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Medalya bilang gantimpala
2008-03-31 09:43:00 N.B. - This will be published in Vol. 7, No. 12 (April 2-8, 2008) of Pinoy Weekly. I’ve decided to post this in advance as a “gift” to my sister whose son and daughter graduated this year. May dalawang commencement exercises na dinaluhan kaming mag-asawa noong Pebrero at Marso. Nagtapos kasi ang dalawa kong pamangkin ...
Quoted by Philippine Star and other reports on UP picket
2008-03-28 07:18:00 I was having my car washed at around 10 a.m. today (March 28) when I got this text message from Engr. Mon Ramirez, webmaster of Arkibong Bayan: Wow! Frnt page pala sa inqr times gmanews tv. N 2 thnk na ala pang 20 katao. My very loose translation of Mon’s text message: Wow, the activity got ... More About: Media , Interviews , Star
Who wants to be a billionaire? (NBN-ZTE edition)
2008-03-27 07:41:00 If you’re against corruption (and want to have fun at the same time), you should play the game called Who Wants To Be A Billionaire Presents: NBN-ZTE (Reloaded). My wife forwarded the PPS file to me and I can’t help but share it with all of you. While I’m sure that whoever designed it won’t mind ... More About: Edition
(Updated) Buying, selling, eating and joining my contest
2008-03-27 05:31:00 Would you buy grammatically challenged products? Jamie Alarcon, a former student of mine, sent me this picture taken inside a popular supermarket along Chino Roces. Apparently, foreign industrialists don’t make cheese the way they used to! Does the same go for “that thing you use to tie your hair?” Check out the picture below. In case you ... More About: Contest , Buying , Selling , Photos , Eating
(Updated) Morning protest to greet Neri at UP
2008-03-26 11:03:00 N.B. - I hope that you can make it on March 27, the short notice notwithstanding. Thank you. Expect two things from Romulo Neri on March 27 (Thursday). First, he will make a rare appearance at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman, his alma mater. Second, he will be greeted by a protest action there. Concerned ... More About: Morning , Protest
Sana?y magretiro na si Manny Pacquiao
2008-03-26 07:36:00 N.B. - This was published in Vol. 7, No. 11 (March 26-April 1, 2008) of Pinoy Weekly (p. 5), the full text of which may be retrieved from http://www.pinoyweekly.org/cms/2008/03/sa na%E2%80%99y-magretiro-na-si-manny-pacqui ao. Huwag sanang magalit ang karamihan kung iniisip kong dapat nang magretiro si Manny Pacquiao . Alam nating marami na siyang napatunayan. Ang pinakahuling laban niya kay Juan Manuel ... More About: Manny Pacquiao
Funny signs at a supermarket
2008-03-24 08:53:00 It starts with a snicker and ends with a finger. While there’s nothing ungrammatical about this installment of funny signs, sometimes it makes you wonder what’s on the mind of those who thought about these brand names which my wife and I found while buying food at a popular supermarket. I can understand that chocolates can ... More About: Funny , Signs , Supermarket
Sex and grammar at World of Butterflies
2008-03-24 08:18:00 My wife and I have been living in Marikina since 2005. But it was only last March 9 (Sunday) that we, together with a couple of in-laws, had the time to go to the World of Butterflies which is just a few blocks away from our house. I won’t discuss the features of this particular ... More About: Grammar
Saysay ng pagninilay-nilay
2008-03-17 10:29:00 N.B. - On the occasion of Lent, please bear with me as I become a bit spiritual in explaining an important point about self-reflection. Sa panahon ng Semana Santa, magandang pag-isipan ang kalagayan hindi lang ni Kristo noon kundi ng nakararaming Pilipino ngayon. May pagkakahalintulad man sa matinding sakripisyo, mapapansing si Kristo?y may malinaw na katapusan ...
