If you're wondering what ATBP stands for, it is an acronym or abbreviation of "At Iba Pa" ~ the Filipino language equivalent of English "and others" or "etcetera". I thought I let our non-Filipino readers know. Under ATBP, we have posts classified under a commonly-known category like "Asides" or other similar posts with subjects ranging from photography to friends, at iba pa. On photography: Did you know that we also have specialist … [Read more...]
Aussie women feel ‘naked’ without their mobile phones
For many years, Manila (or the Philippines for that matter) was considered the "text capital" of the world. I guess, it still is. But have a look at this: According to a Daily Telegraph report, women in Australia feel 'naked' without their mobile phones and electronic devices. The survey, conducted on 5,435 women aged between 18 and 65, also found that more women (83 percent vs 42 percent) say they would rather text their friends than talk to … [Read more...]
“Salawikain” and “Ng / Nang” SEO ranking shows the way
If the ranking and visits of "How to correctly use ng and nang" and "Salawikain" are measurements of readers needs for Filipino language resources, then these two posts are fulfilling their reason for being. Using very general terms like "ng nang" and "salawikain" when doing a Google search, the two posts are indexed among the Top 5 webpages. In our own publicly available logs, the "ng nang" post was displaying 49 FB likes and 24 comments … [Read more...]
“Nadobol Jeopardy Na Ba Tayo Ni Gen. Garcia?” and some such questions
It has been joked about that cases against erring government officials are like the lyrics of the song “Mona Lisa” because cases have been brought to justice’s doorstep but “they just lie there and they die there”. Our lawyers are very adept at prolonging the judicial processes of cases that seem patently indefensible and desperately irredeemable. The situation works out well for both client and lawyer as the freedom of the … [Read more...]
Are Philippine banana growers passing up a golden opportunity?
The last time we wrote about bananas, we reported the increasing prices of locally produced bananas, first on account of drought which was followed by flooding in Queensland. Up to now, we have not included bananas in the grocery basket except once or twice to satisfy the cravings of some family members. … [Read more...]
The power of prayer
Fr. Reuter, in his wisdom, borne by long experience in servitude to the Lord, is so right when he said that the Philippines is on a fixed course towards destruction (his article *Let no one make us afraid... for in the end, only God remains is reprinted here). There had been no lack of effort among well meaning men and women, from the sectarian and religious groups, to reverse the tide towards what the Fr Reuter projected as utter degradation … [Read more...]
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