Yahoo! Philippines taps Flickr to help find missing Ondoy, Pepeng victims

Oct 15 2009 Published by Joey Alarilla under Uncategorized

Check out my latest CNET Asia blog post.

Here’s an excerpt.

Once more attesting to the fact that social media can be used for socially relevant causes, Yahoo! Philippines has tapped Flickr to create an online photo database of missing persons.

This initiative aims to help families find their loved ones who are still missing as a result of the floods spawned by the typhoons that recently devastated the Philippines, Ondoy (international codename: Ketsana) and Pepeng (Parma).

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What will Zeph Espino a.k.a. Cora Girl wear at Level Up! LIVE 2009?

Mar 30 2009 Published by Joey Alarilla under Gaming

The Level Up! LIVE 2009 teaser site is online, and it’s time again to show people what a world-class Philippine online gaming event is really like. Mark it on your calendar: Nov. 7-8, World Trade Center, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City.

This is what Zeph Espino a.k.a. Cora Girl wore during last year’s Level Up! LIVE when she won the award for best female cosplayer.

Cora Cosplayer Zeph Espino at Level Up! LIVE 2008

Wonder what Zeph will wear this year?

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