Lolo Luis' Missing Case Solved: The Good Side of Social Media

Filipinos all over Facebook has sure encountered this photo of an old woman with a paper on her back detailing  her missing husband, Luis Matias. We call her Lola Aurelia. (Lola means grandmother in Tagalog, can also be referred to an old woman.) Lolo Luis has been missing since November 10. Yesterday, this photo by Reddie Js has spread on Facebook like wildfire, with almost 60,000 shares as of this writing.

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Free VISA Card from Cashsense Philippines (How To Get Yours)

Today I received my VISA card from Cashsense without paying for anything. Since 2006, Cashsense Philippines has helped Filipinos online in a lot of ways -- online remittances, electronic cash for online purchases, and online payroll systems. I've read about Cashsense months ago while bloghopping. Lately, I was approached by their staff and from there I knew that you can get a VISA card from them for free.

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TEDxDiliman: How Art and Culture Can Change Our World

TEDxDiliman is a TEDx event held at UP Diliman yesterday, October 8. TED has been one of the major influences why I blog. The first TED video I ever watched was that of Pranav Mistry's SixthSense which led me to post this article titled "SixthSense: Your Digital Life Anytime, Anywhere!" Its tagline, Ideas Worth Spreading, has inspired me to share substantial knowledge I've gained which is what I'm doing on this blog. 

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Planking Gone Viral on Philippine Schools and Universities, Beware.

I'm not quite sure if that warning goes to the university administrators OR to the students who indulge themselves to planking activities during free time (or during class hours). But without a doubt, planking has been popular on schools and universities recently - up to the point where the administrators need to implement suspensions to those who were caught in the act of planking on school premises.

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DIGRadio: The Rebirth of NU107

This is good news for rock enthusiasts around the Philippines who were saddened by the last singing off of the late NU107 last Novermber 2010. NU107 is back - in the presence of DIGRadio, an internet based rock station. 

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How Philippine Officials Should Act Against Cybercrime

Last night, I read a tweet from GMANews that there is a proposal to the Senate that laptops should be registered by the users in order to prevent cybercrimes. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) wants every laptop, SIM cards, and other devices used to connect to the Internet to be regulated. I'll go direct to the point: (Excuse me in advance.) This is plainly stupid. I doubt NBI has look upon this issue very well. If they think they had, well they really haven't.

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