Archive for January, 2008

31 Jan
2008

City of God

I saw a movie about a ghetto that was once a project of the government of Brazil. All the poor people were placed in this ghetto. The main idea in doing so is to separate the rich from the poor, the literate from the illiterate and the barbarians from the civilized.

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31 Jan
2008

On Breastmilks

Two Questions:

1. Why can’t we seem to regulate “the aggressive and unethical marketing of breast milk substitutes” in the country if it doesn’t promote the well being of our infants?

2. Who is really to blame in the deaths of thousands of babies as pointed out by the World Health Organization (WHO)?

On question number one, the answer is clear and simple because there is no law that is powerful enough to regulate the proliferation of infant formulas backed by powerful advertising and multi-national companies.

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31 Jan
2008

The mystery that was Mendiola

Back in 1987 Jan. 22, thousands of farmers stormed out to protest and demand from the government genuine land reform.

It did happen – Thousands stormed the streets headed by The Kilusang Magbubukid Ng Pilipinas (KMP).

They were met with indiscriminate strafing of the military and such taking the lives of thirteen farmers and leaving hundreds either traumatized or wounded.

While the episode is etched in history as one of the foremost blunder of a government created from the first People Power which boasts of a genuine revolution from the masses, this experience created more questions than what one can imagine of the left.

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31 Jan
2008

The Haunting of the Philippines

A specter is haunting the Philippines today.

In this age of microchip technology where almost everyone is dependent on computers and the internet we have come to a position of unequal opportunities for our children. To those that are adept at understanding the complexities of a computer and the power of information presented by the internet, they shall be aptly called gifted. While those that are inept and incapable of realizing the power of those above shall be relegated to the dustbins of history.

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31 Jan
2008

On Sikolohiyang Pilipino

Question: Explore the Tenets of Sikolohiyang Pilipino and explain how they are relevant to our current realities in the Philippines. Also, investigate the role of psychology and psychologists in addressing the problems in developing countries.

“Ikaw ba’y nalulungkot? Ikaw ba’y nag-iisa? Walang kaibigan… Walang kasama… Ikaw ba’y nalilito? Pag-iisip mo’y nagugulo? Sa buhay ng tao… Sa takbo ng buhay mo… Ikaw ba’y isang mayaman O ika’y isang mahirap lang? Sino sa inyong dalawa ang mas nahihirapan?

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Why Should You Outsource Your SEO In The Philippines?

Why Should You Outsource Your SEO In The Philippines?

By: Carol Bustos-Santiago
Outsourcing has evidently been the smart thing to do for American and European businesses even way before the onset of the global economic turmoil. At the turn of the century, customer service hotlines were directed to developing countries such as the Philippines and India. As a matter of fact, the strong demand for offshore call centers made Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) one of the leading industries in the Philippines today. As wages for professionals soar in an unstable economy, companies in the first world countries realized it would be highly beneficial for them to outsource other aspects of their businesses for obvious cost-effective reasons. In the recent years, web design, copywriting, content editing, search engine optimization and other professional services were sought from the Philippines.

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Does Google AdSense Affect Rankings?

Does Google AdSense Affect Rankings?

For all I know Google adsense doesn’t affect ranking, unless your website is a Made for Adsense (MFA) site chances are if you have good content and good number of back links then you are on the safe side of Googles rankings.

But theres a downside in having Google Adsense:

1. Google Adsense have the tendency to steal your customers if you are affiliate marketer.

2. Google Adsense have the tendency to self regulate itself and mark you as spam even if you are really just as innocent as ever.  (I’ve heard lots of fellow SEO Specialist who experienced this problem)

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Aspiring Philippine Presidential Candidates using the power of the internet and websites in their campaign

Aspiring Philippine Presidential Candidates using the power of the internet and websites in their campaign

dsc0167323There’s a war going on.

It is a war of information while leveraging the power of the internet in giving that information as fast and reliable to each and everyone’s desktops.

And now this war has finally come at the doorsteps and the attention of running Presidential candidates in the Philippines.

It is no secret that the power of the internet played a dramatic role in the campaign of Senator Chiz Escudero following the number of contacts and traffic he got from his social networking sites (friendster, facebook, etc) not to mention the direct traffic from his website and the simple link that catapulted him in today’s youth.

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