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by Angel Bonifacio on July 13, 2013 The following days and months are filled with worthwhile, productive, and inspirational events for us Vigattins. Today, organizers of some of these upcoming events joined us in our Vigattin Radio Program. They were Ms. Grace Soriano, co-founder of The Storytelling Project; Mr. Michael Marin and Mr. Alvin Chan of Webgeek.ph; and Mr. Adric Schreuders, Regional Director of Engineering (Manila Engineering Lab) of Freelancer.com. » Read More
by Angel Bonifacio on August 3, 2013 Today's Vigattin Radio Program is utterly inspirational and uplifting because our guests all shared their success stories with us. These are not your usual rags-to-riches stories; rather, these are the stories of our fellow Filipinos who have had their own share of difficulties, joys, challenges, and achievements that we can all relate to. These are stories that will touch our hearts because at some point in time, we know we also went through these kinds of hardship and survived them. And as you read on, you'll realize that these are not just their stories. These are your stories too! » Read More
by Angel Bonifacio on July 20, 2013 One hour was definitely not enough for our Vigattin Radio discussion today at DZIQ Radyo Inquirer 990 AM. Together with our outstanding guests, we have covered a very relevant topic: the startup community in the Philippines. Joining us were Mr. Earl Valencia, President of Ideaspace Foundation; Mr. Jay Fajardo, Program Director of Launchgarage; Ms. Tina Amper, Founder of TechTalks; and Mr. Mon Ibrahim, Deputy Executive Director of DOST-ICTO. » Read More
by Angel Bonifacio on July 6, 2013 There was another informative discussion on technology and innovation in our Vigattin Radio Program. Mr. Earl Valencia, President of Ideaspace Foundation, shared with us his experiences at the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Conference on Innovation and Trade Implementation Practices held in Indonesia. Mrs. Socorro Yap, on the other hand, talked about the upcoming Young Women Entrepreneurs Boot Camp 2013 (YWEB). This was really a jam-packed episode aiming to shed light on the current state of our local technology and startup community. » Read More
by Angel Bonifacio on August 24, 2013 Today's Vigattin Radio Program is another timely discussion about the weather here in the Philippines - both geographically and politically. With the devastating effects of Typhoon Maring and the southwest monsoon flooding our lands, we consulted Project NOAH about its technologies that will aid short-term and long-term plans and solutions against disasters and calamities. Also, with the recent controversies surrounding PDAF and the whole pork barrel system, we Filipinos are hit by another storm - corruption and dirty politics plus the abuse and misuse of the hard-earned money of our taxpayers. » Read More
by Angel Bonifacio on May 4, 2013 I have to say that today was a very extraordinary Saturday for Vigattin Radio. Usually, our guests are personalities known in the industry, with a white collar job and a secure source of income. But today, our guest was a common Filipino, a disabled person selling sampaguita garlands on the streets of San Juan. Today, Vigattin Radio has recognized those who are often ignored, neglected, and shunned. Our program today was a reminder that everyone is, and should be, equal. » Read More
by Angel Bonifacio on May 18, 2013 This Saturday's program is dedicated to our many Filipino developers, programmers, and IT practitioners. Our country's IT industry is progressing really fast and it's almost very difficult to keep up with the new and emerging technologies. Good thing there are developer evangelists like Mr. Bryan Bibat of the Philippine Ruby Users Group (PhRUG). He's also a freelance software engineer and the VP for Technology of DevCon, a non-profit organization for IT students, educators, and professionals. We were also joined by Mr. Rai Escarez, the technical lead of Telupay Philippines Inc. and the developer of RideIn, an application for travel badges and freebies. Lastly, we had Mr. James Agawa and wife Jen, both developers in Ruby and PHP. » Read More
by Angel Bonifacio on July 27, 2013 It was an awesome star-studded Saturday for our Vigattin Radio Program because we had surprise guests! Today, we were joined by Mr. Allan Tan, President and CEO of Ideyatech; and Mr. Jonathan Yabut and Ms. Celina le Neindre, our two Filipino finalists at AXN's Apprentice Asia. Jonathan was even one of the top two contestants, besting 10 other finalists out of a pool of 30,000 applicants. » Read More
by Angel Bonifacio on February 16, 2013 Vigattin Radio continues to cover the campaign and elections period, and now that the electoral campaign has officially started, we are more vigilant than ever. Today, our guests were Prof. Samuel Chua of Lyceum University of the Philippines, Prof. Melchor Erise of Arellano University, and Dir. James Jimenez, spokesperson of Comelec. We also spoke with Mr. John Ruero of Philippine Society for IT Educators (PSITE). » Read More
by Angel Bonifacio on May 11, 2013 As our Vigattin Radio's Mothers' Day Special, we had two supermom guests: Ms. Ann Jacobe, CEO of Stryker Mobile and Shoephoric; and Ms. Sam Balignasay, Co-founder of WorkInspire and Operations Manager of Openovate Labs. We discussed how they can juggle their career, family life, and other things at once. » Read More
