its first year anniversary on the cyberspace yesterday, March 31. Like a proud parent whose child just celebrated his/her first birthday, I would like to take this opportunity to look back at how far things have gone for this blog in that short a time. Of course, it did not happen … Continue reading »
Winning 2nd place in Go Negosyo essay writing tilt
Let me share to all readers of my blog this piece of good news. I recently won 2nd place in the recently concluded 2012 Babae Kapuso Ka ng Bayan essay writing competition. It was organized by the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (PCE), a group best known for their Go Negosyo initiative. The contest aims to … Continue reading »
How to retrieve your lost Globe mobile number? Here’s how
Nearly two weeks ago, I lost my 16-month old mobile phone inside the cab. I was with my mom and we’re already homebound. I only noticed that my phone is missing when we got home. I was seated beside the driver’s seat and I reckon that any of these two scenarios happened: 1) I put … Continue reading »
My Four-Week Internship Experience with The Philippine Star*
*This is an edited version of the post-internship paper that I wrote back in May 2009 for my Journalism 198 class under Professor Rachel Khan. By posting this here, I am hoping that my story can be of help to students who’ll be having their internships soon (as soon as this summer for some), particularly … Continue reading »
Facebook asks me: “No girlfriend yet?”
Before anything else, I’d like to greet you all a Happy Valentine’s Day in advance. Since that day falls on a Tuesday, I’m sure many couples out there would celebrate it this coming weekend. What about for those uncommitted? Do they have to wallow in despair because of solitude? No. Facebook has a solution for … Continue reading »
2012 World Bank International Essay Competition – Not happening?
This is bad news for writing enthusiasts around the world. In a message posted via Facebook last Janaury 17, Ms Catherine Doody, Communications Associate for World Bank (WB), announced that the annual World Bank International Essay Competition “has been put on hold for the time being.” She made the post on the same date the … Continue reading »
My First TV Appearance and Some Thoughts About My Blog
When Mr. Gary Alan, producer of Global News Network’s “Opinion Leaders” TV show, invited me through Facebook to appear on their program for an episode titled “Why I Blog,” I did not have any second thoughts about saying yes. After all, this is my first TV appearance (how is that!)! We had the taping last … Continue reading »
How to file for PHILHEALTH benefits, especially for an operation
First of all, a Merry Christmas to my dear readers! This year’s Yuletide season is particularly more momentous for me since I just underwent a gallbladder removal surgery last December 20 at a private hospital here in Metro Manila. My internal medicine doctor recommended me for an operation because of the presence of stones in … Continue reading »
UPD.edu.ph has a story on my win at the 7th PopDev Media Awards!
Let me continue relishing the winning moment! Yesterday, a brief write-up about the Best Text Blog award I received during the 7th Annual Population and Development (PopDev) Media Awards was published in the website of UP Diliman. The piece was titled “UPD graduate student wins in 7th PopDev Media Awards.” It feels like walking into … Continue reading »
