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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Introducing the Mozilla Firefox Mobile OS

Robert "Bob" Reyes
We at the Mozilla Philippines Community are both happy and excited with Mozilla’s confirmation that the Boot to Gecko (B2G) Project will carry the Firefox Mobile OS brand. The Firefox Mobile OS is a new fully open mobile ecosystem based on HTML5. The operating system will power the launch of smartphones built entirely to open Web standards: all of the device’s capabilities can be developed as HTML5 applications. TCL Communication Technology (Alcatel) and ZTE will release the first devices featuring… Read the rest
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First Ever MozCoffee in Cebu

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Since I am here in Cebu City since yesterday (for a family getaway), I seized the opportunity to call for a MozCoffee with some of our community friends from this region. As usual, the MozCoffee today was held at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL), this time at their Terraces Ayala Center Cebu branch. Present at the informal gathering were Ruffy Heredia, Johnn Mendoza (not in the picture), and Bjornson Bernales. I briefed them on the updates about the… Read the rest
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The Philippines’ Very First Boot to Gecko (B2G) Device

Robert "Bob" Reyes
The Mozilla Philippines Community has just received the Philippines’ very first Boot to Gecko (B2G) device over the weekend. Boot to Gecko (B2G) is created based on the belief of Mozilla that the web can displace proprietary, single-vendor stacks for application development. B2G’s goal is to build a complete, standalone operating system for the open web. Web Developers will find it easy to write applications for B2G, as it is written entirely on HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. As of this… Read the rest
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MozTour Goes to Zamboanga City

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Team Mozilla Philippines made a day trip to Zamboangao City (some 860 kilometers south of Manila) to attend the first local community meet up organized by our fellow ReMo (Mozilla Rep) RJ Ian Sevilla. Mozilla Philippines Community Manager Eusebio “Jun” Barrun, Jr., Jean Austin Rodriguez, Gervin Rodriguez, and myself took the first Philippine Airlines (PAL) out of Manila to Zamboanga City. We left RPLL (NAIA) at around 0450H and touched down RPMZ (Zamboanga International Airport) past 0615H. All of us… Read the rest
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Pinoy Mozilla Student Reps Training & MozCoffee 2Q-2012

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Finally, the long weekend and the holidays are over. Team Mozilla Philippines Community is back on its feet with a series of activities this summer starting off with a Hands-on Training for Student Reps on Localization. The training, which was held at Netopia Internet Café inside the SM Mall of Asia last Saturday 14 April 2012, was conducted by Mozilla Philippines’ Lead Localizer for the Tagalog Mozilla Firefox Project Robert “Bob” Reyes. Participants were given a quick look on the… Read the rest