Author: Jayvee Fernandez
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UNESCO replies to the Philippine Book Blockade; Book Tax Lifted!
UPDATE: The tax on book imports has been liften! Hurrah! Congratulations book warriors! MANILA, Philippines – President Arroyo ordered yesterday the Department of Finance to scrap the taxes imposed on imported books and reading material. Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said the directive was prompted by a torrent of criticism on the move of the Bureau…
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Hedgehogs as Pets
Our two albino hedgehogs are happy parents to what remains of two babies. There were originally four in the litter but the mother bit down on the two weakest. Alas, the laws of nature and natural selection; survival of the fittest. Here are the two remaining babies which we play with: And this one is…
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Where it is Humanly Possible
The term “Humanly Possible” is a redundancy. At 60 feet underwater, there is, what my colleague Prof. Richard Cruz calls a deep feeling in your gut sparked by sheer amazement with what you are experiencing. He describes it as something you feel when you see fireworks – it comes from the clenching of your gut…
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#bookblockade — well, many thanks to David Archuleta’s media clout
Here it is. A series of unrelated events can lead to a change agent for the Philippines. If not transformative, at least it will be very informational to bloggers and news agencies around the world on the plight of the great book blockade. Thanks to David Archuleta’s appearance in Eat Bulaga, the Philippines is now…
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Prepare yourselves: ABS-CBN upgrading to full HD viewing
See that camera above? Well, ABS-CBN now has 24 of these for their studios. Soon, our favorite telenovelas will be viewable in full HD! From the press release which was sent by Sony: ABS-CBN Philippines, Asia’s first commercial television broadcaster, has just announced its intention to acquire 24 Sony HDC-1400R HD portable studio cameras. ABS-CBN…
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Espele Sales: “Books are non educational” (Updated)
UPDATE II: Marvic Leonen, Dean of UP Law School is going to be filing a legal case and needs all the evidence he can get. If you have a receipt from the post office or customs, which proves that they asked you to pay tax for books imported from abroad, please gather them up and…
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Samsung OMNIA HD Hands On: It’s a Nokia 5800!
Disclaimer: The unit that I procured isn’t a final test unit. Thus there are several software glitches that are being worked through (i.e the browser). To be fair, this review will concentrate more on the look and feel of the device including the integration of S60 as the user interface of choice. But yeah. I…
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iBlog 5 Live Stream
Watch live video from Ask Janette on Justin.tv Happy Saturday folks. See you at iBlog 5. If by chance you can’t make it, you can still view the live stream c/o Janette. 🙂
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10 Things that made the Star Trek Movie… well, Star Trek
Really — what an amazing film — a definite fan salute and enjoyable as well for those who are new to the series. J.J. Abrams’ rendition of Star Trek brings us back to the magic of the original series that pulled me in to the universe, sans William Shatner’s ham acting. Here are ten things…
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T9 Nav: Future of Mobile Search
Amidst the flair of big name brands like Samsung, LG, and Nokia are the more invisible ingredients to the dish. These are the small things you barely notice when you buy a phone — smaller even than the Carl Zeiss lens you see on your camera. Take T9 for instance. T9, that little mode you…
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