Archive for March, 2010

Local filmmakers join 14th Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (FILMART)

Local film makers are participating in the ongoing 14th Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (FILMART) in a move to make the country stand out in the Asian digital content and film market, the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) said. According to CITEM, an attached agency of the Philippine Department of [...]

Free use of computers with internet launched in Bataan town

The city government has launched the free use of laptop computers with internet access in line with its vision of a world-class University Town. The free use of laptop computers with internet access have been set up over the weekend in three tents at the Plaza Mayor de Balanga fronting the Balanga City Hall. City [...]

The ‘gold’ one finds in the soul of Tagum, Davao del Norte

It’s only about 45 minutes by aircon bus on well-paved highway to the north, but I never had the chance to walk the streets of Tagum, during the last 47 years since I packed up and left this little dusty Davao del Norte town right after getting out of high school at UM Tagum High. [...]

Cebu Archdiocese to join Earth Hour 2010

Parishes and church offices throughout Cebu Proince will switch off their lights for an hour on Saturday, March 27, to support Earth Hour, a worldwide effort to make people aware of climate change. Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal recently issued a circular, asking all parishes and church institutions to join the annual event, reported the [...]