A PHP 3, 500.00 Sleep Over

May 30, 2007 in Uncategorized

Never in my life I thought that I would be this luxurious. Shit happens last night and I have to find a place to sleep over and stay temporarily. I know nobody here in Davao, and all apartelle we’ve checked were closed already.
We tried our luck with Apo View Hotel but surprisingly they are fully [...]

MicroISV: Day 4 - Finding A Business Lawyer

May 25, 2007 in business of software, davao, micro-isv

Perhaps one of the services hardest to find in Davao City are business and corporate lawyers. We googled for business lawyers directories practicing in Davao and we found only one site. But its also disappointing how much these lawyers charge, 6k/hr! We cannot afford it (period!).
In need of a business lawyer.
What we’re looking is a lawyer with [...]

MicroISV: Day 3 - Evaluating Broadband (DSL) Service Providers

May 24, 2007 in business of software, davao, micro-isv

Today, I spent several hours evaluating the best DSL provider in Davao City for a business subscription. Basically the following is what we are lookup into a DSL provider.

Speed. It has to be very fast both Uploading and downloading. But I think we can only wish so much as ISP can only [...]

MicroISV: Day 2 - In Pursuit of Strategic Location

May 22, 2007 in davao, micro-isv

Davao City has great potential for IT hubs and business process outsourcing, given its vast resources of graduates, security, and limited cities competing in Mindanao region. But as a business locator, I personally find it hard to locate a strategic development center for small ISV company like ours here. There are only two buildings in [...]

MicroISV: Day 1 - Impressive Davao

May 20, 2007 in davao, life, tours, travel

Its really nice being here in Davao City. For the mean time, I’ll be staying at White Mansion until we have fully setup our office and good to go. A very nice place, fully furnished with complete basic amenities situated few kilometers from the city proper. Impressive city.
Nice people. I think common dabawenyos are generally [...]

Davao Trip : Waiting, Take-off, Turbulence, Descend

May 19, 2007 in davao, travel

Manila Domestic Airport. The initial checkin goes fine except on pre-departure security check when I forgot to put my perfume and toothpaste inside my checked-in luggage. It was an honest mistake, so I have return and find my baggage on the conveyor. I have to go thru the pre-departure security once [...]

“We’ve never tested the program” - NAMFREL

May 15, 2007 in Uncategorized

National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) suffered slowed tabulation count and delayed posting of partial unofficial results for Philippine’s 2007 Senatorial Election due to “software problems”. NAMFREL is the organization accredited by Commision on Elections (COMELEC) to conduct partial unofficial report.
“I thought there were people who have perfected the systems already [...]

My Election 2007 Senatorial List

May 11, 2007 in governance, life, political

On May 14, 2007, Monday, we will all off our work to decide who will lead and govern our country. While this list may not be like yours, I hope I can share with you key points I considered on selecting our to-be leaders.
Senatorial Positions

Koko Pimentel, judicial and tax reforms
Chiz Escudero, [...]