ZTE Witness Jun Lozada

ZTE broadband deal star witness Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada testifies at the Senate Hearing started at 10:30am this morning. After his hiding for almost a year because of this controversial issue involving First Gentleman Mike Arroyo and Comelec ex-Chairman Benjamin Abalos.

The overpriced amounting to $329M National Broadband Network (NBN) deal with China’s ZTE Corp., is originally initial proposal of $132M. Comelec ex-Chairman Abalos wants Lozada to be sure of his $130M commision from the ZTE broadband deal. According to his testimony, the initial proposal of $132M had ballooned to $329M.

This is another corruption issue of our present Government. There are already many corruption issues before and left unsolved. I hope, there are many people just like Jun Lozada who will come up in the open. To Filipinos, let’s be aware of what is happening to our country. The Blue Ribbon Committee assigned to the investigation of the ZTE anomaly scheduled the next hearing on Monday at 10:30am. Jun, mabuhay ka!

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Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season. It is the seventh Wednesday before Easter Sunday. Many filipino catholics go to church to hear mass and have their forehead marked with a cross of ashes as a sign of penitence and mortality.

Traditionally, a priest marks each worshipper on the forehead, and says “remember you are dust and unto dust you shall return“, or a similar phrase based on God’s sentence on Adam in Genesis 3:19.

Ashes were made by burning palm or “palaspas” as we call it in the Philippines from the previous year’s Palm Sunday, is very symbolic. We, as christians, leave the mark on our forehead as long as it fade.

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Happy 60th Birthday Mayor Florencio Bernabe

January and February are the busiest months for entrepreneurs. I didn’t know that today is Mayor Bernabe’s 60th birthday until I have to drop by at the City Administrator’s Office, business matters. Actually, I was there in the Paranaque Municipal City Hall this morning, processing the working permits of employees.

The BPLO lounge was converted to a dining hall. It’s a big hall and used to be an idle space before Mayor Florencio Bernabe’s term. Well, everybody’s busy. I haven’t finished my business there yet and have to go back again tomorrow. This is the reason why, I seldom post at my blog. Anyway, a memo posted on the wall caught my attention.

Feb. 4-6 and 11-14, 2008 (for regular employees)
Feb. 4-6 (for casual employees)

Laboratory Examinations: Urinalysis, Fecalysis, CBC, Blood Typing, Blood Sugar, Cholesterol, BUA, BUN
Dental Services: Consultation, Examination, Tooth Extraction, Screening of 50 employees for free complete dentures
Free Optical Check-Up: For January and February Birthday Celebrants Only

Opportunity To Get Paid For Blogging

Yes! I have been accepted AGAIN by smorty! I used to be a member but I have to change my domain for more opportunities. Before changing my domain, I’ve inquired to smorty regarding my account. They’ve informed me that I have to reapply my blog again. I felt sad that day but I have no choice. I’ve deleted my blog from my account.

After sometime using my new domain, I’ve tried to reapply but my application was declined for the reason that my blog haven’t been index yet. Well, I supposed I should have wait for a little more time to reapply. I just continue blogging and wait for the right time until I’ve decided to reapply my other blog. Luckily, its been accepted. After accepting some campaign there, I’ve tried again to reapply this blog for the third time. Finally, they’ve given me another chance and I’m happy for that.

For me, blogging is a hobby. My outlet to my stressful life outside blogosphere. A hobby that can also drain our resources if we don’t get paid for blogging. I should know more than anyone else. Until I’ve came to know the service. It is the gateway between advertisers and bloggers. As long as you’re active to blogging and have the passion to write, there’s no way that you can’t have the chance to get paid to blog.

Make sure that you’ve chosen the right category for your blog to make the campaigns suitable to your blog. Blog advertising to your blog is more effective with the right and proper category.

Do You Discriminate Entrecard Adverts?

I wanted to post this long time ago, actually since I’ve joined Entrecard. The first thing I’ve noticed when I purchased adverts, some bloggers are declining or rejecting my ad for the reason of “Not Relevant”.

My blog contents are mostly regarding my country and everything I want to share in the blogosphere. It’s ok to reject an ad you don’t want to be seen on your site, its your choice and its your site, no contest to that. But if you’re a pinoy (slang word of filipino) blogger and maintaining a tech blog or music blog, would you discriminate a personal blog?

Some pinoy entrecard users I know sometimes told me that they’ve been rejected by another filipino blog. They have my sympathy and I’ve learned a lesson from it. I’ve been waiting for a certain site to advertise, I have no luck. But seeing his advert approval stat… with 0% adverts requests declined and 0% approved requests declined. Wow! I am really impressed. No doubt why he had so many visitors on his site.

I have an advert approval stat of 1.79% adverts requests declined and 1.82% approved requests declined. I’m not proud of it. I’ve made some mistakes on my first day at Entrecard. hehehe… Oh well. I shouldn’t have rejected adverts at that time just like almost everybody was doing that time. I guess, there are many members now conscious with their stat, they seldom reject adverts now except for the new members.

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