tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58053832011-04-22T04:06:28.425+08:00Fifth EstateCommentaries on current events and local news articles in the Philippines.KidPoginoreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805383.post-1108852013445172252005-02-24T03:04:00.000+08:002005-02-24T04:39:38.616+08:00I'm a drug addict, you're a terroristHow will a national identification system (NIS) help in preventing or minimizing crime or terrorist attacks? The closest thing to answers, that I could find, is a statement from Ms. Gloria Arroyo that "[the NIS would] deprive terrorists of mobility and anonymity" and an opinion by a pundit that "those found without I.D.s, in that case, will be regarded as beyond the pale of the law and KidPoginoreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805383.post-1108585034139619442005-02-17T04:07:00.000+08:002005-02-18T05:13:54.616+08:00NTC's indecisiveness and number portabilityFor one reason or another, the NTC is finding it very difficult to issue a ruling on the complaint of Smart and Globe (19 and 12.5 million subscribers respectively according to certain reports) against Sun (1.1 million subscribers). If I may suggest, the NTC should contact the DTI and ask them what they would do if Shoemart and Robinsons started complaining that Divisoria Mall is giving them KidPoginoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805383.post-1108413890438555092005-02-15T02:41:00.000+08:002005-02-15T04:53:59.243+08:00Enforcing the law is not always the right thing to doA news article titled "Vietnamese refugees with fake passports caught by BI agents" (13 Feb 2005, Manila Bulletin, page 2) got me thinking.
[The same story is shown on the inq7.net website but the MB printed version provides more details. I can't find it on MB online.]
Basically, the story is about 4 Vietnamese (1 adult male, 2 adult females and a young boy) refugees who were apprehended by KidPoginoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805383.post-1108317281798660152005-02-14T01:43:00.000+08:002005-02-14T02:56:30.150+08:00Free SoftwareThis is in reference to the article titled "No such thing as a free launch" (sic) by Conrado R. Banal III ("Breaktime", PDI 10 Feb 2005).
Mr. Banal seems to be either very confused or is trying to deliberately mislead his readers. Free software, for Mr. Banal's information, is software which, once obtained, may be used, copied, studied, modified and redistributed. In other words, the term "free"KidPoginoreply@blogger.com25