MODERN technology has brought tremendous influences on our way of living, fashion, culture and holistic well-being.
It brought with it a slew of gadgets, appliances and equipment which have made life a lot easier and manageable. iPhones, iPads, android and anything which gives visual delight are affordable and available in markets for information technology.
Even national and local governments have embarked on modernizing their systems that even cedulas or community residence certificates and tax payments can be dome at the flick of a finger.
Wow, there is food panda and grab food which can be ordered via an app; then, of course, the ubiquitous grab transport, this car, for our trips in and outside our respective domiciles.
How about grab burol or e-burol? Can this be now made available in the market? Can e-burol replace the traditional wake in chapels, memorial centers or homes? Ah, the benefits of modern technology. It is grab anything, grab everything nowadays.
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Robert S. Paquia, the supremo among Paquia siblings, is hoping again to come home, this time perhaps for good, after a very successful stint at the Veterans Affairs Office in Sacramento, California as a Director for Supplies Management.
An intellectual, Robert has brought prestige not only to the Paquia family but also to his province of Pampanga.
I have met Robert in person in his previous visits to the country and I saw him as a guy easy to associate with.
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Clean up drive. Barangay Tabun officials led by chairman Danilo de Leon have participated in the call of Fiesta Communities Homeowners Association to conduct a massive cleanup drive in Fiesta’s perimeter and within the subdivision itself. Sweepers, particularly, helped in the drive along with HOA officials and staff led by this writer as president, BOD & VP Dennis dela Cruz, BOD/auditor Angie Isais, BOD/treasurer Marydoll Corilla, BODs Fred Ramos and Cesar Pangan, property manager Mar G. Montemayor, staff Gay Calumpiano and the HEMI maintenance guided by PMO Mark Canlas.
Some 42 streetlights were also installed in Fiesta’s various streets.
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Wanting to serve. Medical practitioners Gerry Lugtu and Jerry Cabigao, both coming from Arayat, are willing to serve Arayat residents on a bigger scale. These two gentlemen are aiming to occupy the mayoralty and vice mayoralty posts if given the chance to do so. Their objectives in running transcend beyond politics and are ready to give their time to address the issues and concerns of their townmates!