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.
Events Localization Mozilla Reps

Tagalog Firefox Translation Marathon 1Q2013

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Mozillian Localizers for the Tagalog Firefox Project gathered earlier today (a non-working holiday all throughout the country in celebration of National Day of Valor) at the Highlands Coffee, Alphaland Southgate Tower Mall in Makati City to have a Translation Marathon. There was around 16 Mozillian Localizers present to the event. Not a bad turnout for a holiday. And even the weather was somewhat cooperating … The Localization effort to Tagalog is already 42% complete prior to the event today. We… Read the rest
Events

AMA Computer University Biñan IT Week 2013

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Our friends from the Philippine Information Technology Organization (Phil-IT.org) invited Team MozillaPH to be part of the AMA Computer University (Biñan Campus) IT Week 2013 today. I, being a proud AMAnian (Parañaque Campus), led the MozillaPH delegation composed of our Community Manager Eusebio “Jun” Barrun, Jr.; Student Reps Lead Kemuel Joseph Domanog; and Student Reps Kenneth Sungcaya & Ryan Ermita from Colegio de San Juan De Letran (Calamba), Sheila Revilla from Pamantasan ng Cabuyao (PNC), Joshua Rubin from Pamantasan ng… Read the rest
News

Welcome Pinoy WebFWD Scouts!

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Team Mozilla Philippines is both happy and proud to announce the current roster of WebFWD Scouts based in the country (in alphabetical order): WebFWD is led by a team of professionals with deep experience in startups and entrepreneurship. We are passionate about helping the next generation of entrepreneurs disrupt closed markets and successfully extend the open web. Learn more about WebFWD via https://webfwd.org… Read the rest
Events Firefox

Happy 15th Birthday to Mozilla!!!

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Fifteen (15) years ago, I was still busy with school (college) stuff. It was during that time when Intel Pentium II was still the fastest processor a desktop PC can ever have (locally, at least). Our internet connection at my dad’s home-office was still at 33.6kbps (upgraded to 56kbps months later) via dial-up. When net connection at home is sluggish, I will go to Internet Universe at Park Square 1 to surf the internet using Netscape browser (costing me PHP1.50… Read the rest
Firefox News

Introducing the New Alab (MozillaPH Mascot)

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Nearly two (02) years ago, the Mozilla Philippines Community launched “Alab” as our official mascot during the release party for Mozilla Firefox 4 in Manila. “Alab” is the Tagalog term for “Flare“, which can simply be translated to “Blaze Up!” A meeting of minds (via email) between the Mozilla Philippines Community (represented by Reps Mentors Eusebio “Jun” Barrun, Jr. & Robert “Bob” Reyes) and the creator of Alab happened a few weeks ago (followed by a face-to-face meetup) with the… Read the rest
News

Sony Mobile Plans to Release Firefox OS Devices by 2014

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Sony Mobile announced at the Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona, Spain that their engineers are currently working with Firefox OS and is targeting 2014 for the launch of these devices. Here is Sony Mobile’s Press Release: Sony Mobile and Telefónica reinforce partnership with multi-year commercial and technical collaboration Telefonica to range Sony Mobile’s 2013 Xperia portfolio including Xperia™ Z and Xperia™ Tablet Z Telefónica establishes technical partnership with Sony Mobile to leverage opportunities with the new Firefox OS open… Read the rest