Para sa estudyanteng nakikibaka
2008-03-12 10:32:00 N.B. - This was published in Vol. 7, No. 10 (March 12-28, 2008) of Pinoy Weekly (p. 5), the full text of which may also be retrieved from http://www.pinoyweekly.org/cms/2008/03/pa ra-sa-estudyanteng-nakikibaka. Hindi ito sermon mula sa nakatatanda kundi isang munting paalala. Alam mo na ang iskedyul ng mga kilos-protesta mula ngayon hanggang sa pagtatapos ng semestre ngayong Marso. ... More About: Para
Announcements for my March 13 and 14 classes
2008-03-07 11:21:00 March 13 (Thursday) J 117 (Online Journalism): We will meet for only 15 minutes to check the progress of your class project which is due on March 26 (Wednesday). Please be on time so that we can finish immediately. J 122 (Publication Design and Layout): We will have a preliminary evaluation of your website which serves ... More About: Classes , March , March 13
Balarila ng anomalya
2008-03-05 06:51:00 N.B. - This was published in Vol. 7, No. 9 (March 5-11, 2008) of Pinoy Weekly (p. 5). Sa paglalahad ng mensahe, minsa?y hindi napapansin kung tama ang paggamit ng mga salita. Kung nagmamadali kasi ang isang tao sa pagpapaliwanag, kadalasang naisasantabi na ang balarila?t ortograpiya. Totoo namang hindi tayo kailangang maging purista pagdating sa wika. Hindi dapat ...
Funny signs related to the NBN scandal
2008-03-04 08:47:00 For this installment of funny signs, allow me to be socially relevant. If you’ve been reading my most recent articles published in Pinoy Weekly, you may have noticed that I’ve been writing lately about the controversial national broadband network (NBN) project. So don’t be surprised if our cast of characters today are familiar faces (provided ... More About: Media , Funny , Scandal , Signs , Related
You?re invited to the Director?s Cut film festival!
2008-03-04 03:29:00 I hope you can make it to the Director’s Cut film festival from March 5 to 7 (Wednesday to Friday) at the Cine Adarna of the UP Film Institute. Aside from helping promote this activity sponsored by the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP CMC), I will also moderate the open forum ... More About: Media , Photos , Festival , Film Festival
Quoted by the Philippine Daily Inquirer; press con today
2008-02-29 04:57:00 Please check the front page of the Philippine Daily Inquirer today (February 29) and read the article titled “UP profs ask Arroyo to quit; schools go GMA-free” by Norman Bordadora. (I was quoted in the article, the online version of which may be retrieved here.) There will be a press conference today at 1 p.m. ... More About: Media , Interviews , Press , Today
Announcements for my February 28, 29, March 6 and 7 classes
2008-02-28 04:42:00 February 28 (Thursday) and 29 (Friday) All students: We will not meet so that you can have time to write your papers and to plan for your other class requirements. J 122 (Publication Design and Layout): Kindly submit your newspaper page and two-page newsletter on or before February 28, 5 p.m. March 6 (Thursday) J 117 (Online Journalism): Your ... More About: Classes , February
Para sa iyong nanunungkulan
2008-02-28 04:13:00 N.B. - This was published in Vol. 7, No. 8 (February 27-March 4, 2008) of Pinoy Weekly (p. 5), the full text of which may also be retrieved from http://www.pinoyweekly.org/cms/2008/02/pa ra-sa-iyong-nanunungkulan. Huwag mo nang ipagpatuloy ang pagbabasa nito kung sangkot ka sa pagtatakip ng katotohanan tungkol sa $329-milyong proyektong NBN (national broadband network). Hindi para sa iyo ang ... More About: Para
UP CMC to launch ninth issue of Plaridel on February 27
2008-02-20 07:57:00 N.B. - This is a press release I wrote for the launch of ninth issue of our college’s refereed journal next week. Hope you can help disseminate this. Thank you. The University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP CMC) will launch the ninth issue of Plaridel: A Journal of Philippine Communciation, Media , and ... More About: Launch , February , Issue
Kalayaan, midya at si Jun Lozada
2008-02-20 06:17:00 N.B. - This was published in Vol. 7, No. 7 (February 20-26, 2008) of Pinoy Weekly (p. 5), the full text of which may also be retrieved from http://www.pinoyweekly.org/cms/2008/02/ka layaan-midya-si-jun-lozada. Patuloy ang pagkober ng midya sa mga pangyayaring may kinalaman sa kontrobersiyal na proyektong NBN (national broadband network). Si Rodolfo Noel ?Jun? Lozada, Jr., ang tinaguriang ... More About: Media , Kalayaan
Announcements for my February 21 and 22 classes; message to thesis students
