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A year ago or two, a scam offering a Cebu Pacific ticket spreads through Facebook. Now, the same scam is back and its spreading fast. At the time of writing, at least three of my Facebook friends have posted it, unintentionally enticing others into the scam. How do I know it's a scam? Here are few simple signs.

As noted in the previous article, I lost my wallet containing 3 credit cards (2 are active) and  3 ATM Cards (including my payroll account). Turned out that my hunch is correct: it fell in van I took as I traveled from Cebu City to Mactan Island. Related: I Lost My Wallet - 3 Things I Immediately Did! Two days later, I received a message via Facebook saying that my wallet was found by certain Bernie Kabusaw. Mr Kabusaw is a driver a GT Express van and the message advised me to meet him either in SM City Cebu or Gaisano Island Mall in Lapu Lapu City. Upon learning all of this, I immediately went ahead to meet him in Lapu-Lapu City. When I approached him and introduced myself, he asked some verification questions such as how much money is inside. I also showed my company ID. Satisfied with my answers, he gave me back my wallet. Here's our photo: 1. There are still good people. This man could've have kept my wallet or at least not make an effort...

Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) chairman Manuel V Pangilinan commonly referred to as MVP is now on twitter. His account which officially goes online today is @iamMVP . Tweeted by Smart Communications, MVP is now inviting everyone to follow his tweets. PLDT is the largest communication company in the country and is a leading provider of wired and wireless communication services such as telephone, internet, satellite TVs and many more.

Interaksyon.com first broke the news about the video where a man was seen assaulting a seemingly helpless MMDA traffic enforcer. According to the report, TV 5 producers was incidentally in a car next to the scene. The camera was inside the car but the voices from outside can still be heard. Immediately after posting the video on YouTube, the words MMDA and the man's name quickly trends on twitter. The tweets shows sympathy to the humiliated enforcer and anger to the man.In YouTube , similar comments can also be found, most of which are seeking for justice. The man is identified as Mr. Blair Carabuena working as a human resources officer in a tobacco company: According to interaksyon.com, Blair refused to give statements regarding the event. Meanwhile, the enforcer was identified as T/C Mr. Saturnino Fabros. Based on the their latest tweet, MMDA Legal is filing a case against the Mr. Blair tomorrow. Avoiding further exposure of his information, Mr. Blair Carabuena has s...

The rainy season is here! And as part of the tradition of major network stations in the country to compose a so called "station ID" for every major season (Summer, Christmas and Rainy Season), the largest Media Network in the country, ABS-CBN releases their newest station ID for this years rainy season entitled "Ulan" (Filipino word for "rain"). The Ulan Station ID features famous faces like John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo, KC Conception, Coco Martin and many new and young faces in today's TV. The song was sung by ABS-CBN actress and host, Toni Gonzaga. Please see below the embedded the YouTube version of the Ulan Station ID. TV5 and GMA7 Merger Final - Report Speaking of TV Network, it was reported earlier that the deal between Manny Pangilinan's group and the controlling families of GMA7 was already finalized. The report mentions that the value of the deal is worth 52.5 Billion Pesos.

The Department of Tourism (DOT) has launched a new campaign to further boost the tourism industry of the country. Their new campaign is entitled: It's More Fun in the Philippines . The new slogan showcases the fun culture of the Filipino people. In its official website  www.itsmorefuninthephilippines.com , DOT features the fun atmosphere of the Philippines by saying, "Wherever you go in the Philippines, it's the Filipinos that will make your holiday unforgettable. Just ask anyone who's been here. In fact, Lonely Planet guidebook calls us 'among the most easygoing and ebullient people anywhere'." DOT will be using the Social Media to spread the campaign and as of today, we can already see the positive effect. The internet is now abuzz with this new campaign and the new logo. In twitter (as of this time), terms such as #1ForFUN ,  # ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines ,  More Fun In The Philippines , and  DOT  were trending locally. DOT's New Campaign Lo...

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Popular pop/R&B singer and a YouTube superstar Justin Bieber hits 14 Million Twitter followers. Bieber, the voice behind the songs "Baby" and "Never say Never"  is one of the most powerful celebrities nowadays especially on the aspect of Social Media presence. For comparison, Lady Gaga has 15 Million followers and Oprah Winfrey has 8 Million

Image by asalga via Flickr Trending on twitter now and in other Social Media tools is the infamous " Anti-Planking Act of 2011 ". This was actually a law proposed by Quezon City Representative Winston Castelo which aims to penalize the act. Planking is is an activity consisting of lying face down in an unusual or incongruous location ( Wikipedia ). This has been one of the fads of protesting and has gained public attention during the transport stike last Monday. Of course netizens reacted quickly in their ire to the propoed law which many think is overly reactive. What is your opinion regarding the infamous "Anti-Planking Act of 2011"?

It seems that Google is intermittently opening and closing the invite capability of their newly introduced social network named Google Plus or simply Google+ . Yesterday, it seems to be working after almost a week after the first shut-down of the invite mechanism. After few hours though, probably 5 or 6 hours, they closed the invitation mechanism again. Now, as of checking at (8:45 AM , Manila Time), the invite mechanism is apparently working again. For those who would like to be invited, just put a comment below. Please provide your email as well. As mentioned, Google Plus (Google+ or G+) is Google's new take on the social networking arena. It core features are the following: Circles . You can sort out your friends to different groups so as to enable you to easily limit the information you share to certain people. This is a great step with regards to privacy. Sparks. It is simply a feed of items with regards to a topic of your interest. The goal o...

Image via CrunchBase Remember the contest launched by Planely.com last April 2011? Yes, Planely goes out to determine who is the most sociable airline in the world. The goal is simple, to find out which airline has the most number of passengers who wants to share their flight information. In turn Planely will find a match for your profile. This can lead to having a new friend or a potential business partner. Well, last month's competition was already done. At the conclusion of the contest, our very own Cebu Pacific was crowned as the most sociable airline in the world . The victory was almost landslide, with Cebu Pacific registering a score of 913 and at the far second place was  Norwegian Air Shuttle with 351. Other airlines in the Philippines was also included in the list with Airphil Express was at No.7, Philippine Airlines (PAL) at No.11 and Zest Airways at No.17. But wait! After a month after the competition was concluded, Planely redefined their sc...