At P3 each, you might be satisfied with this pork barbecue sold along the streets in Uyanguren area in Davao City. This vendor is just one of the several vendors in the area selling vegetables and fish. It’s like a flea market in the evening.

I’ve been a subscriber of Smart Bro Wifi since they first introduced it in the market. During my first year, it’s really a HELL. Almost everyday, I barge to the Smart Wireless Centers in Davao City to complain on their very very very poor connection. Oh well, all I always got was you do this and this and this then you call the hotline. A hotline that really sucks. I’ve already memorized their lines, their instructions on how to troubleshoot but then nothing is happening. I still had no connection at all. Continue Reading »

Many analysis and news stories are already out today on the looming downfall of the US Economy. Many say that it’ll be a hard landing. It’s just a like a Humpty Dumpty who fell from the wall.

It’s one of the reasons why US needs to go to war; its economy mainly depend on war. So as the US economy goes down, it’ll surely bring down anyone else that depends on them. They say: “The higher you build, the harder you fall.”

Why the Dollar Bubble is about to Burst
Steve Masterson / London - 24 May, 2006

Currently almost all oil buying and selling is in US-dollars through exchanges in London and New York. It is not accidental they are both US-owned. The Wall Street crash in 1929 sparked off global depression andWorld War II. During that war the US supplied provisions and munitions to all its allies, refusing currency and demanding gold payments in exchange.

Aside from the libel suit, here comes another case that the ABS-CBN broadcasting corporation has to deal with. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has filed administrative charges after it found irregularities in the “Wilyonaryo” segment of the firm’s noontime show “Wowowee”.

While it’s true that “in the race for quality, there is no finish line,” all companies should not sacrifice the quality of their service and most of all, their credibility.

Currently, television network giants are into ‘network wars’ due to alleged manipulation of TV ratings.

DTI files charges vs ABS-CBN over ‘Wowowee’ game mess

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has filed administrative charges against ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, after it found irregularities in the “Wilyonaryo” segment of the firm’s noontime show “Wowowee”. GMA Network’s 24 Oras on Tuesday reported that the DTI-National Capital Region’s Area 3 based its complaint on the results of the investigation conducted by a panel led by a bureau under the department.

Sometime last week, I read on Dateline Davao regarding the green-plate bearing Maligaya Taxi. Now, I was able to take a photo myself — of the taxi with a green plate. Taxi cabs are suppose to use the yellow ones. But look at the photo below.

Cops take time to send text messages during SONA Rally on July last year at Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City. File Photo/ Keith KP Bacongco

Still not a good news even if the government will remove the 12 percent Value Added Tax on oil products. Because it will impose tax on text messaging as possible source of revenue. This only goes to show how greedy this government is. So much tax are being imposed in everything and yet the people is not getting what’s really right for them.

Gov’t eyes tax on SMS to cover loss from oil tariff reduction
(Updated 11:45 p.m.) Trade Secretary Peter Favila on Wednesday said he personally favors a tax on text messages as a possible additional source of revenue in the light of proposals to scrap or suspend taxes on oil products. Favila said in an interview at Malacañang that imposing a tax on SMS could make Filipinos shift their focus on endeavors that are more productive.

On the other hand, some senators slammed the proposed cut on oil tariff. The said that it’s still inadequate. I agree, it’s not really enough. The government is just trying to appease the public by imposing this cut on oil tariff. At any rate, it is sill not enough to satisfy Juan dela Cruz.

War does not only mean ‘actual shooting’ or ‘actual combat.’ War is not just you see in your screens or newspapers. It does necessary mean armed groups shooting each other. Even politicians are into war — war in the political arena. Often times called ‘word war.’

Lately, we heard about the TV networks’ war — GMA vs ABS-CBN. These giant TV networks have been into war since then. They are fighting over the rating — if who should be the number one TV network in the Philippines. Continue Reading »