Wednesday, March 07, 2007

BREAKING NEWS!!!! Fire Hits Mandaue City



At least 500 houses, mostly made up of light materials, were already eaten up by the fire that hit barangay Mantuyong in Mandaue City. Fire was still up as of 5 p.m. (March 7, 2007).




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Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Mindanao Bombings not linked to ASEAN Summit

As expected, most of the questions asked by the press this morning pertained to the series of bombings that rocked Mindanao last night. At the press conference inside the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) 12th ASEAN Summit Secretary General Marciano Paynor said the bombings in Mindanao do not affect the holding of the summit here in Cebu, stressing that the summit venues are safe and secured.

Paynor said the terrorists are just trying to make a statement by attacking soft targets especially now that the international media is focused in the Philippines as the 10 leaders of ASEAN and six dialogue partner countries are expected to begin their talks tomorrow.

"I symphatized with the families of the victims of the bombings, but rest assured Cebu is safe and secured and there is no change in the schedule of the summit," Lecaros said.

Another round of press conference is scheduled to take place at noon time yesterday.

Monday, December 25, 2006

Ormoc City: After the flood, comes fire

It is so sad to learn that 24 persons have been declared dead due to a fire inside the Unitop store in Ormoc City on Christmas Day. It was just a few years ago when the city saw a tragedy that many residents still remember until now - the Ormoc City flood that killed hundreds of people.

My story for Manila Bulletin below:

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Store blaze kills 24 on Christmas day
By MARS W. MOSQUEDA JR.

ORMOC CITY, Leyte – At least 24 persons have been confirmed dead as of press time yesterday while several others were still missing following a fire that broke out inside a department store in Real Street, this city on Christmas Day.

Ormoc City Mayor Eric Codilla said 23 bodies, charred beyond recognition, were pulled out from the Unitop General Merchandise store as of press time yesterday, while a female survivor died at the hospital due to carbon monoxide inhalation. The victims included a baby, two children, and a pregnant woman.

Codilla said the number of fatalities could increase as soon as rescue workers will be done with the mopping up operations to pull out all of the remains of the victims. Most of the charred bodies were discovered at the toilet of the store as fire investigators discovered that the exit door of the store was padlocked.

A funeral worker said one body was found hugging a smaller charred body while most of the pulled out bodies were found piling up on each other.

Initial investigations revealed that the fire started at 4:40 p.m. last Monday when a boy allegedly lit a firecracker that ignited the other firecrackers sold at the department store’s entrance. The fire spread quickly, trapping shoppers inside.

“It was very quick. I heard a series of explosions and then I saw fire inside the store,” said Armando Adaya, an ambulant vendor who happened to pass by the one-story store during the incident.

The fire went on until it was placed under control at 7:30 p.m. said Ormoc City Fire Chief Mauro Costa, adding that those killed included customers, vendors, and store employees. People who were near the entrance managed to escape but others were forced to go deeper into a restroom, where 23 charred remains were found.

The 24th fatality died of injuries overnight and 15 were treated in two Ormoc hospitals. Two of them are in critical condition, Costa revealed.

Codilla, meanwhile, said he has already ordered a thorough investigation to determine the real cause of the blaze even as he believed that the firecracker blast could have something to do with the fire. He also stressed that the store was not permitted to sell firecrackers.

The mayor also said that the city government of Ormoc will be providing financial assistance to the families of the victims.

The store’s management has not issued any statement regarding the incident as of press time yesterday but one of the owners of Unitop in Cebu, who requested anonymity, said their stores have passed fire-safety standards.

The owner, who claimed to be a business partner of the owner of Unitop in Ormoc City, admitted that they sold firecrackers at the entrance of their stores but only those firecrackers that are approved by authorities. #



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Thursday, December 14, 2006

ASEAN Summit and all that talks

An event organizer faxed me this morning the new schedule of activities for the 12th ASEAN Summit in January. The fax says the delegates (including the international media) will start arriving on January 4, just few days behind the January 11 schedule. But until now I am still in the belief that the ASEAN Summit will not push through. If it indeed pushes through, that will be a big boost to the country that has been receiving criticisms from dignitaries around Southeast Asia.

I was at the International Media Center inside the Cebu International Convention Center when Amb. Marciano Paynor, the secretary general of the 12th ASEAN Summit, announced that the summit was postponed due to bad weather. There was immediately an atmosphere of doubt among the local and international media. A reporter from a Japanese newspaper asked Paynor whether or not the hot issue on Con-Ass and the impending mass actions have prompted the government to postpone the Summit. Paynor immediately downplayed the issue, saying there was no other reason except for the weather.

But as days passed by, information have started to surface regarding the real reason of the postponement. A military officials claimed that authorities have been tracking down an alleged member of the Jemaah Islamiyah, the group that allegedly planned to sow terror during the summit together with its local counterpart - the Abu Sayaff Group, but failed to locate the terrorist.

This has prompted security officials to call off the summit for fear that the alleged terrorist will succeed in doing a car bombing operation in Cebu City. Prime ministers of ASEAN member countries have allegedly also been informed about it, prompting them to call off their participation.

This was seen as the real reason behind the postponement of the summit. This is very valid as compared to the weather (by the way, typhoon Seniang didn't do much damage to Cebu as what was feared. We cannot compromise security specially that our Air Force does not have the capability to foil air attacks. What our authorities can do is just watch a plane that goes straight to the path of the summit venue.

The summit has been rescheduled in January. With the hectic schedules of presidents and prime ministers, I don't think the organizers can convene at least half of the leaders of the ASEAN member countries. And if (fingers crossed) the summit pushes through this January, let's all hope that any acts of terrorism will be foiled and the summit will go on peacefully.

Friday, December 08, 2006

ASEAN Summit Postponed Due To Typhoon (Updated 6:20pm)

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The 12th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), scheduled to open on Sunday, has been postponed to January because of a strong storm that is expected to hit Cebu, ASEAN National Organizing Committee Chairman Amb. Marciano Paynor Jr. confirmed yesterday.

In an emergency press conference at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) yesterday, Paynor, together with Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, the chairperson of the Cebu Organizing Committee, announced the development as tropical depression Seniang was eyed about 1,000 kilometers east of Leyte island and was forecast to make landfall Saturday, before moving toward Cebu on Sunday.

“The summit is postponed to January due to typhoon Seniang… and it is nothing that we can do about so we just have to accept it,” said the saddened Paynor, infront of the international media who were clearly dismayed over the meeting’s postponement.

This decision was made in full consideration of the safety and welfare of the participants, the private individuals and groups involved in the different aspects of holding the event, and the officials who are carrying out the preparations, said Paynor.

As the leaders participating in the Cebu Summit are determined to continue with the work of building A Caring and Sharing Community, the Cebu Summits will be held in January 2007. The specific dates of the Cebu Summits will be determined after further consultations with the governments of the Leaders participating in the Cebu Summits, said Paynor.

Paynor is confident that the slight change in the dates of the Cebu Summits will not in any way affect the determination and the commitment of the Leaders and all officials involved in achieving the objectives of the Summit nor will it diminish the significance of their work.

Even if Typhoon Seniang will change path in the next few hours, Paynor said the postponement will push through because the typhoon could hit other ASEAN member countries. Although the dates have been changed to first week of January, Paynor clarified that the summit will still be held in Cebu.

ASEAN Summit spokesman Victoriano Lecaros said the decision to postpone the summit was reached by the NOC after consulting President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Officials of the ASEAN members countries have also been consulted prior to the decision to postpone the summit, Lecaros stressed.

“We were not able to prepare for it,” said Lecaros, referring to the typhoon.

Lecaros said the organizers and everyone who worked hard for the summit were dismayed with the postponement but urged Filipinos to be patient and wait for another one month.

He also clarified that only the leader’s summit has been reset while the ministerial meetings, which started since December 7, will proceed as scheduled. He did not give specific date when the ASEAN Summit will be held saying the schedule will depend on the different schedules of the ASEAN leaders.

Paynor, meanwhile, denied reports that the real cause of the postponement was the travel advisory from five countries who warned their citizens about an impending terror threat in the Philippines, especially in Cebu. He earlier stressed that the organizers have not received any specific threats of terrorism during the ASEAN Summit.

