Here are the Top 7 magazines in the Philippines in terms of readership based on the survey conducted by Synovate Inc. from September 2010 to July 2011:
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According to a recent worldwide survey by leading global information and measurement company, Nielsen, consumers in Southeast Asia (SEA) are leading the world when it comes to being influenced by online advertising, particularly if the content is specifically targeted, or if their friends have also engaged with the product or brand.

Nielsen’s findings show that:
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The Social Security System (SSS) plans to open this year a savings window for members so they can look forward to more benefits on top of their retirement pension, a top official said.
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Career and education network QS reported that four Philippine universities made it in the Top 200 Asian Universities for 2011.

Philippines’ Number 1 is the University of the Philippines, which ranked at Number 62 in Asia. It was followed by the Ateneo de Manila University (No. 68 in Asia), University of Santo Tomas (No. 104 in Asia), and De La Salle University (No. 107 in Asia).
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Here is the speech of His Excellency President Benigno Aquino III at the 104th annual convention of the Philippine Medical Association:

Iyong speech ko po ngayon ginawa nilang English. Sabi ko, nasa Pilipinas tayo, pare-pareho tayong mga Pilipino, bakit English? Mayroon raw ho kayong foreigners. Philippine Medical Association may foreigners? Wala naman akong nakita. Problema lang ho, huli na ho; ‘yung speech nasa English na. Pasensya na po muna.
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Here are the top 10 poorest congressmen in the Philippines based on the summary of the 2010 Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) of House members:
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Here are the top 10 richest congressmen in the Philippines based on the summary of the 2010 Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) of House members:
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Malacaňang declared on Thursday that 29th of November will be a regular non-working holiday remembering Bonifacio Day.

Reporters got the announcement from Deputy Presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte through a text message.

Due to Proclamation 1841, the celebration of Bonifacio Day was moved from November 30 to November 29 so that it will fall on the nearest Monday.

A regular holiday means it is a non-working holiday.

Moreover, the announcement was posted on the government’s Twitter account.

Bonifacio Day is a commemoration for our Philippine hero Andres Bonifacio remembering his birth date, November 30, 1863. He is known as the founder and supreme leader of the revolutionary movement “Katipunan”.

The typhoonn Ondoy and Pepeng lead Meralco to take Twitter seriously.

A day before the typhoon Pepeng, a user of Twitter account @manilaelectric broadcasted brownout rumors. The said Twitter page is even linked to the website of Meralco.

Another account, @meralco, which is the exact corporate name of the company has already a handler.

There were a lot of misinformation happened due to the unauthentic social networking accounts.

It was after typhoon Ondoy when people are finding information source regarding the electricity termination and return. The account @manilaelectric gained Twitter followers by the minute.

Twitter user @manilaelectric, who said that “he was coordinating with Meralco offices… was not only creating panic but also misinformation,” Zaldarriaga stated.

These Twitter users pretended as Meralco official were found and contacted to disrupt their activity. @manilaelectric which uses the Meralco’s logo without authorization was scared off to refrain from using it.

On the other hand, @meralco was found to be handled by an American electricity price analyst based in Cagayan de Oro. The handler said he was using the account for social experiment.

Fortunately, Meralco was able to use the @meralco as their official Twitter account.

@meralco, which now has more than 10,000 followers, is currently handled by Kirk Campos of Meralco’s corporate communications department.

We could now tell Meralco our queries and suggestions to the said account without worry. Be sure to submit your service ID numbers to @meralco through direct messaging.

The official online gazette of the Republic of the Philippines was launched on July 26. It is a digital version of public information regarding the Philippine government.

Through the office of the President, the Gazette’s print version was transformed into an e-publication. It contains matters of public interest, including newly-enacted laws and generally applicable executive and administrative orders. According to Manolo Quezon III, a member of the President’s communications team, this is to collate all government issuances under one executive site.

The main purpose of the gazette is that “Laws shall take effect after fifteen days following the completion of their publication either in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines”, stated in Executive Order No. 200 of 1987 issued by President Corazon C. Aquino.

