This is a Google Earth imagery of the deluge brought by Typhoon Ondoy showing the worst affected areas in Greater Manila including Quezon City (mostly east side), Marikina, Pasig and western Rizal Province including Montalban, San Mateo, Taytay, Cainta and Antipolo.
There are also reports of deaths due to floods in Laguna, Batangas and Cavite provinces in the south, Bulacan and Pampanga in the north, and Muntinlupa City in the National Capital Region.
On the left (west) of the visual is the city of Manila which has also been badly hit by the deluge.



You can visit my YouTube account for some video uploads covering this calamity.
Filipinos are at it again.
Despite the busy work day, I still manage to go online and browse through the myriad of links branching from my favorite sites…and in the process, stumbled upon Flippish.com, the first online video channel in the Philippines. Some of the people behind the site are also former and current lead creatives in Pasig-based Ideal Minds, a TV production outfit which introduced reality TV in the Philippines through Singles, and pseudo-reality through The Misadventures of Ariel and Maverick.
Props to you guys!

The originative brains behind Ideals-Creatives are at it with another worthwhile venture. Oneline, an open repository of creative media for mission-based organizations, furthers Mariella Nadal, Dan Matutina, Dang Sering, Rhea Alarcon and Bernice de Leon’s efforts in making creativity accessible. Click on poster for more information about this initiative.

Finally! Let the countdown to Zero Hour commence! Get ready for the future because the wait is over!
The UP Economics Society, Amber Ultra Lounge, Antonov, Folded & Hung, Bacchus Energy Drink and Globe present to you ZERO HOUR. Come and join the UP Economics Society as it celebrates their 51st anniversary on the 25th of September. Free entrance with free flowing drinks, complete with tons of games, prizes and a fashion show! It will be at Amber Ultra Lounge, beside the Prince of Jaipur.
Save the date! 9.25.09! The future is now! Where will you be when the clock strikes zero?
Contact 0917.7930041 for guestlisting or visit the Zero Hour website and facebook account for inquiries and more details
The eighth annual Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility (AFCSR) will be held on November 19 & 20, 2009 in Manila.
This year’s theme is “Sustaining CSR in Difficult Times: : How business can benefit and why it still makes business sense”. The conference is to be a two-day affair featuring the integration of a) plenary sessions addressed by keynote speakers, b) special interest sessions that focus on specific dynamics, learnings and best practices of companies, c) an expo featuring specific company CSR programs, and d) optional field visits to innovative CSR program sites in and around Manila.
The task will be achieved through the dissemination of relevant information via expert resource speakers and state-of-the-art visual aids. Towards this end, senior executives from several nations representing government, corporate and NGOs will be workshop speakers at the event.
Mr. Ramon R. del Rosario, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Advisors, Ramon V. del Rosario, Sr. AIM Center for Corporate Social Responsibility (AIM-RVR Center) will chair the event.
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