“If there are two persons in this room who want this summit to push through it will be me and Gov. Garcia. We have been working hard to see to it that the summit be held here, but like our health, the weather changes unexpectedly and we can’t do anything about it,” said Paynor.

He said the NOC will negotiate with the hotels with regards to the cancellation of bookings and their current expenses for checked-in guests.

Paynor said the NOC will negotiate with the hotels with regards to the cancellation of bookings and their current expenses for checked-in guests. #

ASEAN Summit Postponed Due To Typhoon

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The 12th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), scheduled to open on Sunday, has been postponed to January because of a strong storm that is expected to hit Cebu, ASEAN National Organizing Committee Chairman Amb. Marciano Paynor Jr. confirmed yesterday.

In an emergency press conference at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) yesterday, Paynor, together with Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, the chairperson of the Cebu Organizing Committee, announced the development as tropical depression Seniang was eyed about 1,000 kilometers east of Leyte island and was forecast to make landfall Saturday, before moving toward Cebu on Sunday.

“The summit is postponed to January due to typhoon Seniang… and it is nothing that we can do about so we just have to accept it,” said the saddened Paynor, infront of the international media who were clearly dismayed over the meeting’s postponement.

Even if Typhoon Seniang will change path in the next few hours, Paynor said the postponement will push through because the typhoon could hit other ASEAN member countries. Although the dates have been changed to first week of January, Paynor clarified that the summit will still be held in Cebu.

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

International Media Center at the CICC

I am writing this entry inside the new International Media Center of the Cebu International Convention Center, one of the venues of the 12th ASEAN Summit of leaders. This place is so huge it can handle more than 1,000 journalists and has more than 200 computer units, all linked to the Internet.

This is my first time to cover an international event. Journalists here come from different countries but what I can see right now are mostly Filipinos (or maybe I am just mistaken as we all know that Filipinos look almost exactly the same as that of our Asian counterparts).

Coffee is free-flowing outside and so is the snacks.

I am here inside the controversial CICC. Costing more than 600 million, this facility has been criticized, battered, and spitted several times by critics who claimed this will not be finished for the ASEAN Summit. But, here I am. Inside the CICC. The elevators are functioning. The air condition system works excellently. The carpets are outstanding. This is one hell of a convention center!

Nothing much to say. :) I'll update this blog everyday while I am here inside the CICC covering the ASEAN Summit.

Fourth Association of Southeast Asian Nations Business and Investment Summit at Cebu City on December 7 to 10, 2006

FOR the past four years, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Business and Investment Summit, an event held immediately prior to the annual ASEAN and East Asian Leaders Summit, has been providing business and corporate leaders with invaluable insight into the implications of ASEAN integration for the strategies of the regional and global business and investment communities. At the same time, the summit provides an opportunity for the corporate world to engage heads of government and heads of state on urgent issues that are of importance to the corporate world.

The Philippines, as president of ASEAN this year, convenes the business summit meetings in Cebu City starting on December 7 to 10, 2006, the site of the subsequent ASEAN Leaders Summit on December 11 to 13, 2006. In keeping with the conference theme "Bringing ASEAN Business to the World," the invited speakers include heads of government and the captains of major enterprises in the region and the world. They will lead discussions on regional and global issues and business dialogues that will help businesses make better decisions about their future and contribute to the development of government policies to support the further integration of ASEAN's business and investment community.

The 2006 ASEAN Business and Investment Summit has designated priority products and services in developing models for economic integration. These products and services are clustered in 12 categories, namely: Agribusiness; logistics and supply chain management; air transport; electronics; information and communication technology (ICT) and e-ASEAN; health care; automotive; travel and tourism; professional services; banking and financial services; textiles and apparels; and rubber-based products. One session of the conference has been set aside for discussion of progress made within these sectors and what needs to be done to encourage further integration. In addition to the plenary discussion, a number of simultaneous workshops will consider individual industry sectors in detail with a view to developing recommendations for further action that can be carried to the Leaders' Summit.

We congratulate the participants and organizers of the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit headed by ASEAN Business Advisory Council Chairman Jose S. Concepcion Jr. and Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Atty. Miguel B. Varela and President Donald G. Dee and wish them success in all their endeavors. We welcome the foreign participants and wish them an enjoyable stay in our country. (Manila Bulletin Editorial, Dec. 7, 2006)

Friday, December 01, 2006

Dumaguete Gathering

I was in Dumaguete City, particularly at the Southsea Beach Resort, recently for the 1st Multi-sectoral Media Dialogue on the Peace Process, a media forum and consultation on Peace Journalism organized by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process or OPAPP (my friend Felix from West Leyte Weekly Express has a funny meaning of OPAPP, but I won't tell you).

OPAPP Undersecretary Santos talked about the importance of Peace Journalism in effectively resolving conflicts and war. OPAPP is reaching to media men to report the correct, positive side of conflicts and not just the morbid, violent details of a war or insurgency.

Everything went well. Media participants understood the message of OPAPP. Until Mr. Dejaresco (I forgot his first name), who claimed to be a mediaman himself but I'd rather consider him a newspaper businessman, talked about OPAPP spending millions of pesos in media advertisements in exchange of getting their peace message in newspapers or broacast stations.

Whaatt?!!!

"If you commit budget, if you advertise with our newspaper, we will publish your press releases or messages," I remember Dejaresco saying, though not in those exact words. Of course, USEC Santos was clearly uneasy when Dejaresco unleashed his unethical, out-of-the-topic, solicitation of money in exchange of having OPAPP's messages printed in his newspaper.

What a shame. I admired Dejaresco before for his newspapers and other media outlets. But I trashed everything to a dark pit full of garbage when I heard Dejaresco uttered those words.

Yes, media is a business. But why do we always have an editorial office and an admin office in every media outlet? Because there is a need to separate journalists from businessmen. Dejaresco was on a wrong forum, i should say. He was soliciting ad spaces, which would have been nice if he was in a gathering of media account executives.

But por dyos por santos, he was in a forum of practicing journalists and editors. Journalists report and write what is news-worthy and not because the news source has committed to place a full-page ad in the reporter's newspaper. News sources send us press releases, subject to confirmation and further investigation, and we write a news story about it. Account executives sell ad spaces. Journalists and account executives seldom talk about who are the current advertisers.

Yes, advertisers' money comes into our paycheck. But we don't write news for the reason that the source is an advertiser. That sucks. That's not journalism. And Mr. Dejaresco, at his age, I think knows about that. He's clearly a businessman. Not a media man.

Anyway, it was my first time in Dumaguete and i could say that the place rocks. It's peaceful, clean, orderly. People are friendly. Although I still have to see the proof of development in the city, I could say that Dumaguete is one of the best places to be if you want peace, quite, and a good break from the bursting, busy city life in Manila or Cebu.

More about Dumaguete in my next post.

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Jobs in the Philippines

Been busy the past days beating deadlines. Blog is unchanged since several days ago. :)

Anyway, I have created a new website that posts Jobs in the Philippines.

visit www.PhilippineWorks.com if you are looking for call center jobs, engineering jobs, nursing jobs, accounting jobs, and a lot more.


More post to come.

ciao

Thursday, October 05, 2006

Killers of Marlene Esperat sentenced to Life Imprisonment



A Regional Trial Court Judge in Cebu has convicted three of the four accused in the killing of lady journalist/columnist Marlene Esperat, and sentenced them to life imprisonment for murder (death penalty has been suspended).

The three convicted were Randy Grecia, Jerry Cabayag and Estanislao Bismanos (picture above). The court acquitted Rowie Barua due to lack of evidence.

Marlene Esperat was a columnist for Sultan Kudarat paper The Midland Review. She also had a stint as a block-time radio broadcaster. Popularly known as "Madame Witness" because of her public service media exposés, she was also elected president of Region 12's Tri-Media Association by her peers.

During her employment in the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region 12 from 1987 to 2004, she uncovered numerous cases of graft and corrupt practices allegedly committed by public officials involving rampant misuse of public funds intended for the use of marginalized farmers.

