This week is Press Freedom Week in Cebu. The event, held on the week where Sept 21 falls, is an annual gathering of Cebu journalists. The event traditionally starts with a march from City Hall to Capitol, this year it was from Capitol to the University of the Visayas. I missed last Sunday’s march because [...]

I love Umberto Eco’s Foucault’s Pendulum. I’ve re-read it five times. I’ve been meaning to read it again and relive how Belbo, Causubon and Diotallevi spun a tale of global conspiracy to hide the Knights Templars’ closely guarded secret – a source of tremendous power.
The urge to re-read the book came with the approach [...]

I finished my story on blogging and journalism last Sunday and ran smack into the limits of print. The draft would have taken three 11 by 17-sized pages to print. The newsroom, I think, expected only a one-page story.
I tried to cut it down into an acceptable length starting late Sunday evening and I [...]

My previous browser of choice has decided to remove integrated ad banners in its product. I got one of their free serial numbers during their anniversary celebration and for a day or two, I went back to using Opera.
I’m currently using the latest Firefox beta and I plan to continue using it. Firefox is an [...]

Slate editor Jacob Weisberg, according to this story, is optimistic on the future of online magazines. “He predicts a dedicated device will be created within the next several years that will be used for reading electronic-based editorial content.”
“We’re waiting for the iPod of reading. Someone’s going to invent it. And when that happens that’s going [...]

Rep. Clavel Asas-Martinez, one of the proponents of the plan to split Cebu into smaller provinces, is facing charges over disbursements in development assistance funds.
Here’s part of Sun.Star Cebu’s story on the issue:
Where is the P26.5-million in development assistance funds that Rep. Clavel Asas-Martinez allegedly diverted to a personal bank account by using as conduit [...]