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Pulitika at peligro ng agresibong pagmamaneho
2008-01-23 02:42:00 N.B. - This was published in Vol. 7, No. 3 (January 23-29, 2008) of Pinoy Weekly (p. 5). Madalas pag-awayan naming mag-asawa ang paraan ng aking pagmamaneho. Mahirap mang aminin, may dahilan naman para magalit siya sa akin: Kung saan kasi ang lubak, doon ako napapadpad. Dahil masunurin ako sa mga markadong daan sa mga lansangan, ... More About: Driving , Peligro
Announcements for my January 24 and 25 classes
2008-01-21 09:28:00 January 24 (Thursday) J 117 (Online Journalism): Please include your email address in our mailing list group so that I can finally send my evaluation of your website. As of today, there are still three students who haven’t joined. You should also know that two students have not yet given the URL to their website. J 122 (Publication Design and Layout): It is possible that classes will be suspended from 1 to 4 pm on January 24 due to the ACLE. If this happens, we will be forced to re-schedule the group reports. In the event of suspension of classes, I will be at the ACLE-sponsored forum of the UP Samahan sa Agham Pampulitika (SAPUL) titled “Link: Political Socialization and Digital Art” at Palma Hall Room 116-118. You are not required to be there, but your presence will be appreciated. I will be focusing on the aesthetics of computer-aided designs and websites, after all. January 25 (Friday) J 109 (Writing for Popular Audiences): We will continue our discussion of... More About: Classes , January
Funny signs at UP Diliman
2008-01-18 10:19:00 Even the premier state university (i.e., UP) has its share of funny signs. Last January 10, as I waited for my turn to withdraw my salary from the ATM of the Philippine National Bank (PNB) beside the Shopping Center, I noticed this advisory. Please read it carefully! Did you notice what’s wrong with the advisory? If you noticed the redundancy in the phrase “ATM machines,” then you’re absolutely right! As you know, ATM stands for automated teller machine. There’s no need to use the word “machine” to describe ATM. Redundancy in the use of words is a common mistake in English, resulting in popular though ungrammatical expressions like “pleasant good morning,” “tuition fee,” “present state,” “part and parcel,” and, lest I forget “PIN number.” As regards the latter, I’m sure you know that PIN stands for personal identification number. The proper use of prepositions is another comm... More About: Funny , Signs
The Human Security Act and Philippine Journalism
2008-01-18 09:28:00 N.B. - As early as last November, I had been commissioned to write a study on the effects of the Human Security Act on journalism for the Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project. Its website was launched today (January 18) at the Balay Kalinaw, University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman, Quezon City. Please find below the full text of my study. The Human Security Act (HSA) only came into force only recently and yet already various national and international groups have denounced the law and called for its repeal. Why so? Why is the law not being given the chance to work? This paper seeks to analyze the weaknesses of the HSA as written and how it directly affects the practice of journalism. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed into law Republic Act (RA) No. 9372 or the Human Security Act of 2007 last March 6 and it took effect four months later on July 15. During the March 6 signing ceremony, President Macapagal-Arroyo said that the HSA was an “institutional landmark of the ... More About: Journalism
Paalala bilang pananakot
2008-01-17 02:23:00 N.B. - This was published in Vol. 7, No. 2 (January 16-22, 2008) of Pinoy Weekly (p. 5), the full text of which may also be retrieved from http://www.pinoyweekly.org/cms/2008/01/pa alala-bilang-pananakot. Wala namang masama sa mga babala. Maraming pagkakataong kailangan natin ang mga ito. Halimbawa, hindi naman siguro minamasama ng mga estudyante ko sa kolehiyo kung paminsan-minsa’y ipinapaalala ko ang mga dedlayn nila kahit matagal nang napag-usapan ang mga ito. Maaaring tingnang may pananakot ang babala, lalo na kung babanggitin ang posibilidad ng pagbagsak sa kursong kinukuha nila sa akin kung hindi nila pagbubutihin ang pag-aaral. Pero ibang usapin na kung ang isang tinaguriang babala ay pumipigil sa kalayaan ng isang tao. Ano ba ang karapatan ng isang propesor na utusan ang isang estudyanteng kalimutan ang iba niyang gawain at bigyang-pansin lang ang kanyang pang-akademikong gawain? Kahit na kabutihan ng estudyante sa kolehiyo ang nasa isip ng propesor, hindi dapat pinapanguna...
