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Taguig City proclamation and tear-gassing incident

Joey Alarilla — Mon, 17 May 2010 11:36:34 +0000

Here’s a video that Filipina cosplayer Alodia Gosiengfiao took of the proclamation of Taguig City mayor-elect Lani Cayetano and the tear-gassing incident that shocked the crowd that was celebrating her victory. Alodia was among those who were tear-gassed.

The video was showcased on the Yahoo! Philippines homepage today.

Read my article on Yahoo! Southeast Asia’s Fit to Post blog for more details on the tear-gassing incident.

RX 93.1 interview: Rico Robles and Jude Rocha

Joey Alarilla — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:37:59 +0000

Check out the audio clip of our April 12 guesting on RX 93.1, where Erwin Oliva and I talked about Yahoo! Southeast Asia’s Purple Thumb initiative for the Philippine elections.

Thanks again to Rico Robles and Jude Rocha of RX 93.1′s The Ride.

Find out how you can win an iPod shuffle by answering Purple Thumb-related questions.

Wave 89.1 interview: Anne and Jada, the Breakfast Duo

Joey Alarilla — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:37:12 +0000

Here’s the audio clip of our April 12 guesting on Wave 89.1.

Erwin Oliva and I talked about Yahoo!’s Purple Thumb initiative for the May 10 Philippine elections and our ongoing radio promo, where listeners have a chance to win an iPod shuffle by answering Purple Thumb-related questions.

Thanks again, Anne and Jada! Follow the Breakfast Duo on Meme.

Purple Thumb radio interviews on Wave 89.1 and RX 93.1

Joey Alarilla — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:12:21 +0000

Hey there, sorry haven’t been able to blog in a while, but I hope to make up for lost time. Changed the layout to ditch the magazine format, and will unveil other changes soon.

Erwin Oliva and I guested today on Wave 89.1 at 8 am and RX 93.1 at 11 am to talk about Yahoo!’s Purple Thumb initiative for the May 10 Philippine elections.

That’s me (left) with Erwin and Anne (seated) and Jada, Wave 89.1′s Breakfast Duo.

And here we are with Rico Robles (left) and Jude Rocha of RX 93.1′s The Ride.

We had fun guesting on both shows, and I’ll post a link to the audio clips once they’re available.

Yahoo! has an ongoing #YourPurpleThumb promo with RX 93.1 and Wave 89.1. To find out how you can join and get the chance to win an iPod shuffle, click here. All entries are qualified to win a purple Dell T4300 laptop in the grand draw.

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Yahoo! Philippines Newsroom Page on Facebook

Joey Alarilla — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:54:16 +0000

We’ve just unveiled a new Yahoo! Philippines Newsroom Page on Facebook.

Get the latest updates from the Yahoo! Philippines newsroom. You may also follow yphnewsroom on Yahoo! Meme and @yphnewsroom on Twitter.

Check out our page on Facebook and become a fan.

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

Joey Alarilla — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:57:27 +0000

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).

Read the full story.

Japan unveils fashion robot

Joey Alarilla — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:05:21 +0000

Don’t you just love Japan?

Here’s an excerpt from the AFP article on Yahoo! Philippines News.

The girlie-faced humanoid with slightly oversized eyes, a tiny nose and a shoulder length hair-do boasts 42 motion motors programmed to mimic the movements of flesh-and-blood fashion models.

“Hello everybody, I am cybernetic human HRP-4C,” said the futuristic fashionista, opening her media premiere at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology outside Tokyo.