March 17th, 2008
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03.17.08Study of the Day
We keep “stealing” from the Inquirer but we can’t help it, it’s in our naycha. Or that seems to be the nature of blogging. Anyways, here’s a report from Vincent Cabreza about a study which found out that OFWs are a new power bloc in their communities. I’m sure you kinda know that already but it’s good to have your anecdotal evidence established by members of the academe. From the Inquirer:
Ngoddo’s study looked at how indigenous communities in Sadanga, Mt. Province, coped with modern life and a cash economy that “eroded” traditional community partnerships.
Villagers often cooperated in the annual cleaning of communal irrigation canals, but have been hiring contractors to do the task because money, some traced back to OFWs, was available, she said.
Ngoddo said OFWs were being counted among the villages’ more influential people to whom residents turn to solve community problems.
So is it a sad development when people no longer work together as a community because there’s money to pay contractors who’ll do the work anyway? We think it is. Maybe Marcos, for all his faults, had a good idea when he organized those Sanggunian this, Sanggunian that, community patrols, barangay brigades, etc. etc. ano?
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03.17.08For Computer Geeks
Okay, computer geeks, are you looking for new and refurbished AS/400 systems? Then you might want to check out Performance Data Resources, an IBM Business partner which resells new and refurbished hardware such as the AS/400, iSeries and i5 midrange platform.
Now, if you are like me, (i.e., a non-computer geek) you might still want to visit the site to learn more about what those things are. So that when your geek friend keeps talking about the iSeries, the i5, and the AS/400 you would more or less have an idea of what he is talking about.
Well, you can tell him to shut up but sometimes you got to listen to his “tech speak” too especially if you’ve been drowning him lately with your endless yakking of who should win American Idol. It’s a two way street, you know.
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03.17.08Benguet Governor Maximo Dalog?
Image from Sunstar BaguioBenguet Governor Maximo Dalog? Well, that’s according to Sunstar Baguio. We’re kinda tired pointing out to people that Banaue is not in Mt. Province, that Sagada is not in Ifugao, that Tabuk is in Kalinga, etc, etc but people committing those mistakes don’t know any better and are thus forgivable.
But Sunstar Baguio should know better because it IS Sunstar Baguio. Okay, it may be a typographical error which sometimes happen but still….
Anyways, the Sunstar article is about the Dominguez clan’s opposition to Domogan’s appointment as the caretaker of Mt. Province. As we said here and here we should have an election to reflect the choice of the people.
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03.17.08Safety Bollards
Ever heard of safety bollards? Apparently, safety bollards are those vertical things you see in streets or sidewalks as well as in airports or bike paths which usually serve as car barriers. In a way, they are a blessing to pedestrians, who can walk to their heart’s content without worrying about a passing car which might hit them from the back.
Anyways, in case you are looking for safety bollards for whatever purpose you intend to use them (to block vehicle access to your driveway for instance), then you might want to check out Traffic Guard Direct which sells these devices.
By the way, these are removable and collapsible so you can move/collapse them as you see fit.
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03.17.08Question of the Day
Like, uh, Metro Manila has tourists? Or just passers by? Seriously, I haven’t met anyone who goes to Manila to do touristy stuff. Practically all of them, whether foreigner friends/colleagues or Filipinos, pass by Manila because they have to and would like to get out as soon as possible.
This should be a challenge to Metro authorities because, as things stand, Manila really has a bad reputation as a tourist destination. Anyways, related story from which the above image was captured is here.
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03.17.08Medical Technology Board Exam Results — March 08
Congratulations to Deborah Balangcod Basalong of Saint Louis University for landing in the top ten in the March 08 Medical Technology board exam with a rating of 84.00%. You can see the rest of the top ten here.
For the complete list of board passers, you can check out the names here.
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03.17.08More on Our Bago Kailiyans
Note: This is a sticky post. You’ll find more recent posts below.
Here’s a video of Engr. Orlando Balloguing, President of the Bago National Cultural Society of the Philippines Inc. (BNCSPI), talking about the Bago tribe. [Thanks to the Sagunto Star for helping us with the name of Engr. Balloquing.]
As we blogged about earlier, our Bago brothers and sisters usually come from the Cordillera/Ilocos boundary towns such as Bagulin, La Union and Bakun, Benguet as well as in non-boundary places such as Candon, Ilocos Sur and Barangay Sagunto in Sison, Pangasinan.
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