Author: Robert "Bob" Reyes

Mozilla Rep | Localizer | Aviation Professional Bob is a Mozilla Representative (ReMo) Mentor from Makati City, Philippines. He is the Lead Localizer for the Tagalog Firefox and Firefox OS Projects. He is a graduate of BS Computer Science and was an aviation professional. He is currently an IT Consultant to big companies in the field of telecommunications, broadcast and aviation in the Philippines. He is the General Manager & Chief Technology Officer of TurfSite Web Services. He plays the piano, develops desktop & mobile applications, does plane spotting (photography) during his free time. He is dad to Robyn Andi Xeon and Bea Gaia Haswell.
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Cherry Mobile Fox Forum Held

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Cherry Mobile invited members of the press and local tech bloggers to an intimate gathering at Makati City earlier tonight dubbed as the #FoxForum: Ask Anything about Firefox OS. Event attendees were able to tinker on the Cherry Mobile Ace devices on display and ask questions from Mozilla Reps present. Representatives from Mozilla Taipei office were also there to give insights about the device powered by Mozilla’s Firefox OS. More photos from the event are here.… Read the rest
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MozillaPH at DevCon Summit 2014

Robert "Bob" Reyes
The Mozilla Philippines Community (MozillaPH) is proud to be part of this year’s Developers Connect (DevCon) Summit 2014. This is the second year that MozillaPH is joining the annual gathering of developers and IT professionals, and students. Around a thousand attendees were present for the whole day weekend affair.   Mozilla Representative Robert “Bob” Reyes gave a talk about Mozilla in the Philippines, highlighting the availability of the very first Firefox OS device in the country — the Cherry Mobile… Read the rest
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PhilGEPS Open Data Procurement Hackathon

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Just days ago, PhilGEPS (The Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System) was cited for their efforts to enhance public access to data via the Internet by the Department of Budget Management (DBM). It is in this thrust that our community supports the endeavors of PhilGEPS. Earlier today, the 2-day Open Data Procurement Hackathon came to a close. The event was participated by more than a hundred developers from all over the country. Judging the entries were top-notched industry practitioners and luminaries… Read the rest
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Georg Fritzsche at MozSpaceMNL

Robert "Bob" Reyes
The Mozilla Philippines Community is privileged to have Georg Fritzsche in-house tonight. Georg is a Platform Engineer working on Firefox Desktop. He is based in Berlin, Germany. We took the opportunity of hosting Georg for an evening with Pinoy Mozillians during his brief stay in Manila for holidays. Attendees were given an overview on the engineering cycles around Firefox for Desktop. Participants were able to ask questions to Georg. We hope that this event sparked the interest of Pinoy talents… Read the rest
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Firefox OS Smartphones Land on Philippine Shores!

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Pinoy Firefox OS fans, the long wait is over! Mozilla has announced the availability of the very first Firefox OS device to be sold commercially in the Philippines through this blog post. Mozilla, the mission-based organization dedicated to promoting openness, innovation and opportunity on the Web, is happy to announce that Cherry Mobile will launch the first Firefox OS smartphone in the Philippines in the coming days. Cherry Mobile will offer the customizable and affordable Firefox OS smartphone – ACE… Read the rest