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.
Firefox News Privacy

Mozilla Tool Can Check if You Are Pwned — Firefox Monitor

Robert "Bob" Reyes
“Pwn” or “Pwned” is pretty much a common word we see online these days. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word as: ‘Pwn’ is a lot like the sense of ‘own’ that means “to have power or mastery over (someone).” It has also been used to describe the act of gaining illegal access to something. Data breaches, just like the one Facebook had earlier today (MNL time), had become rampant these past few months. Critical information such as (but not limited… Read the rest
Localization

L10n Team Meeting Jan 2017

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Mabuhay Pinoy Mozillians! With updates and new tools to speed up our localization and translation efforts, we are inviting everyone to attend the Mozilla Philippines Community (MozillaPH) Localization Team meeting (the first for 2017) this coming Monday, 30 January 2017 | 9PM (MNL time) at our Slack channel. [If you still do not have an account in our Slack channel, you may sign-up here.] Meeting agenda is now online here.… Read the rest
Creatives News

Mozilla Reveals New Brand Identity

Robert "Bob" Reyes
  Mozilla, in an official company blog post late Wednesday night (Manila time), Mozilla released a new company logo after almost a year since the organization called out in the open for ideas on how their refreshed brand experience should look like. “At the core of this (rebranding) project is the need for Mozilla’s purpose and brand to be better understood by more people. We want to be known as the champions for a healthy Internet. An Internet where we… Read the rest
Mozilla Reps News WoMoz

New Female Mozilla Rep for the Philippines Named

Robert "Bob" Reyes
The Mozilla Philippines Community is happy and proud to announce the acceptance of Ms. Erika Aurea Gatmaitan (simply Erika to most tech communities in the Philippines) as the latest addition to the roster of Pinoy (or shall we say, Pinay) Mozilla Reps in the country. Erika’s journey of being a Mozillian started around four years ago when she joined the Firefox Student Ambassador (FSA) Program while still studying at the Far Eastern University (FEU) Makati. It was during her stint… Read the rest
Events Privacy

MozillaPH to Host Data Privacy Act IRR Talk

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Four years ago, in August 2012, Republic Act 10173 (popularly known as the Data Privacy Act of 2012) was enacted. Just a few weeks ago, in August 2016, the Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 10173 was published. An act protecting individual personal information in information and communications systems in the government and the private sector, creating for this purpose a National Privacy Commission and for other purposes. Part of Mozilla’s Manifesto (the principles that guide our mission to promote… Read the rest