Posts by: Cocoy

Celebrating software freedom day

On September 18, 2010 By

A long time ago… this was in the 1950s, and 1960s… at the dawn of the age of computing, before Unix, before The Internet, before PCs and Macs, majority of software produced was always in collaboration. Software spread under the guiding principles of openness and co-operation, because it was established in academia and [...]

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The Philippine Daily Inquirer wrote:

Afraid that he would be jailed, Zaldy Ampatuan was prepared to tag his younger brother Andal Ampatuan Jr. as the man responsible for the worst political violence in the nation’s history, said former househelp Lakmudin Saliao.

Continuing his testimony before Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes at Camp Bagong [...]

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The Philippine Star today wrote that the House of Representatives is halting its impeachment proceedings against Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez until the Supreme Court’s final ruling on the matter.

Belmonte stressed that “no decision of the court can ever erase” the House’s constitutional prerogative to initiate the impeachment process.

“We have not crossed hard [...]

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I weep for democracy

On September 15, 2010 By

Sometimes it would seem that this is a decade of darkness.  When Evil won, we cowered in fear.  Passengers are searched.  Race determines who gets to go in, or not.  Devices are scrutinized.  We hid behind walls and in righteous anger and unleashed the Hawks, without so much debate, or reason!

I weep [...]

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Being president

On September 10, 2010 By

August 23, 2010 marked the end of a honeymoon period for the newly elected government of Aquino.  It was bloody mess that left several Hong Kong residents dead, and the hopes of a nation brought back to Earth.  Of the botched hostage taking, The truth liberates, at midfield wrote.   Doy wrote Missing the [...]

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GMANewsTV:

In what is expected to be his most comprehensive discussion on the hostage tragedy, President Benigno Aquino III will face news anchors of three of the country’s biggest broadcast networks on Thursday for a “no-holds-barred” interview regarding the August 23 hostage tragedy in Manila.

The one-on-three encounter is highly unusual for [...]

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United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton:

Ramadan teaches and reinforces values that are honored by millions and tens and hundreds of millions of people from other faiths and beliefs. So tonight, while we celebrate together, let us consider how we can build broader and deeper bonds of mutual understanding, mutual [...]

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Noynoy flunks his first test

On September 8, 2010 By

ABS-CBN’s Maria Ressa wrote for the Wall Street Journal.  Here is a snippet:

The factions also played a role in the management of public information and press coverage. The Palace Communications Group, which in the past was headed by one press secretary, now has three leaders with cabinet secretary rank: the Samar faction’s Sonny [...]

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The Philippine Daily Inquirer wrote:

De Lima said that an affidavit from the security guards and employees of the building where Mendoza was seen alighting from a car said that the former policeman arrived in the area at 9:30 a.m., dressed in police full battle gear, with a ball cap, a long firearm, and [...]

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DOST high impact projects

On September 7, 2010 By

The DOST plans to create high impact projects.  From @LiaManalac on twitter:

DOST plans to create localized monorail (in photo), 20% cheaper than the present railways.

The DOST according to Manalac is planning to ask for over 6 billion pesos for next year’s budget to beef [...]

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