Featured in Ang Pahayagang Plaridel
2008-01-15 02:17:00 If I were to include the years I spent with the Philippine Collegian (UP’s official student publication), my involvement in journalism actually spans almost 20 years. Yes, I am indeed getting old and it took an interview with campus journalists of Ang Pahayagang Plaridel (APP) to remind me of that. Incidentally, APP is the official student publication in Filipino of De La Salle University (DLSU) where I got my master’s degree. In its 23rd year, APP published the Luntiang Alab (loose translation: “Green Passion”) issue in December 2007. I actually find it strange that this issue is labeled “Tomo 1 Blg. 1″ (Volume 1, Number 1) when in fact it should be “Volume 23.” Anyway, you can find my interview on pages 10 and 11 of the article titled “Mga Mamamahayag sa Pagdaan ng Panahon” written by Susan Joan Dejan and Marvin Umandap. Allow me at this point to cite the highlights of the article: Tunay na pagmamahal sa propesyon Halos... More About: Featured
Random Reflections on EDSA 2 (slightly updated)
2008-01-14 08:45:00 N.B. - In observance of Bloggers Action Week organized by the Bloggers’ Kapihan crew, please find below a slightly revised version of an essay I wrote in 2004, the original version of which may be retrieved from http://www.librarylink.org.ph/featarticle .asp?articleid=54. I must confess: While cause-oriented groups and concerned individuals were already at the EDSA Shrine, I spent the whole morning making revisions to my MA thesis proposal on January 19, 2001! I was supposed to do it the night before (January 18), but I was unfortunately invited by IBC Channel 13 to appear in its special coverage of the impeachment trial. I also failed to finish it earlier since I had to prepare a yearend economic briefing paper I presented at the IBON Birdtalk on January 11. The days after saw media interviews left and right regarding the statements I made, particularly Estrada’s ouster as a prerequisite to economic recovery. On my way to De La Salle University (DLSU) where I was then e... More About: Reflections , Random , Edsa
The 2008 Philippine Blog Awards
2008-01-11 11:32:00 I’m just helping spread the word about The Philippine Blog Awards 2 which will be held soon. But if, for some reason, you want to nominate Rising Sun, who am I to resist? Just kidding, of course! More About: Media , Blog Awards , 2008
Announcements for my January 17 and 18 classes; reminder to my J 200 studen
2008-01-11 10:28:00 January 17 (Thursday) J 117 (Online Journalism): We will critique the introductory page of your news website which will serve as your midterm exam. You should have uploaded your HTML and other graphic files before coming to class. Please remember that your output will be graded based on (1) how your introductory page’s “look and ... More About: Classes , January , Reminder
More funny signs from all over the Philippines
2008-01-09 09:06:00 Our first sign is found in a popular park in Baguio City. My wife and I, newly married at that time, were forced to leave immediately. When we went shopping in Cubao, we noticed this sign prominently displayed near a mall’s entrance. Whoever approved the final copy of this ad should assess his or her ... More About: Funny , Photos , Philippines , Signs
Kuwento ng mga nasunugan
2008-01-09 02:58:00 N.B. - This was published in Vol. 7, No. 1 (January 9-15, 2008) of Pinoy Weekly (p. 5). Maaaring konsolasyon para sa ilang naghihirap ang trahedyang kinaharap ng napakaraming pamilyang nasunugan nitong mga nakaraang buwan. Marahil, nasa isip nilang mas mabuti na ang abang kalagayan nila kumpara sa kalunos-lunos na pinagdaraanan ngayon ng mga nawalan ...
Taking part in the celebration at UP
2008-01-09 02:46:00 I’m sure this is just one of the many blog entries on the start (okay, “kick off“) of the UP Centennial celebration. Joy and I were at UP Diliman last January 8 (Tuesday) to witness the grand celebration. Would you believe that some of her former professors at UP Visayas who attended (including the incumbent ... More About: Celebration , Part , Taking
Some `Engrish? for you
2008-01-08 07:37:00 Ever heard of Engrish ? This is defined as “the humorous English mistakes that appear in Japanese advertising and product design.” While waiting for the UP Centennial activities to begin, I stumbled upon Engrish.com which has a collection of funny signs found in Japan. Below are some signs that I found to be very, very, very, funny. That’s ... More About: Photos
UP sa ikalawang dantaon (AUWA/CONTEND statement)
2008-01-08 05:16:00 N.B. - Below is the statement of the All-UP Workers Alliance and the Congress of Teachers/Educators for Nationalism and Democracy (CONTEND) on the occasion of the UP Centennial. While I was not involved in the preparation and writing of this statement, I fully agree with its contents. I hope that you will help disseminate ... More About: Statement
UP Centennial kick-off today
2008-01-08 02:34:00 Yes, the official press release from the University of the Philippines (UP) used “kick off” to refer to the official start of the celebration of the university’s 100 years of existence. While Princeton University’s WordNet defines “kick off” as “inaugurate; commence officially,” you should know that it is a colloquial term. Strictly speaking, “kick off” is used ... More About: Media , Today , Kick , Centennial , Kick-off
Accepting `comporters? and other funny signs
2008-01-07 09:58:00 While we’re aware that the Philippines is an English-speaking country, there are times when we wish for some signs to be just written in Filipino. Looking at the instruction on a refrigerator that’s being sold at a popular mall in Marikina, I hoped that a genie would appear to grant this wish. While we do ... More About: Funny , Photos , Signs
Announcements for my January 10 and 11 classes
2008-01-04 10:51:00 January 10 (Thursday) J 117 (Online Journalism) and J 122 (Publication Design and Layout): We will have our second session on HTML handcoding, this time focusing on hyperlinking and creating tables. Please don’t forget to review Raggett and Werbach. January 11 (Friday) J 109 (Writing for Popular Audiences): We will discuss the “popularization” of technical and scientific ... More About: Classes , January
Check your blog?s readability
2008-01-03 02:05:00 Just out of curiosity, I took the Blog Readability Test at http://www.criticsrant.com/bb/reading_lev el.aspx and this was the result. As you may already know, “high school” level is good since it doesn’t take a high degree of education to understand the contents of my blog. Just how reliable is this test? I computed the Flesch Reading Ease score ... More About: Check
Grammatically challenged toys
2008-01-02 06:50:00 Am I starting the year right with another installment of Funny Signs? My wife and I noticed a lot of funny labels on toys that are being sold in the market. At a popular mall in Marikina last December 20, we “feasted” our eyes on this: Never realized that buses have “styles.” Of course, your ... More About: Toys , Photos , Halle
`Not an Exit? and other funny signs
2007-12-19 07:54:00 The feedback may not be as overwhelming as I expected, what with the preoccupation with Christmas festivities and all, but I would like to give you a second installment of my “Funny Signs ” project. Noelle de Guzman was kind enough to provide URLs of some funny signs she took and which she uploaded on her ... More About: Photos
Download audio files of `Usapang Media?