2008-02-15 09:05:00 February 21 (Thursday) J 117 (Online Journalism): Members of Group 4 will present their report. The resource links section on UP Charter Change should also be uploaded to your website before the start of our class. J 122 (Publication Design and Layout): It will be the turn of Groups 3 and 4 to report. After the ... More About: Students , Classes , Message , February , February 21
Clarifying our call for Neri?s resignation
2008-02-15 07:24:00 The Valentine’s Day statement of concerned faculty members of the University of the Philippines (UP) says it all: It is an embarrassment for us that, as chair of CHED [Commission on Higher Education], he also sits as chair of the UP Board of Regents. He does not deserve to be identified with higher education institutions ... More About: Media , Photos , Call , Resignation , Neri
Funny signs in Kalibo
2008-02-14 10:09:00 My wife and I were in Kalibo , Aklan from January 31 to February 2. For a more convenient travel, we took the Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight from Manila to Kalibo and then back. At the airports of Manila, Kalibo and Legazpi (which we visited also recently), we noticed this tarpaulin from PAL which warns ... More About: Funny , Photos , Signs
Press con on Valentine?s Day: Concerned UP professors demand Neri?s resigna
2008-02-13 09:12:00 N.B. - Apologies for cross-posting. This press release also serves as an invitation for you to attend the press conference on Valentine ’s Day. Please help disseminate this ... More About: Media , Press , Concerned , Demand
Mga salitang ginagamit sa midya, huwag isabatas
2008-02-13 02:52:00 N.B. - This was published in Vol. 7, No. 6 (February 13-19, 2008) of Pinoy Weekly (p. 5). Abusado man sa paningin ng iba (o kahit ng nakararami pa), hindi natin matatawaran ang kapangyarihan ng midya. Kahit na sabihin mong kulang at minsa?y iresponsable ang pagbabalita, malaking tulong ang ?pag-iingay? ng midya para ilitaw ng mga ... More About: Media
Announcements for my February 14 and 15 classes
2008-02-12 01:53:00 February 14 (Thursday) - Happy Valentine’s Day to all of you! J 117 (Online Journalism): Members of Group 3 will present their report. J 122 (Publication Design and Layout): We will have an open forum with members of Group 1 regarding their report last February 7. Members of Group 2, 3 and 4 should also be ... More About: Classes , February
UP CMC presents uncut versions of controversial films
2008-02-12 01:38:00 N.B. - This is a press release I wrote last February 11 for an upcoming activity of our college. Hope you can help disseminate this. Thank you for reading. Are you mature enough for these? The University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP CMC) hosts a film festival titled ?Director?s Cut: Mga Eksenang Dapat ... More About: Media , Presents , Films , Controversial , Uncut
Munting kasiyahan sa Boracay
2008-02-06 10:42:00 N.B. - This was published in Vol. 7, No. 5 (February 6-12, 2008) of Pinoy Weekly (p. 5), the full text of which may be retrieved from http://www.pinoyweekly.org/cms/2008/02/mu nting-kasiyahan-sa-boracay. Consider this an update of what I wrote for the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s Youngblood section in 1995. Matapos ang mahigit 10 taon, nakabalik ako sa isla ng ... More About: Boracay
Funny signs at Blue Wave (Marquinton)
2008-01-30 11:38:00 While waiting for my wife at the Blue Wave mall in Marquinton (Marikina City) last January 18, I killed time by strolling around. Lo and behold, I found a lot of funny signs! I saw a notice of job vacancy at a bookstore on the second floor. Apparently, the management does not require experience in spelling! ... More About: Funny , Signs
`Obhetibong pagpanig? ng mga mamamahayag
2008-01-30 02:51:00 N.B. - This was published in Vol. 7, No. 4 (January 30-February 5, 2008) of Pinoy Weekly (p. 5). The photograph above, retrieved from The Daily PCIJ blog, is just meant to prove my obvious involvement. Mahalaga para sa isang mamamahayag na huwag maging bahagi ng balita: Sa pagkober ng isang pangyayari, dapat ay nasa isang ... More About: Media , Photos
Announcements for my January 31 and February 1 classes
More articles from this author:2008-01-25 09:34:00 All students: I accepted an invitation from the provincial government of Aklan to speak before elementary, high school and college teachers in Kalibo. I will be leaving for Kalibo on January 31 (Thursday) and will return to Manila on February 3 (Sunday). January 31 (Thursday) J 117 (Online Journalism): The Beltran News Room (BNR) will ... More About: Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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