She accused Osmeña Montañer and Estrella Sabay, Region 12 Finance Officer and Regional Accountant, respectively, as "corrupt" DA officials. Esperat worked on numerous cases, such as the unremitted government's share of GSIS premiums of DA 12 employees from January to December 1997.

This was the second time that the Regional Trial Court in Cebu has meted the maximum penalty to the killers of a journalist. Early this year, another Regional Trial Court Judge sentenced to death the convicted killer of The Freeman photojournalist Allan Dizon.

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Killing Time Online

I received this morning an advance copy (October issue) of Reader's Digest sent by the Editor-in-Chief himself, sir Jim Plouffe (who is now based in Singapore). On page 28 is my article entitled "Killing Time Online", which tackles the current issue of online games addiction.

The article has several voices - including that of a self-confessed games addict, psychologists, and games experts. It's a must read, i should say (speaking of the adage 'Love your own' hehehehe). I can't really tell you everything about the article because it is copyrighted.

The magazine will be out in the first week of October. Please grab a copy and tell me here what you can say about the article (that's fishing hahahaha).


Regards everyone!

Monday, September 11, 2006

Cebu Explosion Kills 2, hurts 11

MANDAUE CITY – At least two persons were killed and 11 others, including three young children, where injured in an explosion in barangay Basak, this city, creating a stir among residents and police officials this morning, the anniversary of the 9/11 US attack.

But police investigators were quick to downplay the possibility of a bomb attack, saying the loud explosion was caused by a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-powered laundry dryer that was left open since Sunday night.


Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 Intelligence Chief Augusto Marquez said the explosion was triggered when the gas from a leaking lpg pipe, left unattended since Sunday night, was accumulated inside the Gene’s Laundy Shop located along the national road in barangay Basak.

“The shop became a time bomb because gases already accumulated in the area. Even the simple opening of the dryer immediately triggered the explosion,” said Marquez in a press conference at the Provincial Capitol.

Shop attendant Lorna Mercy Rubin said she opened one of the dryers inside the shop to begin her work past 8 a.m. yesterday when suddenly flame engulfed the dryer and the explosion pushed her to the corner of the shop.

“It was very quick. When I opened the dryer I saw flame and then there was an explosion,” Said Rubin, who luckily survived with burns in her face and chest.

Rubin said she crawled her way out of the damaged shop and then lost consciousness. Two other shops located on each side of the laundry shop were also destroyed. The second floor of the building was still unoccupied.

The explosion immediately killed a still unidentified female bypasser, who was thrown several meters away from the shop. Her body was filled with debris from the ground floor of the two-storey building, owned by former Mandaue City Vice Mayor Demetrio Cortez Jr.

Another fatality was identified as Felipe Hermoso, 57, who died inside the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center. Hospital staff claimed Hermoso’s body and face bore several lacerations and wounds, causing his death.

Eleven others, including Carmela Labago, 42, and her two children, Maria Lucia, 1; Rosemarie, 5; and niece, Marjorie Tiglao, 11. The four sustained wounds and lacerations in the body due to the explosion.

Carmela said she was across the shop on the other side of the road attending to her food store when the loud explosion occurred. Her two children and niece were playing outside the store she said. All of them, however, were declared safe at a local hospital.

Several motorcycles were also destroyed and their drivers injured due to the explosion. Luckily enough, there was no passenger jeepney or bus in front of the shop when the explosion took place.

Mandaue City Police Office Director Eduardo Catabas said the investigators have already ruled out the possibility of a bomb. He said investigators did not find any traces of explosives at the area. The laundry shop used two units of 38.8 kgs. Shellane LPG to power their dryers.

“The explosion was caused by a leaking LPG tank. There is a big tendency for LPG tanks to explode especially when it gets warm,” said Catabas, who supervised the operation in the area.

Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia described the incident as a freak accident and instructed her social workers to immediately provide assistance, in all forms, to all the victims of the explosion. #

Monday, July 17, 2006

My websites and blogs

Feel bored this morning so I went online and checked out my websites and blogs.

Yes, aside from this blog, I also maintain several other blogs. Here's a rundown

OnlineFraud Blog
SecretsBank Blog
TravelPhilippines Blog
Asia Travel Guide Blog

and a lot more.

I also have websites, including the following:

Pinoyworks.com
Tindahangbayan.com
Ringtonesdaily.com
Cebudaily.com
Filwebhosting.com

I would appreciate it so much if you can visit and check out one of my blogs or websites.


Got nothing to say.


- mars

Sunday, July 02, 2006

Pinoyworks.com - Firm uses net to help jobless Filipinos

Firm uses net to help jobless Filipinos
By MARS W. MOSQUEDA JR.

CEBU CITY – A web development firm here has tapped the power of the Internet in providing a venue for jobless Filipinos to find job opportunities in the country, a move that is in line with the program of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to provide jobs to the Filipinos.

Maribeth Laguna, marketing director of Pinoyworks.com, said the new online job opportunities website is aimed at providing a venue for jobless Filipinos to find job vacancies online and for employers to post their job requirements on the Internet.

“We want Filipinos to just sit in front of the computer and browse through several job opportunities they can find at pinoyworks.com and for employers simply post their job vacancies online for hundreds of computer users to see,” said Laguna in a press conference.

Laguna said the people behind Pinoyworks.com is aware on the increasing number of unemployed Filipinos and their move to put up a website that features job vacancies is their simple share in the government’s program to provide employment.

Laguna said a report of the National Statistics Office revealed that the country’s jobless rate in April rose 0.7 percent year on year. Although unemployed Filipinos numbered a higher 2.93 million this year than 2.91 million last year, the jobless horde composed a smaller 8.2 percent of the total labor force, which has risen to 36 million.

With jobseekers and employers meeting in one website, Laguna said Pinoyworks.com acts as a catalyst that links jobless Filipinos to the jobs that they have been looking for. #

Friday, June 23, 2006

Filipinos are most Courteous in Asia: Say's Reader's Digest Survey

Whoa!

According to the latest survey on courtesy conducted by the Reader's Digest Magazine in 35 different countries around the world, Filipinos ranked as most courteous among asians surveyed.

The result of the survey, which will be out in the July 2006 issue of the magazine, also ranked the Philippines 22nd in the 35 countries surveyed.

Reader's Digest sent out undercover reporters to 35 of the globe's largest cities to assess everyday behavior. They used three tests: checking if people walking into buildings held the door open for them; buying things at stores to see if they'd get a "thank you"; dropping a folder of papers in busy places to see if anyone would help pick up. Each test was conducted 20 times in each city.

The rankings, and thanks for reading!


New York, USA: 80%
Zurich, Switzerland: 77
Toronto, Canada: 70
Berlin, Germany: 68
Sao Paulo, Brazil: 68
Zagreb, Croatia: 68
Auckland, New Zealand: 67
Warsaw, Poland: 67
Mexico City, Mexico: 65
Stockholm, Sweden: 63
Budapest, Hungary: 60
Madrid, Spain: 60
Prague, Czech Republic: 60
Vienna, Austria: 60
Buenos Aires, Argentina: 57
Johannesburg, South Africa: 57
Lisbon, Portugal: 57
London, United Kingdom: 57
Paris, France: 57
Amsterdam, Netherlands: 52
Helsinki, Finland: 48
Manila, Philippines: 48
Milan, Italy: 47
Sydney, Australia: 47
Bangkok, Thailand: 45
Hong Kong: 45
Ljubljana, Slovenia: 45
Jakarta, Indonesia: 43
Taipei, Taiwan: 43
Moscow, Russia: 42
Singapore: 42
Seoul, South Korea: 40
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 37
Bucharest, Romania: 35
Mumbai, India: 32

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Live wire kills 5 Cebu inmates

For the first time in my life as a journalist, I was able to get inside the city jail of Cebu. Not that I was arrested or something, but because I had to take a picture of the cell where five inmates were electrocuted at dawn today (June 20, 2006). What I saw was way beyond my imagination of a jampacked jail. At the Bagong Buhay Rehabilitation Center, the city jail in Cebu, 2,500 inmates crowd the jail facility that has a capacity to hold only 250 persons.

