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• Blogging Again With A New Rig
  on Aug 2, 2015 in Insights Technology blogging rig recycling gadgets
  My 4-year old pre-owned Hackintosh Notebook went kaput so I toy the idea of finding a retired and/or defective but repairable desktop or laptop for my personal computing and blogging use and was lucky to get one from our only daughter-in-law who had...
• “Cyberya”: Just Another Name For ‘Pisonet’
  on Oct 17, 2014 in I-Café Business Insights Pisonet unit PLDT Cyberya
  Cyberya is the same as the 'Pisonet' computer rental business model providing Internet access for as low as ₱1.00 per 4-minute use or ₱15.00/hour average. At this rate and as offered by PLDT, it can be easily concluded that the Cyberya is aimed...
• Cyberya: Another Name For ‘Pisonet’
  on Oct 17, 2014 in I-Café Business Insights Pisonet unit PLDT Cyberya
  Cyberya is the same as the 'Pisonet' computer rental business model providing Internet access for as low as ₱1.00 per 4-minute use or ₱15.00/hour average. At this rate and as offered by PLDT, it can be easily concluded that the Cyberya is aimed...
• Curbing Cellphone Theft With “Kill Switch”
  on Oct 8, 2014 in Insights Technology "kill switch" cellphone theft data security
  Will the use of "kill switch" really curb or thwart cellphone thefts? Take note that because it will require the implementation by the telcos, only the postpaid cellphones issued by them will be covered by the technology. That would leave the smart...
• The Dangers In Using Facebook Messenger
  on Oct 1, 2014 in Insights Technology Facebook Messenger international SMS rate
  What if FB finally decide to delete Messages in its website (both desktop and mobile versions)? You will then be obliged to install the Messenger app in your mobile device if you want to continue chatting with your online FB friends. Yes, ther...
• Surfing With Free Mobile Internet Promo
  on Sep 29, 2014 in Insights 30-MB promo free Facebook free internet
  Before I started surfing, I installed My Data Manager app so that I can monitor my data usage and not exceed the 30-MB limit of the promo. My first day of availing the promo was very frustrating. My connection was very slow and only Facebook using...
• The Smartphones For Senior Citizens
  on Sep 27, 2014 in Insights Technology senior citizens service providers smartphone unit
  Smartphones are here to stay while the old digital feature cellphone models still in use today will soon be unusable because their batteries and chargers will no longer be available. So, what will happen to senior citizens who still need to communica...
• On The Day Martial Law Was Declared
  on Sep 23, 2014 in Hindsights Ferdinand Marcos martial law
  September 23, 1972 was a Saturday and it was the correct day martial law was declared by then President of the Philippines, Ferdinand E. Marcos. It was actually on that day when dictatorship commenced and not September 21, 1972 which the dictator...
• Tax Deductions On Salaries Of Employees
  on Sep 7, 2014 in Insights allowable exemptions minimum wage tax deductions
  R. A. No. 9504 was the same law that granted income tax exemption to minimum wage earners which at the current ₱466.00 per day in Metro-Manila translate to around ₱12,000 per month. Take note that over and above the mandated minimum wage, an ind...
• The Correct Tricycle Fares In Our City
  on Sep 3, 2014 in Insights authorized taripa tricycle fare
  In the responses I got in my posts at Facebook, fares being demanded by tricycle drivers go as high as ₱50.00 for a single passenger on a Special Trip. This is absolutely a case of overcharging which according to the ordinance is punishable by ₱1...
• Taxing The Low-Income Salaried Pinoys
  on Sep 1, 2014 in Insights income tax low income earner middle class
  Computations of income taxes due on low income earners using the existing and proposed rates clearly showed that they will be taxed more in 2015 and 2016 if the proposed bill by Sen. Angara will be approved as-is and implemented next year.
• Floating SSS Pensions – Part 2
  on Aug 2, 2014 in Advocacy bank float floating pensions pension adjustment SSS pensions
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• Upgrading To Latest WordPress Version
  on Jul 17, 2014 in Blogging Mimbo 3.0 Theme Opinion Responsive Theme WordPress 3.9.1 Platform
  The result of the upgrading my hosting platform to WP 3.9.1 was not so bad. Mimbo 3.0 did not break but it lost some functionalities. The most important feature that the theme lost was the thumbnail generation in its homepage. All of my new posts wou...
• The ‘Float’ of SSS Pension Payments In Banks
  on Jul 15, 2014 in Advocacy Memoirs bank float online banking SSS pension
  Right after opening the bank account for my SSS pension in January 2013, I registered it with the bank’s online banking services so I can monitor its status. I posted herewith an image (click to see a larger version) of my account’s last ten tran...
• Using The Jeepney Fare Matrix To Know How Much To Pay
  on Jul 13, 2014 in Advocacy Current Event fare discount PUJ Fare Matrix R.A. No. 9994 senior citizen's privilege
  Many PUJs have their fare matrix posted inside the passenger but how many of us are actually using them? More often than not, we just ask the driver or conductor how much is our fare from the place we step in to the place we disembark. We know that i...
• An Early Digital TV Reception Experience
  on Jul 9, 2014 in Memoirs Technology digital TV migration schedule TV+ Digibox
  I was a lucky winner of a "Mahiwagang Blackbox" (TV+ Digibox) last April 28 which I announced in my FB Timeline. I immediately installed the unit and found little difficulty in positioning the small antenna that goes with the unit. Despite the poor s...
• Teach Filipino Or Teach In Filipino
  on Jun 30, 2014 in Memoirs Opinion Reminiscence CHEd memorandum CMO No. 20 s2013 teaching Filipino
  With the dropping of Filipino as a subject in the General Education Curriculum, the current college professors who teach Filipino have two (2) options if they want to continue their teaching vocation. First, they can continue to teach Filipino as a...
• A Retirees’ Haven At GK Enchanted Farm
  on Jun 5, 2014 in Advocacy Enchanted Farm Gawad Kalinga retirees' haven
  If it really wants to "give care" as its name suggests, I find Gawad Kalinga lacking in its caring for the senior citizens. It is providing shelter and livelihood for the middle-aged homeless family heads and their dependents and free education to yo...
• A Retirees’ Haven At GK Enchanted Farm
  on Jun 5, 2014 in Advocacy Enchanted Farm Gawad Kalinga retirees' haven
  If it really wants to "give care" as its name suggests, I find Gawad Kalinga lacking in its caring for the senior citizens. It is providing shelter and livelihood for the middle-aged homeless family heads and their dependents and free education to yo...
• A Wasted Samaritan Act
  on May 29, 2014 in Current Event modus operandi Samaritan act ticket refund
  My dirty mind says that what happened was a modus operandi of the woman. It is a way of living for her to take advantage of the kindness of the lady who fed them and went out of her way to help them. This story only shows that there really are wasted...