Archive for March, 2007
Filipinos develop first Solar Car for international race
A team of Filipino engineering students and professors from De LaSalle University-Manila is developing Sinag, the first Philippine solar car project that will compete in the Panasonic World Solar Challenge in Australia on Oct. 21 to 28,2007. The challenge is to build a solar car that is capable of traveling across the Australian continent (3,000 [...]
Modern Day Slavery
Confinement of Migrant Workers in Malaysia, Condemnable The Malaysian government – already notorious for the way it treats migrant workers, especially undocumented migrants – is set to implement yet another anti-migrant program. This time though, the government is taking it to the extreme. Last month, the government issued a proposal to forcibly confine migrant workers [...]
Eyeing the Smart Mobile Eye
With the increased connectivity made possible by the ever-progressing technological landscape, it wasn’t long before 3G video calling, once deemed superfluous and a thing of the distant future, stormed into our technological habits and poised itself as the next SMS—originally thought to be an impractical luxury item, but surprisingly gaining widespread acceptance as a potent [...]
Spend Money Wisely – Swipe Smart
Credit cards are still not as common in the Philippines as they are in the United States, but more and more Filipinos own one. And those have plastic money use them more often, too. Most credit card companies report growth rates of about 20 percent every year. A higher spending pattern among cardholders has also [...]
"Red Spot Jr" A Filipino Discovery
Christopher Go, a 35-year-old Filipino started amateur astronomer since 1986 and an astrophotographer since 1990. He started during the apparition of Halley’s Comet when he was still in high school. He discovered the transformation of a high-pressure storm on Jupiter, the solar system’s largest planet. Go, a furniture company owner in Cebu City, gazes at [...]
5 Most Inspiring OFW Entrepreneurs
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo led the giving of awards to five overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who became successful entrepreneurs in simple ceremonies held today at the Trade Halls A and B of the Market! Market! in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. The awardees were Agnes Marrero of Mt. Province, Eugenio Tayag of Tuguegarao City, Consuelo Valencia of [...]
A salute to the OFW-Overseas Filipino Workers
They are called the country’s “modern-day heroes.” They are the estimated 8.4 million overseas Filipino workers and migrants in 194 countries and territories all over the world. Of the total, 3.2 million are permanently living abroad and 3.6 million are temporarily working overseas. Illegal migrant workers are estimated at 1.3 million. Labor Secretary Patricia Sto. [...]
Classroom Galing Sa Mangagawang Pilipino Abroad
Do you know that in the Philippines, there are public schools with 100 to 200 students in one classroom? And there are classes being held in makeshift classrooms and even under the trees, under scorching heat or sudden rain! This situation may not only discourage schooling among children but may have negative effect on quality [...]
How to structure a good CV to get a new Construction Job
To ensure you get invited for an Interview for the Construction Job you are going for, you need to focus on getting your CV right. A good CV is the gateway to getting an Interview and one of many that will end up in a recruiters hands. It is, therefore crucial that you sell yourself [...]
Online Philippine Gift Deliveries Offer Range of Benefits
Study finds Filipinos warming up to Philippine gift delivery orders made online | Thomas de JesusThe Internet has truly become a Filipino haven for e-commerce and gift delivery Philippines. Thanks to better security from most Internet payment merchants, easy Filipino access to the Internet, including those at cafes, offices, and schools, and the Filipino penchant [...]