Enough of the description of what I saw inside because before journalists were allowed to get inside the jail, the warden urged us not to take pictures of the view inside other than the cell of the five electrocuted prisoners. Cameramen were also told not to pan their cameras to nearby cells.

Okay. So, I was there standing outside the special security cell, or more commonly known as the holding cell of the city jail. Four candles were ligthed inside the empty cell, which on my calculations cannot accomodate 11 persons even if these persons will be standing up all the time that they will be placed inside the cell. But yes, the cell used to hold 11 persons. Today, however, it was empty because just a few hours ago, five inmates, half-naked while sleeping on the cemented floor of the cell were killed after a live wire touched the metal bar.



The other six inmates escaped death. Why? Because they were sleeping on a makeshift hammocks that they placed just near the ceiling. Meaning, their bodies didn't have direct contact with the metal bars. The five, however, weren't as lucky. It was just a day ago when they were brought to the city jail for various offenses so they were not able to make their own hammocks just as yet.

Jail guards and rescue personnel rushed the five to the city hospital but the victims were pronounced dead on arrival.

All five of them were sentenced to death even before their cases were heard in court, said one inmate. True, indeed. But staying for a year inside the crowded city jail is more than a death sentence and the electrocuted inmates could have been smiling right now because they have escaped from the harsh life inside the city jail.

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Reader's Digest Article

I got a short article published in this month's issue of Reader's Digest magazine. The article, under the 'Everyday Heroes' section of the magazine, is about Jukka Holopainen, founder of the environmentalist group Center for Environmental Awareness and Education in Manila.



What makes Jukka a 'hero' is because he has spent his life, time, and almost everything to make sure that environmental topics are included in all the subjects being taught in the classroom. His aim is to educate the next generation about the importance of environment.

You can read the article online at the website of Reader's Digest Asia magazine. You have to sign-up up though so you can read the entire article, or subscribe to the magazine to read all of the articles.

If you know of someone who think is a good candidate for the Everyday Heroes section, please do let me know so we can also make a story about him/her.

Thanks for reading.

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Blackout hits CEBU!

My laptop is running on a 40% percent battery power while i'm writing this entry. Power cord is useless since Cebu has been on a black out for the past 4 hours already. I was so happy I finished writing my news and done emailing them to the boss before my laptop power expires.

Blackout hit the entire Cebu and selected areas in Panay and Negros following an earthquake in Leyte. The quake damaged the submarine cable of the Negros-Cebu-Panay power grid, which supplies power to Cebu and the rest of the Visayas.

Typing and using the newspaper as fan are not fun to do. I'm perspiring. Very hot... I want to go to Cebu Beach Club for a quick swim. Wow, haven't been to the beach lately.

Anyway, my news about the blackout below. Read on...

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Blackout hits entire Cebu, parts of Visayas
By MARS W. MOSQUEDA JR.

CEBU CITY – A massive blackout hit the entire Cebu and parts of Panay and Negros provinces yesterday following an earthquake that hit Leyte, which damages the underwater cable of the Negros-Cebu-Panay power grid.

Visayan Electric Company (VECO) spokesperson Ethel Natera said the damages of the underwater cable resulted to the blackout since Cebu depends entirely on the power being produced by the power grid.

The blackout took place at 10:02 yesterday morning, the same time that a tectonic earthquake hit barangay Tungunan and Ormoc City in Leyte. As of 3 p.m. yesterday, power has not been returned.

Robinson Giorgio of the Philippine Volcanology and Seismology (Philvocs) based in Lapu-Lapu City said the earthquake measured 3.7 in magnitude with the highest intensity of 4 recorded in Tungunan. The geothermal sources are located from Upper Mahiao and Malitbog sectors in the Greater Tongonan Area of Leyte. Electricity generated from the power plants are supplied to the Negros-Cebu-Panay grid via a high-voltage overhead transmission lines and submarine cables

Giorgio, however, clarified that the magnitude of the earthquake was not massive and there was no report of destruction in Leyte as of press time yesterday. Although he did not confirm the connection between the earthquake and the blackout, Giorgio said it could be possible that the power cable was damaged considering that the epicenter of the quake passed through the interconnection area.

Natera, meanwhile, said that VECO has been asking independent power producers (IPP) to supply power even in selected parts of the City. She did not give an estimate on when the power will be brought back on.

The blackout caused businesses and offices to close down and suspend operation, including the Palace of Justice that suspends operation starting lunchtime yesterday. The order came after judges and court workers complained that their salas were too dark and too hot because of the lack of power. The Palace of Justice has no standby power generator.

Offices at the Cebu City Police Office also transferred their operations at the camp’s open ground due to the lack of power. Several businesses and establishments also decided to suspend their operation due to the power blackout.

Thursday, April 20, 2006

First Counter-Terrorism Experts' Conference News

GMA seeks new approach in fight vs. terrorism
By MARS W. MOSQUEDA JR.

MACTAN, Cebu PHILIPPINES – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday challenged the more than 500 delegates of the three-day 1st Counter-Terrorism Experts’ Conference (CTEC) in Cebu to come up with fresh approaches in the fight against terrorism.

“It was my vision to have anti-terrorism experts from peace-loving nations in the world to come together and decide on fresh approaches in the global campaign against terrorism,” President Arroyo said in a statement read by Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita during the opening ceremony of the three-day conference at the Shangri-la Hotel in Mactan, Cebu.

Arroyo said that a middle path has to be drawn in order to overcome the threats of terrorism without compromising security or sacrificing life. She said that to effectively address terrorism, all pertinent economic, legal and diplomatic means are really necessary.

"For all their contrasting views, I hope that the delegates would find a common path, which lies between all the hard and soft approaches and cuts across international, regional, sub-regional and local strategies," the president said.

The President’s statement also mentioned that the CTEC in Cebu was a fulfillment of the fearless pronouncement she made on Nov. 18, 2005 at the Asian Leaders’ Meeting with US President George Bush in Busan, South Korea that the Philippines will host the conference this year.

“There has to be a way of going beyond our current political and military and police responses to terrorism. To believe that we can win the war against terrorism by means of military and police action alone can be deceptive as it is deficient,” the President said.

In facing terrorism, President Arroyo said that the universal principle of human rights, human dignity, civil liberties, due process, social development, and peaceful cooperation among people and nations must not be compromised as she hoped that the CTEC will bring out fresh approaches in the fight against terrorism.

“Let this first CTEC be a means to arrive at a second medical opinion for the prescription of a new cure for terrorism,” she said.

Attended by more than 500 delegates from at least 60 countries around the world, the first CTEC, carrying the theme "Defeating Dilemmas in Counter-Terrorism", seeks to identify dilemmas and difficulties in fighting terrorism from global, regional, and national perspectives.

Lending substance to the theme will be five subthemes, namely: Strengthening the Basics, Finding a Realistic Middle Ground, Understanding Regional and Sub-Regional
Approaches, Bridging the Gaps and Balancing Assistance, and Paving the Middle Way.

Secretary Ermita, during his speech at the opening of the CTEC, reported that the Philippines has been neutralizing one terrorist every two days under the Philippine Anti-Terrorism Task Force. Among the task force’s accomplishments, Ermita said, include the neutralization of 212 Abu Sayyaf members, arrest of four Jemaah Islamiyah terrorists, 10 suspected foreign jihadists, eight suspected local terrorists, and four members of the Rajah Soliman Islamic movement

“These figures show that our current anti terrorism efforts both at the local and international fronts have paid off quiet well. On the other hand the fear and tension that remain in our midst tell us that our fight against terrorism is really far from over,” said
Ermita.

Ambassador Benjamin Defensor, chairman of the country’s Counter Terrorism Task Force, meanwhile stressed that the recent approval of the anti-terror bill strengthens the fight against terrorism.

Key objective of the 1st CTEC is to come up with "Cebu Concord," a declaration on counter-terrorism that will extensively explore a realistic middle ground to counter-terrorism, Defensor added.

The conference will also try to design a strategic policy response that takes into account sub-regional approaches, addresses peculiar causes and conditions that allow developing countries to strike a balance between receiving counter-terrorism assistance and protecting their cultures and religions.

