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Before doing search, play PacMan

Master — Fri, 21 May 2010 15:48:46 +0000

To celebrate PacMan’s 30th anniversary, Google is featuring this popular video game on its logo which visitors can actually play. According to Google’s official blog, Pac-Man will be in its search page for the next 48 hours.

So before you hit that search button, relax by playing Pacman first.

Blogger may face libel suit for her entry regarding relief goods

Master — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:43:01 +0000

A blogger may face libel suit for her blog entry about the ‘rotting’ relief goods inside the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) warehouse, the story was published sometime in October of 2009 during the height of the relief mission for typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng and spread in the blogosphere very fast.

The blog entries popularity reached the office of (then) DSWD Secretary Esperanza Cabral who requested the NBI to investigate. According to the inquirer.net story:

A blogger who wrote about relief goods stored in a warehouse that allegedly did not reach victims of Tropical Storm “Ondoy” last year has been charged with libel for the malicious accusations on her website.

In a referral letter to the Quezon City prosecutors office, the National Bureau of Investigation filed the libel complaint against the blogger upon the request of then Social Welfare Secretary Esperanza Cabral, the new health secretary.

The NBI identified the female blogger, who claimed to be a book author using the aliases “Jade Ceres Dolor,” “Jade Ceres Violet Dolor,” and “Ella Rose delos Santos.”

If ever this case will reach the court, this will be a test case on how the government really appreciate the freedom of speech.

Cool Google.com.ph logo on Independence Day

Master — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:56:47 +0000

I was browsing google.com.ph earlier today & look what I’ve found!

It’s google with 3 stars & a sun, which reminded me that today is the 111th Philippine Independence day, that’s cool for google to do it.

To all Pinoys, Mabuhay ang kalayaan!