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Mozilla-PHL: Zamboanga Goes Mobile A Success

RJ Ian Sevilla
The Mozilla Philippines successfully organized its very first mobile-related event in Zamboanga City dubbed as Zamboanga Goes Mobile -”Open Source Style” last March 16, 2013 at the E-Learning Centre Inc. The event was supported by Globe Labs who provided internet connectivity for all participants all throughout the day. More than 75 participants from the Zamboanga Peninsula attended the event, which aims to introduce the Firefox OS and the Firefox Marketplace to the Region. The Mozilla Philippines team was represented by… Read the rest
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Global Reciprocal Colleges IT Week 2013

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Earlier today, Team Mozilla Philippines Community participated in the Global Reciprocal Colleges (GRC) IT Week 2013 celebration at their campus in Caloocan City. It is best to note that most of the GRC students are scholars. The event was organized by our Phil-IT.org friends. The event started with a series of plenary talks from different organizations and vendors. I represented the Mozilla Philippines Community with The New Web Challenge & Firefox OS talk. Together with the support of our very… Read the rest
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Manila Plays Host to Mozilla Firefox OS App Days

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Manila, Philippines became part of Mozilla‘s history by being one of the 24 cities worldwide to host Firefox OS App Days. The event aims at: Demonstrating grassroots developer momentum worldwide, especially in launch markets and places where Mozilla has strong a community; Educating and inspiring developers to work on apps and submit them to the Firefox Marketplace; Creating opportunities for local developers to showcase their apps; Driving some buzz in tech press in advance of the Mobile World Congress (MWC).… Read the rest
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Growing Mozilla Student Reps in the Philippines

Jean Austin
The Student Reps of Mozilla Philippines played an essential role in the local community’s success this year. Since its ‘soft’ relaunch last 2011 by Mozilla, Filipino Mozilla Reps have been actively recruiting students through Campus Tours, MozCoffees, Open Web Days and other events like Y4IT and Software Freedom Day. To date, there are 135 sign-ups from 40 universities/colleges including the University of the Philippines, De La Salle University in Manila and Ateneo de Zamboanga in the south. Pamantasan Ng Cabuyao… Read the rest
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Mozilla Philippines Community Business Planning 2013 (Part 1)

Robert "Bob" Reyes
The leadership of the Mozilla Philippines Community, headed by Community Manager Eusebio Barrun Jr. held a Business Planning session earlier today to discuss the direction and plans of the group for 2013. In attendance to the event were Mozilla Reps Allan Caeg, Jean Austin Rodriguez, Kemuel Joseph Domanog, Aaron Cajes, and myself. Also in the planning session was Monique Almario, the first Filipino recognized as a Mozilla WebFWD Scout. A review of the activities we had this year (and we… Read the rest
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Mozilla Philippines at the Lipa City Colleges IT Convention 2012

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Team Mozilla Philippines traveled some 170 kilometers today from the National Capital Region (NCR) down south to Lipa City in the province of Batangas to participate in the very first Lipa City Colleges (LCC) IT Convention organized by the Phil-IT.org. In attendance during the event were some 600 students from different colleges and universities all around Lipa City. The day started at around 0530H (for me, at least) as I will have to fetch fellow ReMo’s (Mozilla Reps) and Student… Read the rest