According to the CTEC task force, the conference will follow the plenary panel discussion-plenary format that will feature two distinguished speakers for each plenary session. Selected experts are invited to anchor and moderate the panel discussions. #


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Sunday, April 16, 2006

Reality TV stuff

Spent the weekend alone at home watching cable shows. I was particularly interested in reality shows so the remote nearly overheated because i kept changing the channel from RealityTV (that occupies the ABS-CBN slot on Dream Cable), AXN, and Star World to National Geographic and Discovery Channel (American Chopper).

When DreamCable decided to shut off ABS-CBN from their channel list (due to legal reasons), I was so pissed off because I could not longer watch Gulong ng Palad (just kidding). But when they replaced it with RealityTV, my TV time suddenly increased from 50 below 0 to 50 above 100.

RealityTV features almost all the reality shows you can imagine. Cheaters is very interesting for me. Cheaters is a reality show that exposes extramarital affairs,marriage problems,cheating husbands,cheating spouses,causes of divorce and emotional infidelity. From cheaters surveillance cameras, you are about to view actual true stories, filmed live, documenting the pain of a spouse or lover caused by infidelity. An episode features a boyfriend caught in the act of having sex with another woman by her girlfriend inside a car and another was caught with has pants off in a motel.

The show is somewhat graphic because it shows actual sex acts (although they make it appear blurry) but I believed it has sent shivers to the spines of cheaters in America. I just hope GMA 7 or IBC 3 will bring Cheaters here (hahahaha I know many will be caught with their pants down).

American Chopper (Discovery Channel) is also interesting. It's about a father and son running the business of manufacturing motorcycles. The show is full of shouts (especially from the father who always sees the mistakes of his son) and the f word but it has become a great hit. I couldn't exactly describe the show so you better watch it on Discovery Channel every monday at 10pm with replays every saturdays and sundays.

Fear Factor? I have since stopped watching the show when a black man nearly puked while eating Balut. Ano sya? here in the Philippines we eat balut by the dozen and we even pay for it.

Enough of the reality shows. The reality now is that I am alone in the house and I miss my wife and 9-month-old son who are currently in Leyte for the Holy Week. I feel like a housemate inside PBB's house. Only there are no cameras and I have no housemate who has been told that she will come out as the winner even before the show has started. ;)

Happy Easter People!


(Pardon the grammar and misspellings. I haven't had enough sleep due to all those f****** reality shows.)


-mars

Thursday, March 30, 2006

1,520 new lawyers pass bar exams

1,520 new lawyers pass bar exams

A total of 1,526 or 27.20 percent of 5,610 law graduates who took the bar examinations in 2005 passed the tests, the Supreme Court announce Thursday night. Results of the exam below:

