“Ours is a society where polite small talk takes the form of inquisitions about body weight, oftentimes the spirit of levity masking impoliteness.”
Says it all.
Letras y Figuras
Justin Leyva crafted lettering that’s all about Jose Rizal, which is awesome.
Today in the Philippine Twittersphere: fighting the Book Blockade
Update (05/25/09): The Philippine Star reports that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has lifted the book tax imposed by the Department of Finance / Bureau of Customs. Also, a postscript from Robin Read more ›
Survey for people who make websites in the Philippines
To all the Filipino people who make websites, we would greatly appreciate it if you could answer our survey. (With apologies to A List Apart. Will report the progress of Read more ›
WordCamp Philippines 2008 Highlights: Development Track, State of the Word, Web Standards, Random Fire
My highlights from WordCamp Philippines 2008, held on September 6 at De La Salle – College of St. Benilde:
When GMA Resigns…
Edit (12/15/08): Obama won. But will GMA resign?
Urduja
On Urduja, the first full-length Filipino animated film about a legendary warrior princess from Pangasinan: Maybe our culture is so enmeshed with foreign culture that we can no longer distinguish Read more ›
How Do You Bring Reading and Learning to Philippine Cellphones?
EDSA Dos. Electronic cash. Train passes. Dual-SIM phones. Miss calling phones. Most of the innovations in this texting republic take on specific and unique needs—be it avoiding theft, minimizing expenses, Read more ›
ABS-CBN Signs an Advertising Deal with Multiply
Yesterday I learned Philippine television giant ABS-CBN has signed an advertising deal with social networking site Multiply. The official press release writes: The partnership allows Multiply to monetize a significant Read more ›