The first automated election in the Philippines It’s final. No more doubts, no more suspicions. The final batch of Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) Systems has already been delivered. Smartmatics hit its target without delay. And the Philippines will certainly conduct its first automated election this May 10, 2010. Though some of our countrymen still criticize [...] [...more]
About thirty thousand years ago, Aetas crossed the Asian continents through land bridges. They were the earliest inhabitants of the Philippines. But as the land bridges disappeared, islands started to emerge. One of those isles is Cebu. Early inhabitants referred this island as Zebu or Sugbu, whose trade or commerce reached as far as China, Thailand, [...] [...more]
Photo by Ruben Rallos As Philippines is known to be the only Christian nation in Asia, we come to see the need to find the roots of Christianity here in our country. On April 21, 1521, a voyager by the name of Ferdinand Magellan arrived in Cebu. Upon his arrival the famous “Magellan’s Cross” was planted [...] [...more]