ABACA, JR., Romeo B.
ABADILLA, Darwin P.
ABALOS-SAHAGUN, Ma. Christina V.
ABASTA, Neptali D.
ABAT, Bernard F.
ABAÑO, Jan Celine C.
ABBAS, Yasser Ismail A.
ABCEDE, JR., Rene C.
ABELA, JR., Walter L.
ABELLON, Glen G.
ABENES, Melanie A.
ABLAN, Michel Kristian R.
ABRAHAM, Marie Glen A.
ABRINA, Jeanne Ivy F.
ABUBACAR, Pendatun C.
ABUCAYON, Anna Mae G.
ABUZO, Bethoven A.
ACABAN, Michael G.
ACAS, Glenn Mar P.
ACAYAN, Maria Teresa F.
ACELAR, Roy P.
ACIBAR, Ruby Joy E.
ACIERTO, Warren
ACLERA, Ephrem R.
ACOL, Jose Raymund A.
ADASA-SANTIAGO, Kathia C.
ADILLE, Carlo Martin A.
ADOR, Alex M.
ADUBE, Mylene May G.
ADVIENTO, Phillip C.
AGACETA, Marlon M.
AGALOOS, Samuel A.
AGAPAY, Katherine C.
AGBANLOG, Charlton M.
AGDEPPA, Vivian A.
AGRANZAMENDEZ, Ray Glenn C.
AGUILAR, Josefjake C.
AGUILLON, Jimmy T.
AGUIPO, Lota A.
AGUIRRE, Anthony S.
AGUNDAY, Arveen N.
AGUSTIN, Rowell G.
ALAFAG-VERZOLA, Amy I.
ALBANO, Glenn Q.
ALCARAZ-CAMPOS, Camille R.
ALCARAZ-RICO, Florita C.
ALCAZAR, Christine Ann Marie R.
ALCAZAR, Michael Rainier L.
ALCUINO, Stephan C.
ALEA, Elmer H.
ALEGRE, Abel D.
ALEJADO, Glena Rose S.
ALFON, Bernie C.
ALFONSO, Baby Elgine E.
ALGER, Frances Margaret A.
ALLADO, JR., Expedito O.
ALMARIO, Abigail F.
ALMEDA, Tyrone H.
ALONSO, Maria Liora O.
ALONZO, Christiane B.
ALPAD, Lawrence E.
ALUG, Abdullah Adel-khan P.
ALVAREZ, Herxilia G.
ALZATE, Aiza D.
ALZATE, JR., Ramiro V.
AMBITO, Julyn S.
AMBROCIO, Ma. Kristina P.
AMBROS, Rohbert A.
AMISTOSO, Juan Paolo F.
AMOS, Ricardo E.
AMPONGAN, Lorrain B.
ANAS, Raymund L.
ANCAJAS, Analiya Y.
ANCHETA, Allan D.
ANCHETA, Arolf M.
ANDINO, Ma. Vanessa A.
ANDRADE, Janice L.
ANDRADE, Maria Cecile M.
ANGELES, Fatima Aleli V.
ANISLAGYLANAN, Iris N.
ANNIBAN, Regina C.
ANTE, Ariel Crispin D.
ANTONIO, Meizelle G.
APAO, JR., Diogenes B.
APATAN, John A.
APDUHAN, Myra B.
APILADA, Maribel Q.
APOLINARIO, JR., Nicolas L.
APOSTOL, Jinky M.
AQUINO, Catherine M.
AQUINO, Grace Lynn L.
AQUINO, Jay Lord B.
AQUINO, Rainier Eusebio D.
ARADA, Michael M.
ARANCA, Mary Jane C.
ARAO, Anna Melissa D.
ARAO, Mayumi Mitzi L.
ARBOLADO, JR., Meddie S.
ARCENA, Cheryline O.
ARCENAS, Catherine Theresa I.
ARCEÑO, Amy Irene G.
AREJOLA, Joe Jay P.
ARELLANO, Adrian G.
ARELLANO, Gilbert B.
AREVALO, Czarina B.
AREVALO, Helen C.
ARIAS, Marjorie Grace M.
ARIAS, JR., Marcelino C.
ARINGAY, Edgar Feliciano D.
ARIÑO, Dante A.
ARNALDO-VEGA, Lyne L.
ARNESTO, Salvador T.
ARNOCO, Queenie Grace C.
AROLLADO, JR., Jose M.
AROMIN, Ann Maureen B.
ARPON, Adrian A.
ARRABIS, JR., Gilbert M.
ARRIOLA, Edison John A.
ARTECHE-VALENTON, Jennefer D.
ARTICULO-DEPHRA, Jane A.
ARUELO, Lilibeth M.
ARZADON, Mary Grace D.
ASILO, Azela O.
ASIO, Alan M.
ASPAN, Ma. Fatima M.
ASUGA, Jerome L.
ATANANTE, IV, Marcelino Michael I.
ATIENZA, Belinda M.
ATIENZA, John Joshua A.
ATIENZA, Johween O.
ATMOSFERA, Rouella Melinda P.
AURELIO, Mariegold F.
AUZA, Glenn L.
AVILA, Hasmin Cristy S.
AVILA, JR., Leoderico P.
AWAYAN, Damidel L.
AYOCHOK, Genevieve P.
AYON-AYON, Dickson C.
AYONG, Frenzel A.
AZAGRA, Cherrie Mae F.
AÑASCO, Ma. Dina T.
AÑONUEVO, JR., Jaime A.
BACALLA, Jaysa T.
BACAY, Maria Consuelo S.
BACCAC, Tomas L.
BACHILLER, Christian Tracy B.
BACUÑO, Marlon P.
BADELLES, Angelique Dawn A.
BADILLES, Jeffrey C.
BADILLO, Marianne Hazel M.
BADIOLA, Dorcas T.
BADIOLA, JR., Nardito M.
BAGAAN, Christine V.
BAGASLAO, Rod Francis G.
BAGSIC, Augencio C.
BAGUIO, Jane G.
BALAJADIA, Karina Gay M.
BALAJADIA-ROA, Carmencita Mia M.
BALANQUIT, Maria Chona P.
BALANSAG, Annabelle G.
BALASBAS, Chelly P.
BALASOLLA, Henecito F.
BALBA, Clellan Bert P.
BALDERAMA, Cherrie G.
BALDO, Simpson T.
BALEVA, Mary Kristerie A.
BALGUA, John Ferdinand V.
BALINTONG, Jonathan G.
BALLENER, Meriam L.
BALLESTEROS, Hazel A.
BALMES, Ruby Charina O.
BALO, II, Abner M.
BALQUIN, Sixyl V.
BALT, Habari L.
BALT, Mojainor D.
BANAG, Karl Josef D.
BANAGEN, Sharon N.
BANDAL, Michael M.
BANTA, Lucy Kristi F.
BANTILAN, Jesse Dem P.
BAQUERFO, Regal A.
BAQUILOD, Gerry Valentine V.
BAQUIRAN, Jay Robard Inocentes L.
BAQUIRAN, Vener S.
BARBA, Joan W.
BARBADO, JR., Ernesto P.
BARBASTRO, Nancy B.
BARBOSA, Rachel B.
BARBOSA-BIANZON, Francia M.
BARCAS, Jude Ponciano B.
BARCELONA, Paolo C.
BARGAS, Joan Marie B.
BARLUADO, Anthony A.
BAROGA, Lynne Rose M.
BARRALES, Harley V.
BARRAMEDA, Karl Marc A.
BARREDO, Chrissie Ann L.
BARRERA, JR., Joselito L.
BARRETO, Maria Jennifer Z.
BARTOLOME, Leonora G.
BARUC, Marlon C.
BASUNGIT, Julie Ann L.
BATERINA, Maria Rosario F.
BATON, Joseph P.
BAUTISTA, Giovanni
BAUTISTA, Maricar T.
BAUTISTA, Mario F.
BAUTISTA, Soterraña Christine Angela D.
BAUTISTA, JR., Enrique G.
BAYBAY, Carmelle C.
BAYLOSIS, Ramoncito B.
BAYO, Froilan P.
BAYONGAN, Maria Venice O.
BAÑARES, JR., Joseph Jerry B.
BAÑGA, Nicolas A.
BEA, Josefina Fe V.
BELEN, JR., Sesinio N.
BELINO, Kelly B.
BENEMERITO, Alan G.
BENJAMIN, Golda S.
BENLOT, Janice A.
BERAY, Jasmin D.
BERBERABE, Ronald M.
BERIÑA, Antonette C.
BERNABE, Janice G.
BERNARDO, Marco L.
BERNARDO, Pedro Jose F.
BERNARDO, Rene Rizza B.
BERNARDO, Vanessa F.
BERNIDO, Menedio Thadeus P.
BERTILLO, Melyjane G.
BETCO, Hazel A.
BIACORA, Marjorie G.
BIBAR, Darwin N.
BIEN, Bona Carmela R.
BIHAG, Glenn N.
BILLANES, Randy V.
BILLOTE, Bobby L.
BINOYA, Joan P.
BITANCOR, Marcial F.
BITENG, Zenaida B.
BITERA, Pamela Helen D.
BIÑAS, Henry F.
BLANCO, Romel C.
BLANCO, JR., Manuel B.
BOHOL, Shirley Joyce O.
BOLANTE, Dolly Rose R.
BOLIDO, Babette B.
BOLIGAO, JR., Ricardo A.
BOLOK, Alexander P.
BOMEDIANO, Jerome R.
BONAVENTE, Rammel L.
BONGHANOY, Ryan I.
BORJA, Carlo Franco L.
BORJA, Joseph Raymond D.
BRAZIL, Phenalyn P.
BREVA-BOBIER, Donabel L.
BRIONESGERONA, Gemma T.
BUAG, Wendelino M.
BUCU-NARCISO, Erriza Dawn C.
BUELA, Cleveland Z.
BUENAVENTURA, Randolph John A.
BUENAVENTURA, Shalemar H.
BUGARING, Vladimir R.
BULALACAO, Guiancarlo S.
BULATAO, Leonard Florent O.
BULOS, Jonathan P.
BULURAN-MONZON, Erika Frances S.
BUNAGAN, Elbert L.
BUSCAINO, Philip John S.
BUSMENTE, Allan D.
BUYCO, JR., Cesar Emmanuelle P.
BUYCO-ABELLAR, Ma. Joscet S.
CAAYAO, Stephen Aldrich M.