There is a debate telling that the electronic gazette would be much faster in production since it could be alter from time to time.

However, Quezon said that the print version of the Gazette still takes precedence over its electronic counterpart. “So the Official Gazette online is updated daily, then the weekly edition is printed,” he explained.

Meanwhile, the online gazette will not only feature the present and future editions but also the past ones for easy accessibility.

Basically when we hear this term, in Filipino, it is called ” sintunado” or ” singkopado “, but does we really know what tone deaf means?. For those who are in a group of singers like choirs and bands will definitely notice this problem. According to a research, Tone deafness is the lack of relative pitch, or the inability to discriminate between musical notes. It is also associated with hearing impairment that appears to be genetically influenced, though it can also result from brain damage. Tone-deafness runs in families, and estimates of how many people have the problem range from 4 to 17%. It is also associated with other musical-specific impairments such as inability to keep time with music (lack of rhythm), or the inability to remember or even recognize a song. These disabilities can appear more likely in tone deaf people. Do’nt be left behind. All you have to do is some piece of advice and a lot of training as well, with that, you will be soon be confident enough to sing your heart out, this time with the audience praising you for your good performance.

COMELEC has issued a new election schedule specially for those who will be aspiring for a position in the Government. According to COMELEC Commissioner Rene Sarmiento, anyone is allowed to do their under oath for those who will be running for a party-list, local and national post. Here are the schedules;

November 20 -  Filing of COC’s ( Certificate of Candidacy )
February 9 – May 8, 2010 – Campaign period for Presidential, Vice- Presidential, Senators and Party list groups candidates
March 26 – May 8, 2010 – Campaign period for Congressional and Municipal Positions

Election day will be on May 10,2010  starting at 7:00 a.m. up to 6:00 p.m

Overseas Absentee voting was scheduled on April 10,2010 ( host country time) up  to 3:00 p.m.

0f May 10,2010 ( Filipino Time )

Good news! A ” Big Time Price Rollback ” was announced by Unioil Petroleum Philippines Inc. that gives P4.75 per liter for gasoline, P3.50 for diesel and P1.50 for kerosene. According to Unioil general manager Chito Medina-Cue Jr., the rollback was made to give motorists the lowest gasoline price in the market wherein all motorists, regardless if they are credit card or cash customers, will be given outright discounts on their products. The latest price cuts run counter to the usual market strategy of other oil firms of cross-subsidizing diesel prices by setting gasoline prices at much higher levels. Unioil’s Rollbacked products includes unleaded gasoline sold for P39.69 per liter; Quantum Premium Gasoline, P40.19; Regular unleaded, P39.41; E10, P39.44; Pure Diesel Plus, P31.04; and kerosene, P39.94.

A new regulation was released by the NTC or the National Telecommunications Comission to ban service providers from sending “push messages” and other forms of offerings to mobile phone subscribers. Under MC No. 03-03-2005A or the Rules and Regulations on Broadcast Messaging Service, it will prohibit the use of push messages to mobile phone subscribers such as sending promotional advertisements without NTC’s consent. This was after they received numerous complaints of deceitful and unwarranted text messages for which recipient subscribers were eventually charged. Those who will violate the said memorandum will be apprehended in accordance with the law. The new NTC circular will take effect 15 days after its publication.

Recruitment consultant Emmanuel S. Geslani said that Guam is in need of Construction Workers and Health Personnel for the relocation of 8,000 US Marines and their 15,000 dependents from Okinawa, Japan in 2012. There would also be a double patient capacity of the US Naval Hospital in Guam currently numbering 14,000. With that, they will be needing health workers as the relocation of the US Marines and their dependents will start in 2012. Aspiring Filipino nurses and doctors were advised to prepare by taking the necessary US exams like NCLEX, CGFNS, IELTS, and US Board certifications to be qualified for the job. Medical technicians in radiology, cardio labs, CT-Scan, occupational and physical therapists plus medical transcriptionists and medical administrative personnel will also be needed. This would all possible as Guam transforms itself into a major US military base in the Pacific.