Archive for November 2008
Philippine Army Requirements
I can’t help but flash a smile with the application requirements for Officers in the Philippine Army. More specifically the part that says:
With Pleasing personality and high scholastic records
Bravado and toughness with a smile 
Davao Subprime Crisis
After reading this article it hit me like this is Davao City’s own version of a subprime loan bailout.
A few weeks back the government already approved a bailout package for defaulting home loans so that homeowners wouldn’t be left out on the street.
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Davao Patent Office
Found it interesting that a patent office opened up in Davao City. Well satellite office really, since all Intellectual property filings will still be processed and approved in Manila.
Despite that, its nice to know that there is a place in Mindanao where people can easily file their patent designs and register their copyrights and trademarks without ever having to go to Manila.
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The Historical Price of Oil
You’d be surprised at the price of gasoline around the world. Makes me appreciate how cheap gasoline is in our parts… then again, its not really cheap… gas companies just can’t charge us high because if they did that, nobody could afford to buy their oil then they’d go out of business. Sucks being in a third world country sometimes.