CABAHUG, Otelia Fe C.
CABALSI, Brando C.
CABANACAN, Juliene Raymond A.
CABANLAS, Donna F.
CABANLET, Zara Teodora B.
CABATINGAN, Luanne Ivy M.
CABAÑERO, Cheryll D.
CABAÑERO, Chona Leah M.
CABILESTORNEROS, Berna B.
CABILTE, Jarred T.
CABRERA, Gerald B.
CABRERA, Noli A.
CABRERA IV, Stanley Anthony V.
CACAO, Marileen A.
CAGANDA, Ma. Francia Fatima M.
CAINTA-BENDAÑO, Methushiela C.
CAJIGAN, Donna Marie M.
CAJOTE, Jannell R.
CALAYA, Cyrus C.
CALDERON, Maria Fionna S.
CALE, Alona J.
CALIBA, Erwin M.
CALIMAG, Mary Antoniette C.
CALIMARAN-SORIANO, Leizl L.
CALINGIN, Emily Jane K.
CALIZAR, Dexter B.
CALNEA, Jose Abraham O.
CALO, Claudine Ann L.
CALVO, Jazel Anne G.
CAMIGUING, Philip C.
CAMPBELL-SUGATAN, Soledad R.
CAMPISEÑO, Ian O.
CANAMA, Astrox V.
CANICULA, Neil B.
CAPARAS-MAOG, Ma. Elena DL.
CAPARROS, Erwin M.
CAPIN, Frederick Ian S.
CAPISTRANO, Sarah Severina F.
CAPOY, Jessie L.
CARANDANG, John Quincy D.
CARANTES, Michelle J.
CARATAO, Maricarl P.
CARBERO, Abigail Claire F.
CARILLO, Marredith B.
CARIÑO, Arnaldo M.
CARIÑO, Carlo L.
CARIÑO, Gretl May F.
CARLOS, Maria Cristina F.
CAROCHE, Jonie C.
CARPELA, Roberto D.
CARPEN, Ma. Jezzel A.
CARREON, Ramil G.
CARSULA, Madelyne L.
CARVAJAL, Ricar Neil T.
CASAJE, JR., Rogelio L.
CASAREO, Frances Leilani A.
CASCOLAN, Stephen E.
CASEM, Marie Lyn P.
CASIMIRO-DOGMA, Ana Liza V.
CASIÑO, Fritzie Claire J.
CASTAÑEDA, Arlan A.
CASTEL, Philip Cesar R.
CASTILLO, Ana Liza C.
CASTILLO, Charisma Naida S.
CASTILLO, Frederick Ryan D.
CASTILLOANGCAO, Rochelle V.
CASTILLO-DIMAANO, Marigrace P.
CASTRO, Charmaine Ollie P.
CASTRO, Geraldine V.
CASTRO, Ma. Concepcion C.
CASTRO, Ryan R.
CASURAO, JR., Neopolo J.
CATACUTAN, Filipinas R.
CATAHAN, JR., Avelino C.
CATAY, JR., Luke F.
CATIBOG, Honeyleth C.
CATINDIG, Kristine Ann C.
CATRAL, Francoise A.
CAUSING, Berteni C.
CAWALING, Ryan C.
CAWIS, Dexter Barry A.
CAYETUNA, Samson Ariel C.
CAYTON, Cynara Hannah L.
CAYUNDA, JR., Florante A.
CAÑADIDO, Lourey Lei T.
CAÑEBA, Josephine Joy D.
CAÑETE, Celeste M.
CAÑEZAL, Farah C.
CEDRO, Edito E.
CELZO, Jean C.
CERAPION-TOLENTINO, Ma. Jayra A.
CERENO, Conrad P.
CERVANTES, Alexis M.
CERVANTES, Rolando W.
CESA, Maria Rosario S.
CHA, Rhona P.
CHALUS, Arnold D.
CHAN, Amir Hassan B.
CHAN, Dennis Arvin L.
CHAN, Gerard L.
CHAN, Maria Cristina V.
CHAN, Ricardo Manuel H.
CHAN-TE, Maria Johoanna F.
CHAVEZ, JR., Fernando P.
CHAVEZ, JR., Josephrally L.
CHENG, Charles Edward G.
CHIONG, Neil D.
CHUA, Clifford E.
CHUA, Emily Zen Y.
CHUA, Jamieson F.
CHUA, Richard Neil S.
CHUA, Yvette P.
CHUNPENG, Toni Teefanie T.
CIMANES, Rosalito N.
CLAMOR, Joel M.
CLARUS-SUMBE, Gina B.
CLEMENTE, Apple Jane B.
CLEMENTE, Norby P.
CLIMACO-WATANABE, Julibeth
CLOMA, Angelica B.
CLOMA, Omar P.
CO, Hennie Jean L.
CO, Honey Lyn C.
CO, II, Akia A.
COBENGKAY, JR., Fernando L.
COLLADO, Cherry D.
COLLADO, Ronald F.
COLLANTES, Jaime S.
CONCON, Charles S.
CONDE, Pearl Aries Q.
CONDE, Ronilo D.
CONDE, Ryan Joseph L.
CONSTANTINO, Ma. Cristina C.
CONTADO, Tyrone P.
CONTRERAS, Allan L.
CORBE, Remalie C.
CORCINO, Gil Rose O.
CORDERO, Cynthia P.
CORDERO, Lesley Jeanne Y.
CORDOVA, Alan Gel S.
CORMINAL, Dante R.
CORPUZ, Isidro
CORPUZ, Marlon S.
CORRAL, Mirasol L.
CORTAN, Lorean R.
CORTERO, Geraldine R.
CORTEZ, Charizma I.
COSMIANO-TRANSMONTERO, Citadel L.
COSTO, Mario A.
COX, Marc Anthony C.
CRESENCIA, Sheila Rose F.
CRISOSTOMO, Anna May H.
CRISOSTOMO, Val B.
CRISTOBAL, Marilou C.
CRISTOBAL, Mylene M.
CRUZ, Anna Theresa C.
CRUZ, Chrisgel Ryan A.
CRUZ, Eric F.
CRUZ, Evecar B.
CRUZ, Gilbert E.
CRUZ, Julius King G.
CRUZ, Philip M.
CRUZAT, Jojo C.
CUARESMA, Abigail Justine M.
CUARTERO, Erwin C.
CUASITO, Jerich B.
CUBACUB, Aleth Joyce T.
CUDAL, Lloyd Allain A.
CUDIA, Ronnie N.
CUENCA, Vicente Sol C.
CUETO, Franklin I.
CUIZON, Angelie G.
CULANGEN, Elon Cris C.
CUNANAN, Alex Blaise J.
CUNANAN, Fernando C.
CUYUGAN, Batibut G.
DAEP, Rey D.
DAGUDAG, Al Bernard S.
DAGUINOD, Michael C.
DAGUISO, Alejandro C.
DAGUMAN, Imee M.
DAOAS, Kode G.
DAQUIOAG, Ronaldo M.
DAQUIZ, Florida F.
DARADAL, Glen E.
DARAL-SAURA, Vladimir Berla S.
DAROY, Christiana Andrea G.
DASIG-CACATIAN, Neriza M.
DATU-RAMOS, II, Maki T.
DE ALA, Jonathan Patrick A.
DE ALDAY, Clarito E.
DE CASTRO, Alfred Felix E.
DE CLARO, Noreli C.
DE DIOS, Victor C.
DE GALA, Randy E.
DE GUZMAN, Rebecca R.
DE GUZMAN, Ruel Ulysses E.
DE GUZMAN, Ysabel Demetria A.
DE JESUS, Andre R.
DE JESUS, Philip Aloysius V.
DE LA CERNA, Ma. Claudette A.
DE LA CRUZ, Mark Brian A.
DE LA CRUZ, Rosselynn Jaye G.
DE LA PEÑA, Roberto V.
DE LA SERNA, Alseo O.
DE LEON, Arlyn S.
DE LEON, Khrystynn Cyd Rhia G.
DE LEON, Liezel C.
DE LOS SANTOS III, Ricardo C.
DE PAZ, Jonathan J.
DE PERALTA, Julius S.
DE VEGA, Norieva D.
DE VENECIA, Joan A.
DE VERA, Rustico T.
DE VEYRA, Rugy R.
DE VILLA, Melissa B.
DECENA, Fiel Damian A.
DECIERDO, Crisologo A.
DEL CARMEN, JR., Leonardo L.
DEL PRADO, Eloisa C.
DEL ROSARIO, Dennis Aldrich C.
DEL ROSARIO, Ghelynne Avril D.
DEL ROSARIO, Jose Pocholo R.
DEL ROSARIO, Joseph Christian G.
DELA FUENTE, III, Cesar G.
DELA PAZ, Lorna Lee A.
DELA PEÑA, Jess Vincent A.
DELANTAR, JR., Reynaldo C.
DELEGENCIA, Doreen G.
DELFIN, Oliver C.
DELGADO, JR., Nelson C.
DELOS REYES, Michelle R.
DELOS REYES-KONG, Faith Suzette N.
DELOS SANTOS, Carmelita R.
DELOS SANTOS, Rovirica C.
DELOSO, Ad Hebert P.
DEMAISIP, Mary Claire A.
DEMANDANTE, Dale A.
DEPAY-COLINGAN, Janeene
DERIS, Marina B.
DEZA, Cyril M.
DIAZ, Christian B.
DIAZ, Kristine Joy R.
DIAZ, Ruel P.
DIAZ, JR., Manuel O.
DICHOSA, Hermes A.
DIDULO, Jeffrey A.
DIMAALA, Tommy S.
DINO, Ma. Lourdes O.
DITUCALAN, Alizedney M.
DIZON, Emily P.
DIZON, Maria Helen T.
DIZON, Noelle Mina A.
DIZON-DIGNOS, Remedios R.
DIZON-HUGGINS, Theresa
DOLANAS, Marites B.
DOMAEL, Melinda C.
DOMASIAN, Sergio D.
DOMINGO, JR., Pablo U.
DONAAL, Christopher D.
DONASCO, Royce Q.
DONAYRE, Marian C.
DONESA, Rigenne B.
DONESA, Robert John I.
DUGAYO, Carlo Calixto J.
DULDULAO, Resurreccion R.
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Sunday, March 26, 2006

