I gave a talk during the recently concluded Blog World Philippines 2010. As I was getting ready for my talk, I said hellos and hi’s to the other speakers. The two guys at the far end of the table looked really nervous and anxious. Little did I know that these two guys are actually Filipino millionaire bloggers. The entire room’s attention was literally focused on them when the emcee started to introduce them. Apparently these guys are some of the best Search Engine Optimization experts in the world and they’ve made more than P15,000,000 on blogging. Yes, you read that right. FIFTEEN...

I read an article written by former Labor Secretary Pat Sto. Tomas at the ABS-CBN website. She explains in her article that the supply of Filipino nurses has skyrocketed while the demand has actually gone down. Not only that, it’s really hard for a nurse these days to go abroad and become an OFW because of the requirements of foreign hospitals. 2 Years Experience Requirement The requirement of foreign hospitals is that nurses should have at least 2 years of experience. The problem is that fresh graduates of Nursing will have a very difficult time trying to find local employment because the...

Google is launching a breakthrough telephony service called Google Voice which will offer free SMS (text messages), low-cost calls, call recording, call conferencing, and a whole deck of features. And like all Google products, they’re offering it for FREE. The service is currently on test phase (invite only) and is not available only in the US. However, this product is definitely worth the wait. For more details on this insane, awesome, and phenomenal product, please head on over to New Media Philippines.

My good friend David Bonifacio shared this article on Facebook this morning and I was really touched and blessed after reading it. During these times when cheating and immorality is the norm, it’s always refreshing and inspiring to hear from people who still stand by their values and principles. This article is written by a law student named Micky Ingles who shares his thoughts on cheating and how it impacts the nation. It’s a simple but powerful piece that will really bring you back to the “real” reality and not the mired and tainted one that we’ve all come to get...

My friend, confidant, and driver Nilo passed away last night. He was in a comatose for the past 3 days after getting hit by a pretty bad stroke early Monday morning. He left behind his grade school son and his wife. I visited him at the Manila Hospital around 9PM and he was already in critical condition. My eyes, brain, and heart couldn’t comprehend how this happened so fast. Just last Saturday Nilo and I were going around the Metro meeting clients and working on various projects. He was so full of life and we were even talking about how life would change once I got married. I walked up...