Category Archives: Current Events

Electric Bills soaring

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Carlo Ople

My usual monthly bill is P3,000 – P3,500. I was really shocked last month when I saw that my bill reached P4,600+. I was already bracing myself for a P5,000 bill for April but man I almost fell out of … Continue reading →

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Should the Liberal Party screen their membership?

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Carlo Ople

The Liberal Party has been getting a lot of negative press from their mayoralty candidates in the past few months. First there was a candidate who was arrested for allegedly selling drugs. A few months after that, Quezon City Vice-Mayor … Continue reading →

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Brownouts, insane summer heat, and doubled electricity bills!

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Carlo Ople

My electricity bill came in a few days ago and I was really shocked to see it reach P4800. My usual bill is around P2800-P3000 and I was actually expecting my April bill to be slightly lower because I was … Continue reading →

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Villar and Gibo Flash Mobs meet in Greenbelt

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Carlo Ople

I was on my way to a Tweet Up event in Greenbelt when I saw hundreds of people wearing orange shirts in the Cafe Havana area. I saw a couple of friends from Havoc Digital and some bloggers so I … Continue reading →

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Make Money Online Event this Saturday, April 10, 2010

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Carlo Ople

I’ll be giving two 45-minute talks this coming Saturday, April 10, at the Make Money 2.0 event which will be held at Victory Center, Promenade, Greenhills. The first talk will be about how to build your personal brand through social … Continue reading →

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Questions for COMELEC Spokesperson James Jimenez

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Carlo Ople

MVP’s speech debacle is turning out to be a blessing for the COMELEC since the public isn’t talking too much about the overpriced folder procurement issue which was raised by Senator Pimentel. To those who don’t know about this let … Continue reading →

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Power of Mass Media in the Philippines

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Carlo Ople

A few days ago the Inquirer broke a story about why Gilbert Teodoro resigned as party chairman from LAKAS-KAMPI-CMD. The story said that first gentleman Mike Arroyo reportedly called up Gwen Garcia in Cebu so that her family and group … Continue reading →

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What is Off Limits in a Campaign?

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Carlo Ople

A few weeks ago, Kris Aquino publicly cried on national television when her personal marital problems would be used to drag down the name of his brother, Senator Noynoy Aquino. A lot of people called that off limits since it … Continue reading →

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No to Mikey Arroyo and his Party List

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Carlo Ople

I’ve been trying to steer clear of any negative posts here at Juan Country but I can’t just help this one. I firmly believe that Mikey Arroyo is crossing the line with his recent move to run for Congress under … Continue reading →

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2 major political parties back out of the upcoming Harapan tandem debates

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Carlo Ople

(This is an article originally posted on my Internet Marketing blog) According to a Tweet from ABS-CBN journalist Ces Drilon, two major political parties have backed out of the upcoming televised HARAPAN President-Vice President Tandem debates which was scheduled this … Continue reading →

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