Government

San Miguel Corp. Buys GSIS Stake in MERALCO

It is now official! San Miguel Corp. (SMC) will buy the 27% stake of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) at MERALCO, price of which is PHP90.00 per share — payable in three years. This was confirmed based on Disclosure 7393-2008 (October 27, 2008) received by the Philippine Stock Exchange Commission.
Why did Winston Garcia and [...]

GSIS: Almost a Year After, Still No Action!

Almost a year ago, it was 10 Mar 2007 to be exact, my wife was maltreated and was a victim of oral defamation from no less than employees of the GSIS — “public servants” (please refer to my blog post at http://www.bobreyes.com/myblog/?p=338). A week after I emailed our complaint to different government agencies, including the [...]

P7.50 minimum fare for jeepneys reinstated starting Nov. 2

Taken from http://www.gmanews.tv/story/66584/P750-minimum-fare-for-jeepneys-reinstated-starting-Nov-2
Commuters will have to cope with a higher minimum fare for passenger jeepneys when they return from their All Saints’ weekend vacation, after the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) reinstated the P7.50 minimum fare for jeepneys from the existing P7 minimum fare.
In an interview on dzRH radio, Thompson Lantion, LTFRB chairman, [...]

What The H**l are They Doing There?

On my way home, at around 2130H last night, 09 May 2007, bought some food items at 7-11 at the corner of Libertad & Burgos Sts. in Pasay City. Upon leaving 7-11, I noticed that there were two (02) uniformed police officers chatting to the sidewalk vendor. Didn’t care about them.
When I crossed the street, [...]

Of Weak Passwords & Keyloggers

I always rely on ISAW (Internet Security And Warfare) when it comes to the juiciest news on the local internet and security (read as hacking/hacked) scene. Let me just share with you two articles that will make everybody aware on the importance of using a strong(er) password and what keyloggers are really all about. To [...]

Finally, an Email Response!

Ten days after I had sent an email message, a complaint actually (please refer to my blog post on 10 Mar 2007), to several government agencies, I finally received a response!
It came from a Vice-President of the GSIS. I hope that their investigation may result on something. I will wait for a copy of the [...]