2007-12-19 07:12:00 Feel free to download selected episodes of Usapang Media , a radio program I co-host on DWAD (1098 khz AM station) every Monday from 3:30 to 4:00 p.m. The WAV files may be retrieved from the website of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP). From the index page, you only need to click the ... More About: Audio , Download , Files
Vitara as the new `people?s car?
2007-12-19 06:54:00 Is it just me, or is the Vitara slowly becoming the new “people’s car?” I’ve noticed a lot of old-model Vitaras in Metro Manila since June 2005 when I bought a second-hand one. In the UP Diliman campus alone, I know that a Math professor drives a black one, while an English professor’s color of choice for ... More About: People , Photos
Introducing funny signs
2007-12-17 11:27:00 You can say that this is a long-delayed personal project. Pressing issues and concerns prevented me from posting something light (or “against the light”). Since March 2006 when my wife and I bought a camera phone - first a Nokia 3220 which I replaced with the current Nokia 6070 I have now - I’ve been ... More About: Funny , Photos , Signs
Announcements for my January 3 and 4 classes
2007-12-17 10:31:00 All students: Towards the end of our discussion last December 13 and 14, I only greeted you with a generic (and bland) “Merry Christmas.” What I meant to say was, “I wish all of you a meaningful Christmas and a liberating New Year. May the season of joy be the time to reflect on ... More About: Classes , January , Anno
Pulitika ng pagbibigay ng regalo
2007-12-17 09:59:00 N.B. - Updated (Dec. 19, 9:45 am): This was published in Vol. 6, No. 48 (December 19-25, 2007) of Pinoy Weekly (p. 4). Please note that this is the last issue for 2007 and that Pinoy Weekly resumes publication on January 9, 2008. Since I may not have Internet access during the Christmas ...
Announcements for my December 13 and 14 classes
2007-12-11 05:07:00 December 13 (Thursday) J 117 (Online Journalism): After a very extensive discussion of various cases of media harassment last week, it will be the turn of the members of Group 1 to present their report. J 122 (Publication Design and Layout): We will continue our discussion of media harassment. Members of Group 1 will also present ... More About: Classes , My December , December , Anno
Kakaibang pag-alala kay Monico Atienza (1947-2007)
2007-12-10 07:03:00 N.B. - Update (Dec. 13, 4:12 pm): This was published in Vol. 6, No. 47 (December 12-18, 2007) of Pinoy Weekly (p. 5), the full text of which may also be retrieved from http://www.pinoyweekly.org/cms/2007/12/ka kaibang-pag-alala-kay-monico-atienza-%281 947-2007%29. An advance copy is posted due to the recency of Sir Nic’s untimely death and a felt need to immediately ... More About: Photos , Nico
Announcements for my December 6 and 7 classes
2007-12-05 08:41:00 All students: We will discuss ongoing media harassment in class. I am not just referring to the incident at the Manila Peninsula last November 29 which resulted in the arrest of more than a dozen journalists and media workers and the media-related developments after that. Kindly read up on the decision of the MTRCB ... More About: Classes , My December , December , Anno
Manila Pen at ang polemiko ng adbenturismo
2007-12-05 08:24:00 N.B. - This was published in Vol. 6, No. 46 (December 5-11, 2007) of Pinoy Weekly (p. 5). Madaling sabihing ?adbenturismo? lamang nina Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim at ng mga tagasuporta niya ang nangyaring tensiyon sa The Peninsula Manila (o Manila Pen) noong Nobyembre 29. Ano nga ba naman ang inaasahan ... More About: Media , Nila
Analyzing `Rosas ng Digma? and `Ang Tugon?
More articles from this author:2007-12-04 07:13:00 If you’re an activist, you might have already heard of the album Rosas ng Digma (loose translation: “Rose of War”) by Musikang Bayan which was launched in 2001. I also can’t blame you if the songs in the album are among your favorites. The songs have, after all, a progressive take on love and ... More About: Media , Music , Anal 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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