I just discovered that a guy named Christopher Lao has become an online sensation. The event that made him famous online happened sometime in July or August 2011. I'm an active netizen but it seems that his popularity has skipped my almost 10 hours a day online. If you haven't heard about him, what happened is best summarized in this youtube video: Because of this Christopher Lao has been the subject of so much ridicule and has been lambasted online for his response to the interview. I can't blame the guy, if it was me I'd be so pissed and I'd be running around amok ! Imagine if it were to happen to your car ! I'm sure you would rave and rant. I don't know Christoper Lao personally but I sympathize with the guy. Look at all the negative and hurtful comments he is getting. Type his name in Google and you get a deluge of nasty comments made against him. Some people even went to the extent of making youtube videos against him such as this: Well admittedly the above … [Read more...]
President Benigno “NoyNoy” Aquino III State of the Nation Adress 2011 English translation
Below is President Benigno "NoyNoy" Aquino III State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2011. For the Filipino translation of the 2011 SONA click here. Good thing all our t.v and radio stations have a honda generator, otherwise we would not be able to hear the SONA if there was a black out. :-) Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr.; Vice President Jejomar Binay; former Presidents Fidel Valdez Ramos and Joseph Ejercito Estrada; Chief Justice Renato Corona and the honorable Justices of the Supreme Court; honorable members of the diplomatic corps; members of the House of Representatives and the Senate; Local Government Officials; members of our Cabinet; members of the Armed Forces and the Philippine National Police; to my fellow servants of the Filipino people; And to my beloved countrymen, my Bosses: I stood before you during my inauguration and promised: we would do away with the use of the wang-wang. This one gesture has become the symbol of change, not … [Read more...]
President Benigno “NoyNoy” Aquino III State of the Nation Adress 2011 originally delievered in Filipino
To all of you who are looking for President Benigno "NoyNoy" Aquino III's 2011 State of the Nation address here it is. (Note this is the FILIPINO TRANSLATION (Speech originally delivered in Filipino) Click here for the SONA 2011 English translation) Don't go anywhere else you might end up looking at restaurant supplies. :-) State of the Nation Address of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III President of the Philippines To the Congress of the Philippines [Delivered at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasan Pambansa Complex, Quezon City on July 25, 2011] Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Bise Presidente Jejomar Binay; mga dating Pangulong Fidel Valdez Ramos at Joseph Ejercito Estrada; Chief Justice Renato Corona at ang ating mga kagalang-galang na mahistrado ng Korte Suprema; mga kagalang-galang na kasapi ng diplomatic corps; mga butihing miyembro ng Kamara de Representante at ng Senado; mga Local Government officials; mga … [Read more...]
Solving Asia’s Poverty Problem – Part 4
This is the last part of my essay on Solving Asia's Poverty problem my official entry to the Time Magazine essay writing contest. For the other parts, click here for Part 1, Part2 and Part 3. Now we continue with part 4 of this essay. Now the solution might sound crazy for being too obvious but empowering people by giving them real purchasing power such that their consumption will place them above the poverty line seems to be the only variable in the multidimensional problem wherein we can really make a big difference. Consider this, the one thing that first world countries have as compared to third world countries is bigger domestic consumption. This is made possible because of a larger middle class. First world countries have a large middle class because they have higher wages, in contrast third world countries have a little or no middle class because wages are low. The question then is this, is high wages a result of being a rich first world country or is a rich, first world … [Read more...]
Support and sponsor a child in the Philippines
A family strives to survive to provide a better and satisfying life. The father, as the breadwinner, earns less in carpentry to support the needs of the family. The mother, a housewife, tries to find a job to sustain their financial needs. Working as a house helper is the only means of getting employed. They are renting in a small room. They do not have electricity and they get water from the well. The family depends much on the father’s income. What he earns is spent on their basic necessities and that alone could not send their four children to school. Two of the children were able to study until grade two. The eldest, sixteen, is helping his father in carpentry. While the second child, aged eleven, stopped schooling due to inability of parents to pay her school fees. The two younger ones, ages nine and six have not studied yet. The children shows interest to go to school but their parents could not afford their school expenses. Instead, they are left at home to do household … [Read more...]
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