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Buhay Coke Video Blog Contest Winners Announced

E. Eder @ August 12, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Winners in Coca-Cola’s Buhay Coke Video Blog Contest were announced Friday night during the Buhay Coke Party at the Taste Asia in SM Mall of Asia.
MS Aileen Apolo, who helped organized the contest and the party, listed the winners on her blog:
1st Place - Azrael Coladilla
Won a LCD TV
2nd Place - Gerry Alanguilan (the Komikero)
Won [...]

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Blogger Starts Esperon-Resign Petition

E. Eder @ August 12, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Blogger Kevin Ray Chua last week started an online petition calling for Gen. Hermogenes Esperon’s resignation as peace process adviser.
The petition requests Mr. Esperon to quit “for incompetence and unprofessionalism in threatening North Cotabato Vice Governor Manny PiƱol that their province would be left unprotected once they get a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on the [...]

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Gloria-Resign.net Releases 125×125 Web Banner

E. Eder @ February 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Gloria-Resign.net yesterday released a 125×125 Web banner that could be used by bloggers calling for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to resign.
Gloria-Resign.net used the banner as its business card on the ad-exchange site Entrecard, and is encouraging other bloggers to post it on their sites.

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Lozada Ringtone Now Available for Download

E. Eder @ February 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet

The Lozada Souljaboy protest ringtone is now available for download at TonyoCruz.com and TXTPower.org.
TXTPower President Tonyo Cruz said the ringtone was created by the youth multimedia group Sipat as their contribution to YOUTH ACT NOW, a youth campaign for truth, accountability and meaningful change in the Philippines.

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Blogger Now in Filipino

E. Eder @ February 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Blogger — Google’s free blogging service — is now available in Filipino, according to Blogger Buzz.
The report also cited the “very strong blogging community in the Philippines,” saying Blogger is “very happy to support that and be a part of it.
It also linked to the blog of Aileen Apolo, Google’s representative in the Philippines

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