Guinsaugon Saint Bernard Southern Leyte mudslide pictures

Better late than never.

I knew I promised to post pictures immediately after my coverage at the mudslide area in barangay Guinsaugon, Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte. But my computer crashed and my day job has been very demanding lately so it is only now that I have the luxury of time in posting my pictures. Some of the pictures maybe too graphic for other readers.

Just click on the picture if you want to see the bigger version of the images. I also won't bite if you drop a comment. ;)

(Note: The pictures are my properties. No one is allowed to grab the photos from this blog and post them to another website or publication without my permission. If you are interested in any of the photos, please contact me. Thanks)

More pictures to follow.


Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Ringtones, Graphics, and Java Games for Mobile Phones

I was looking for ringtones and graphics online after I bought a new phone several months ago. Of course, there are hundreds of thousands of website that offers ringtones and graphics for a fee. I discovered, however, that most of the sites are not updated and do not offer the latest ringtones and graphics.

This made me decide to make my own website that offers ringtones and graphics. Though I'm not a professional web designer, I am proud to say that I have created a good-looking site. You can see it at www.ringtonesdaily.com and you can post your comment about the site here.

Ringtonesdaily.com offers ringtones, true tones, cover tones, mp3 tones, logos, group logos, wall papers, screensavers, big logos, java games, videos, polyphonic tones, and other stuff that cellphone users, like us, will surely love. Well, nothing comes free online anymore so there is a fee when you decide to download any of the stuff in my website and it also has country limitations so only those countries mentioned in the site will be allowed to download the content.

I hope you can drop by at my new ringtones site.

Thanks.

Monday, March 13, 2006

Google Mars Maps

Google is exploring the unexplorables. After introducting Googlemaps a few months ago, I've heard that they are now beta testing Google Mars.

Just like googlemaps, Google Mars also gives us images of the red planet. It's so amazing. From a simple university project that turned into the number one online search engine, Google is now giving us a glimpse of Mars!!!

Google Mars Maps include the planet's regions, mountains, plains, spacecrafts, canyons, ridges, dunes, and craters. Wow! Google Mars Maps is in collaboration with NASA researchers at Arizona State University.

Here are the Frequently Asked Questions published by Google for Google Mars Maps:

1. What am I looking at?

We've included three different types of data in Google Mars:

Elevation - A shaded relief map, generated with data from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. This map is color-coded by altitude, so you can use the color key at the lower left to estimate elevations.

Visible - A mosaic of images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. MOC is like the digital camera you have at home. Basically, this is what your eyes would see if you were in orbit around Mars.

Infrared - A mosaic of infrared images taken by the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) on NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft. Warmer areas appear brighter, and colder areas are darker. Clouds and dust in the atmosphere are transparent in the infrared, making this the sharpest global map of Mars that's ever been made.


2. Why isn't the visible map in color?

In true color, Mars pretty much looks like butterscotch. We chose a gray-scale map in order to highlight more surface details.

3. What are the gold colored pieces on the infrared map? Is that color real?

Those are areas where we've hand-built higher resolution mosaics and superimposed them on the global image. The infrared data is all from wavelengths humans can't even see, so it's always false color. We've chosen a golden tint because it looks good and makes the high-resolution images stand out nicely.

4. Can I see the Mars data using the Google Earth client?

Not yet, but we're working on it. To whet your appetite, you can check out this 3-D fly-through movie of Valles Marineris made using this data.

5. How do I find out more about this data, or Mars in general?

You can learn more about these images on the JMARS data distribution page. To learn more about Mars in general, you might start with the NASA Mars Missions home page. There's also a pretty good search engine that could aid you in your quest. ;)

Google Mars Maps can be viewed at http://www.google.com/mars


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Sunday, February 26, 2006

Prepaid PLDT weroam account

One of the problems journalists faced while covering the mudslide tragedy in Guinsaugon, Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte, was the internet connection. Saint Bernard town is a very laid back, quiet town with no telephone line and no internet connection (personal or internet cafe). As for me, I had to travel two hours to Sogod town, the nearest town that has an internet cafe.

It was during those days of covering Saint Bernard that I realized the importance of mobile internet. PLDT's weroam connection is an ideal solution to the problem. With PLDT weroam, a journalist can send news stories or photos anywhere at anytime. That's convenience and connectivity all in one setting. But the problem with PLDT's weroam is that it has a fixed payment term, which, i must admit, is a little bit painful in my pocket. Imagine paying P25,000 in one time for a year's subscription. That's a bit too much.

I just hope PLDT will consider a prepaid account for weroam. PLDT may sell weroam prepaid cards for P2,500 good for one month's mobile connection. So when there's an emergency coverage somewhere in a place where the word internet has not been introduced yet, anyone can just buy a prepaid weroam card. That would be very useful and convenient, don't you think?

I hope and pray that PLDT will soon introduce prepaid weroam accounts.

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Guinsaugon Mudslide Photos

I was in Barangay Guinsaugon, Saint Bernard Town, in Southern Leyte for four days to cover the mudslide tragedy. Hundreds of bodies were already pulled out from the mud but around 900 persons are still missing. I couldn't find the exact words to tell my experience there so I will just post some pictures here. Im still uploading the photos though.

My 8-month old son is having mild fever. I can see that his gum is breaking up to give way to the first tooth. Elders said it is normal for babies to have fever and even LBM during these periods. Was a bit alarmed when I felt that my baby was very warm. Well, you can't blame a first time father. :)

Friday, February 17, 2006

1,000 persons feared buried in Guinsaugon, Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte mudslide

(updated as of 4:46 pm Feb. 17,2005)


At least 1,000 persons feared buried in Leyte mudslide
By MARS W. MOSQUEDA JR.

SAINT BERNARD, Southern Leyte – More than a thousand people were believed buried underneath the kilometers of mud that wiped out the entire barangay of Guinsaugon, this town, following a mudslide triggered by the collapse of the town’s highest mountain before noon today.

At least 10 kilometers of land was covered by mud when Mount Kan-abag, considered the tallest mountain in the town, collapsed past 11 a.m. today following days of heavy rain, said Southern Leyte Governor Rosette Lerias.

Lerias, as of press time, could not give the exact number of casualties and survivors in the incident but feared that more than a thousand people could have been buried underneath the mudslide because all of the 378 registered houses in the barangay were wiped out, including the Guinsaugon Elementary School that was packed with hundreds of elementary pupils.

“We don’t know the number of casualties yet because our rescuers revealed seeing several dead bodies on the surface of the mud and feared that there could be more underneath,” Lerias, who immediately went to the area to assist rescuers, said in a telephone interview.

Several survivors claimed that days before the incident, they saw an old woman, who was wearing white dress, warning residents that something was going to happen in the area. Residents who saw the old woman said it was the first time they noticed the old woman, adding that she was new to the area and was not a resident.

Rescuers from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Bureau of Fire Protection, Red Cross, and even the local ROTC cadets were able to retrieve survivors from the mudslide but stated that they saw hundreds of dead bodies spread all over the place.

ROTC cadet Henry Boctot, who joined the team of rescuers in the area, said they were able to rescue at least six persons alive using only their hands and woods in the operation. He said he saw several dead bodies in the area but the rescuers were focused on taking out survivors.

Saint Bernard town Mayor Maria Lim said it was a busy day for barangay Guinsaugon because it was a school day and there was a parade that celebrated the anniversary of a women’s organization in the barangay. She said the rain shower was very mild during that time but several survivors told her they felt tremor before the mountain finally collapsed, causing the mudslide.

Lim also believe that hundreds of people could have been killed in the incident because barangay Guinsaugon had a total of 2,000 residents. As of press time, Lim said she still was not able to penetrate the area for fear of another mudslide.

Several survivors, who were house at the town’s church and auditorium, claimed they have lost loved ones and relatives during the mudslide.

Debbie Pilo said she and her husband were able to save themselves from the flowing mud when they climbed a nearby mountain after realizing that something was going to happen.

“There was a slight tremor and my husband and I noticed mud flowing slowly from the mountain and I knew something was going to happen so we rushed towards the other mountain to save our lives,” said Debbie.

Debbie, however, said her brother Romeo and sister Dolores were not able to make it as she saw her siblings’ houses being covered by the rushing flow of mud. Romeo was at home with his five children, who were also unaccounted for as of press time, while Dolores had three children studying at the Guinsaugon Elementary School.

Beauty Cabacungan, Debbie’s neighbor, said she was buying milk at the nearby barangay when she was informed of the mudslide hitting her place. Cabacungan lost her 11-month-old son, her 67-year-old mother, and a house helper who were all inside her house. Her husband is working abroad.

“I was only away for a few minutes and now my baby is gone. They are all gone,” teary-eyed Cabacungan said.

Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, in a mass at the Cebu Cathedral yesterday, urged the people to pray and extend assistance to the victims of the tragedy. He, however, lashed at government officials who failed to warned residents of the danger of a landslide.

Vidal stressed though that the Archdiocese of Cebu is willing to help the victims in any way it can. #
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