About the author- litigation lawyer in telecoms, taxation, criminal, labor, appellate, family law and corporate; a radio broadcaster, speaker, author a husband, a father, advocate for consumers, for justice www.angkapatiran.org and a sinner who wants to
be a saint. hilman1108@yahoo.com
Do join the digital filipino club, log on to www.digitalfilipino.com
Yesterday, Janet Toral the convenor of digital filipino invited me to attend this 7th anniversary of Digital Filipino.
Janet asked me to write what 10 things I attribute to internet use.
I joined the internet wagon in 1995. Eventually mail station of Albert Velasco gave me
my email address and a free connection to the internet in 1997. I was hired to act as legal counsel then for the newly organized Philippine Internet Service Organization (PISO) to oppose mandatory phone metering for the landlines. At that time Digitel was already metered when the facility was purchased by the Gokongwei group. PLDT wanted to follow suit then the others even Bayantel where I came from as the AVP for legal. Initially we failed as the NTC under Commissioner S. Kintanar allowed PLDT the license while the oppositor was still to present evidence/ Eventually when President Erap Estrada got elected, we brought the issue before the DOTC headed by Secretary Jun Rivera who recommended our request to stop mandatory phone metering. Imagine if this metering was approved we will not have e-commerce and rampant internet use as today. We argued the experience in Spain and other states that had metered and practically killed e-commerce.
Now with the packet switches technology eventually even cellphone use will not be metered
according PLDT and Smart group. Great.
I was able to have our radio show build its own website and hosted by nsclub.net. listen to 104.3 fm monday to friday from 6 to 8 am . this is broadcasters bureau talk show
for eleven years.
When I ran for Congress nsclub.net hosted my Congressional website.
More than a year ago I have built my own website in www.adrian.i.ph
I meet clients and new readers online. Yesterdays one internet day was a reunion with Manny Amador who is in Cebu. I met Maoui Arroyo a funny intelligent young lady who is into biotechnology she has her Manilenya blog.
Bomacorporation.com Quinnie Ann, and the Yes payments with Ms Chua, Epldts products
Great day.
Hi Adrian. Thank you very much for stopping by.
Posted by Janette Toral at September 26, 2006, 10:30 pmAll comments are moderated. Your comments will not appear here unless approved by the blog owner. Thank you.
Hi Adrian. Thank you very much for stopping by yesterday. Look forward in catching up with you again soon.
Posted by Janette Toral at September 21, 2006, 3:58 am