General Information
Top magazines in the Philippines by readership 2011
0Here are the Top 7 magazines in the Philippines in terms of readership based on the survey conducted by Synovate Inc. from September 2010 to July 2011:
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NCAE new guidelines and date of exam
0The Department of Education announces the amendments to the administration of the National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE) including the change of examination date which has been moved from August 31, 2011 to September 28, 2011.
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June 12, 2011 Holiday Philippines
1According to Malacañang announcement, June 12, 2011, Sunday, will remain a regular holiday in celebration of the 113th Independence Day. Not as expected, it will not be moved to June 13, Monday.
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Four Philippine universities in the Top 200 Asian Universities 2011
0Career and education network QS reported that four Philippine universities made it in the Top 200 Asian Universities for 2011.
Philippines’ Number 1 is the University of the Philippines, which ranked at Number 62 in Asia. It was followed by the Ateneo de Manila University (No. 68 in Asia), University of Santo Tomas (No. 104 in Asia), and De La Salle University (No. 107 in Asia).
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Speech of President Aquino at the 104th annual convention of the Philippine Medical Association, May 18, 2011
0Here is the speech of His Excellency President Benigno Aquino III at the 104th annual convention of the Philippine Medical Association:
Iyong speech ko po ngayon ginawa nilang English. Sabi ko, nasa Pilipinas tayo, pare-pareho tayong mga Pilipino, bakit English? Mayroon raw ho kayong foreigners. Philippine Medical Association may foreigners? Wala naman akong nakita. Problema lang ho, huli na ho; ‘yung speech nasa English na. Pasensya na po muna.
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Top 10 Poorest Congressmen in the Philippines
0Here are the top 10 poorest congressmen in the Philippines based on the summary of the 2010 Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) of House members:
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Holiday Breaks on December
0The Aquino administration through the Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippine issued advisory regarding the
holidays before the year ends.
The 2010 Ramon Magsaysay Award
0Seven Asians were honoured for their selfless and devoted agenda in furthering the welfare of their fellowmen through the 2010 Ramon Magsaysay Award.
President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III lead the presentation of awards. He also had his congratulatory speech at the end of the program.
The recipients of the highly-coveted award are Tadatoshi Akiba of Japan, Huo Daishan of China, Pan Yue and Fu Qiping both from China, A.H.M. Noman Khan from Bangladesh, and Christopher and Ma. Victoria Bernido represents our country.
The award which remembers the late president of the Philippines, Ramon Magsaysay, is the counterpart of the prestigious Nobel Prize. This annual event was organized by the Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation lead by its Board of Trustees.
The awardees are chosen for their unrelenting advocacy of uplifting their nation as well as the whole Asia.
Akiba is a three-term mayor of Japan who pursye the stopping of nuclear proliferation. Daishan is a journalist who take care of the Huai River which benefits million of residents of China. While Khan’s advocacy is for the people with disability, Pan Yue and Fu Qiping strengthen environmental protection. Meanwhile, the Bernido couple fosters quality education through science and technology.
All of them except for Pan Yue and Fu Qiping accepted the award at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Reports said they have their personal reasons for not attending the ceremony.
Holiday on August 21 and 30
0August 30 which is our National Heroes Day was declared by Malaca?ang as holiday.
Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had already plotted the holidays for this year to allow businesses to adjust schedules and promote productivity. However, the Aquino administration had revised some of the holiday schedules.
After reviewing the Proclamation 1841 signed by former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declaring the regular holidays, special (non-working) days and special holidays for the academic year 2010, Malaca?ang had retained August 30 as non-working holiday.
Meanwhile, August 21 would be the holiday in observance of Ninoy Aquino Day instead of August 23.
Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said that the administration is not trying to repeal the holiday economics law, which requires that most holidays, except those with religious significance, be shifted to the nearest Monday.
Meralco and its Twitter Account History
0The typhoonn Ondoy and Pepeng lead Meralco to take Twitter seriously.
A day before the typhoon Pepeng, a user of Twitter account @manilaelectric broadcasted brownout rumors. The said Twitter page is even linked to the website of Meralco.
Another account, @meralco, which is the exact corporate name of the company has already a handler.
There were a lot of misinformation happened due to the unauthentic social networking accounts.
It was after typhoon Ondoy when people are finding information source regarding the electricity termination and return. The account @manilaelectric gained Twitter followers by the minute.
Twitter user @manilaelectric, who said that “he was coordinating with Meralco offices… was not only creating panic but also misinformation,” Zaldarriaga stated.
These Twitter users pretended as Meralco official were found and contacted to disrupt their activity. @manilaelectric which uses the Meralco’s logo without authorization was scared off to refrain from using it.
On the other hand, @meralco was found to be handled by an American electricity price analyst based in Cagayan de Oro. The handler said he was using the account for social experiment.
Fortunately, Meralco was able to use the @meralco as their official Twitter account.
@meralco, which now has more than 10,000 followers, is currently handled by Kirk Campos of Meralco’s corporate communications department.
We could now tell Meralco our queries and suggestions to the said account without worry. Be sure to submit your service ID numbers to @meralco through direct messaging.