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Hello, world!

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Parang unang post, ‘di ba?

Hindi na ako magkukunwaring back-to-blogging post ito. Baka kasi sa isang buwan na naman masundan ang post na ito. Napadaan lang ako dahil nitong mga nakalipas na araw ay may mga pagkakataong naiisip itong blog ko, ang Tinig.com, ang iba pang mga gawain ko noon online.

Naaalala ko ang mga dating mambabasa, ang mga naging cyberfriends, at ang masayang pamayanan ng blogging bago mapuno ng Google Adsense ang ating mga pahina at kunin ng Facebook at Twitter ang malaking bahagi ng mga araw natin.

Naaalala ko ang blogging noong panahong ito’y parang personal journal na talaan ng mga nangyari sa nagdaang mga araw kung saan nahuhulma’t ginagawang mga salita ang mga mapagpalayang buntung-hininga.

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Job openings at GMA News and Public Affairs

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KapusoGMA News and Public Affairs is hiring! There are openings for social media producers, web developer, and graphic designer.  Check out the details below:

Social media producers

The job in a nutshell: We’re looking for young, internet-savvy journalists who can produce news and multimedia content for our social media properties.

Qualifications:

  • Excellent writing skills in English and Filipino
  • Has experience in news gathering and news writing
  • Familiar with the latest trends in online journalism, social media, and user-generated content
  • Is a team-player and a people person
  • Creative; can think of different ways of telling a story using multimedia tools like video, photos, audio, or interactive applications
  • Is capable of meeting deadlines under minimal supervision

The position is full-time and based in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Interested applicants may send their resume, letter of intent, and writing samples in English and Filipino to Ederic Eder, social media manager for news, at epeder@gmanetwork.com.

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State of the Nation with Jessica Soho: tougher, smarter, more curious

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State of the Nation with Jessica Soho

More and more viewers are turning to State of the Nation with Jessica Soho on GMA News TV as their nightly news authority.

By providing depth and context to the headlines, State of the Nation earned a Certificate for Creative Excellence at the 2012 US International Film and Video Festival (USIFVF). Its anchor, Jessica Soho, was chosen as Reader’s Digest’s Most Trusted News Presenter for 2011 and 2012 and Comguild’s Most Outstanding News Presenter for this year.

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Party sa Pinas

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(Unang nalathala sa Pinoy Gazette noong Setyembre 23, 2012)

Parang pista ang kampanya at eleksyon sa Pilipinas. Matao, maingay at masaya — pero minsan kapag may tinotopak nagiging magulo. At sa mga panahong ito, kung tutuusin ay bida dapat ang mga partidong pulitikal. Pero dito sa pugad ng ating luha at dalita, mga pangalan at mukha ang itinatanghal.

Nitong nakalipas na mga araw, laman ng mga balita ang pagiging mahaba ang hair ng ilang pulitiko. Hindi literal na long-haired, kundi ang gaganda at ang guguwapo ng mga lola at lolo n’yo: pinag-aagawan kasi sila ng mga alyansa’t partido.

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Best man RJ Ledesma’s book signing

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GMA News TV’s “Best Men” host RJ Ledesma wears many hats. He just wishes he had just as many heads.

Aside from hosting television shows, weddings and events, organizing the Mercato Centrale group of food markets, editing a men’s magazine and writing a weekly newspaper column — and yes, he was ‘Joey’ in the Royal Tru-Orange that came out in the eighties — RJ is also the author behind four best-selling humor books Lies My Yaya Should Have Told Me (2008), I Do Or I Die (2009), Is It Hot In Here Or Is It Me? (2010) and It Only Hurts When I Pee (2011) from Anvil Publishing.

His third book, Is It Hot In Here Or Is It Me, was a National Book Award Finalist in the 30th National Book Awards. His books are a collection of his “Pogi from a Parallel Universe” columns in the Philippine Star.

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Jesse Robredo, 54

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Sec. Jesse RobredoMataas ang pag-asa ng mga mamamayan noong pumasok si Secretary Jesse M. Robredo sa pulitika dalawang taon pagkatapos ng 1986 People Power Revolution, ayon sa citation para sa kanya sa 2000 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service. Nang iwan niya tayo nitong Agosto 18, masasabing mataas din ang pag-asa dahil sa mga repormang sinisikap ipatupad ng pamahalaang kinabibilangan niya.

Nilisan ni Robredo ang trabaho niya sa San Miguel Corporation noong 1986 para pamunuan ang Bicol River Basin Development Program sa Naga. Makalipas ang tatlong taon, sa edad na 29 ay nahalal siyang mayor. Sa 19 taon ng pamumuno, nagdala siya ng pagbabago sa kanyang lungsod at lubhang napamahal sa kanyang mga kababayan.

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