I just want to share this piece of news from our editor Leo Magno who gave a snapshot of what happened in the coverage of the Pacquiao vs. Diaz fight. It’s an interesting lesson in the transformation of media in the Philippines.
Excerpt:
MANILA Philippines — While boxing icon Manny Pacquiao was making history by becoming the first Filipino to hold four championships in as many weight divisions, media was also making history with new ways of delivering news.
Computer maker Dell has finally made headway into the local consumer market, executives said here.
Traditionally a strong player in the corporate segment, Dell executives said the company has seen its notebook unit sales grow by about 95 percent year-on-year during the first quarter of the fiscal year, which started April 2008, according to Paul-Henri Ferrand, president of Dell for Asia Pacific and South Asia which includes countries in Asia Pacific excluding Australia, Japan, South Korea, and China.
He is South Korean Sungha Jung who plays wonderful guitar at such a young age. I discovered him in Metacafe then later on Youtube playing Beatle’s Come Together. We can only wish to play this good at a young age. Good job Jung!
The book is an anthology of stories told by former economic hitmen who were involved in a web of global corruption. It exposes how dirty money ends up in offshore accounts, how countries are drowned in debt to promote dependency on empires, and other revelations about global conspiracy to push Third World countries to a corner while a few political elites in cahoots with international institutions “benefit” from these activities.
A Game As Old as Empire, as the title implies, reveals how powerful countries and the elite have used the oldest tricks in the book to maintain their vast empires using divide and conquer principles, among others.
As freelance writer Adrian Zupp puts it: “This is an important book that should be read by anyone who wants to know how the world is run to the advantage of the wealthy few and the malicious disadvantage of the many poor.”
INQUIRER.net, Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 11:37:00 06/29/2008
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao made history, knocking out WBC lightweight champion David Diaz in the 9th round Sunday (Saturday in Las Vegas) to become the first Asian to hold four different titles at different weights and the first Filipino to hold the crown.
Advertising executive and author Kent Wertime of OgilvyOne explains the tectonic shift to digital marketing. In this video interview for INQUIRER.net VDO, he explains the concept of digital marketing, and how marketers around the world are responding.
Here’s an interview with Jojo Añonuevo, general manager of Philippine Operations for Yahoo! Southeast Asia, who talks about the decision to establish an office in the Philippines. You can also watch the interview on INQUIRER.net VDO.
