The recent death of former Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr., came on the heels of news that former Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim had also passed. While some people do survive their battle with COVID, for the rest of us, that’s just a risk we can’t afford. And not just for ourselves either, but for everyone we […]
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Aug
Aug
Sixto S. Brillantes Jr. was 80 when he passed away today, at 11:08 in the morning. He’d been battling COVID for several days and, well, now he’s resting. He would have turned 81 on August 14. Before he even became Chairman of the COMELEC, Brillantes had been one of the country’s most successful and well-known […]
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Aug
Aug
I underwent a swab test at the Red Cross HQ in Mandaluyong last week. Three days later, my PCR results came back negative. I’m thankful for that result, but I know that one negative test does not mean I’m immune to this bastard. I can still get it. And seeing numbers like this really freaks […]
10
Aug
Aug
This quarantine has meant that I’ve spent more time in various online chatrooms than I’ve ever wanted to – or even had to – before. Now in some ways, that’s been a good thing (see Sidebar). But in other ways, it’s been … ugh. Witness this news I got from one of the chatrooms I’m […]
09
Aug
Aug
Hello. jabjimenez went live on August 10, 2020. It is written and maintained as an after-hours project by James Jimenez – the current spokesperson of the Philippines Commission on Elections (COMELEC) – a designation he has held since 2007, making him one of the longest continuously serving spokespersons of any Philippine government agency. He articulates the positions […]
09
Aug
Aug
Just saw the new #Pasig brand. And it’s really nice! Remarkable also for the lack of any apparent reference to anything (or anyone) other than 1) Pasig itself, 2) the eponymous river, symbolized by the wavy lower border of the word PASIG, and 3) the Pasigueno, symbolized by the standout “i.” This brand logo looks […]
09
Aug
Aug
I just finished version 0.9 of our Social Media Volunteer Kit. Looks nice I think. It’s going to be released as a .pdf but I composed it and laid it out on MS PowerPoint. Para-paraan lang daw yan. LOL
08
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Aug
My swab test results came back negative today! Alhamdulillah.
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Aug
Aug
Everyone knows who Doby the House Elf is. But did you know that the idea of helpful sprites who are set free by a gift of clothing wasn’t a Harry Potter original? In fact, it is very likely that J.K. Rowling might have been influenced by this old fairy tale. Once upon a long time […]
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Aug
Aug
Once, in the town of Sovana, there was an old blacksmith who despaired of his son ever learning anything. One day, he called his son and told him: “Hildebrand, my son. I have decided to send you off to the Master Librarian of Capua, so that you may learn all you can from that wise […]