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[Press Release] Filipinos to mark Social Media Day on June 27

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Hundreds of netizens, communities, social media denizens, thought-leaders and advocates are set to gather anew for Social Media Day on June 27 at the Museo Pambata’s open grounds along Roxas Blvd., in Manila. Carrying the theme and hashtag #ChangePH, the fourth Philippine edition of Social Media Day will feature a community expo starting at 10:00 am and a conference from 2:00-8:00 pm. Spearheaded globally by tech website Mashable and locally by TweetUpMNL, Social Media Day was first held in the… Read the rest
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MozillaPH Regional Coordinators

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Mozilla’s mission is to promote openness, innovation and opportunity on the Web. Being one of the Mozilla Reps in a country with more than 7,000 islands, it is rather hard to spread our mission to each and every Filipino when time is not on your side (us, being Mozilla volunteers and there are just 9 Mozilla Reps in the Philippines now). We need to expand our reach. During one of the brainstorming sessions the leadership of MozillaPH had weeks ago… Read the rest
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MozillaPH Meetup in Cebu City 1Q2014

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Cebu City, also known as Queen City of the South (some 500 kilometers south of Manila) is considered to be the next most progressive city in the country (after Mega Manila). Earlier today, the Mozilla Philippines Community spearheaded by Mozilla Reps Mentor Bob Reyes and Mozilla Reps Faye Tandog & Ryan Ermita hosted an informal meetup of Mozillians and Friends of Mozilla at Red Box Ayala Center Cebu. Generally, the meetup was a success. So successful that right after the… Read the rest
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MozillaPH Year End Report 2013

Robert "Bob" Reyes
As we end the year 2013, here are some quick stats that will serve as our benchmark for the coming year: The year will end with twelve (12) active Pinoy Mozilla Reps in our roster. Props to my fellow ReMo’s for making things happen in 2012! From January to December 2013, we staged and participated in 90 events — that is around 1 to 2 events per week! In 2012, we only had 82 events (organized or participated in). We… Read the rest
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MozCoffee with Mozilla’s Jet Villegas

Robert "Bob" Reyes
The Mozilla Philippines Community is honored and proud to play host for a MozCoffee with no less than Mozilla’s Jet Villegas (Rendering Team) in attendance. Jet is a Senior Engineering Manager at Mozilla San Francisco and is proudly Pinoy! He actually just landed in Manila (MNL) some 14 hours before the meetup. The MozCoffee session held at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL) Prism Plaza at Two E-Com Center, Mall of Asia Complex was well attended by Mozilla Reps… Read the rest
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Pinay Hailed as Mozilla Rep of the Month for July 2013

Robert "Bob" Reyes
First Pinay Mozilla Rep (ReMo) Ms. Faye Tandog was chosen to be the ReMo of the Month for July 2013. Faye bested 378 Mozilla Reps from all over the world to be given such citation: Faye, the first female Mozilla Rep in the Philippines, is playing an instrumental role in connecting the Philippine community to local schools and colleges by means of coordinating events. She is also part of the Webmaker effort by leading Maker Parties all over the Philippines… Read the rest