Hello fellow patriots!
Medyo matagal-tagal na rin since the last time na nabuksan ang fan mail ni Ate Charing sa Barrio Post Office. Eh kasi naman busy na yung mga nagbabantay sa Barrio Hall sa pangangampanya ng kani-kanilang presidentiables kaya napabayaan na ang pagbubukas ng fan mail. Hello?
Nananawagan ako sa mga tanod at tanodress ng barrio, where art thou? Sandamakmak na ang mga unread mails?
Anyway, sa mga hindi pa nakakaalam, nagbibigay din po ng payo at solusyon sa inyong mga problema si Ate Charing. Mga problemang hindi niyo masolusyunan or …

That’s right! Buy me a beer at the WordCamp Raleigh 2010 in North Carolina because Barrio Siete is a proud sponsor of the WordCamp Raleigh 2010.
I was just sent an invitation to attend the WordCamp in San Francisco, California. I received the invite today, just now well, kanina.
Unfortunately, the said WordCamp is scheduled on May 1. Bummer!!! I could have visited my brother in San Francisco at the same time! And of course, I could have made some charity work in De Castro hahaha!!! I’d like to teach a few …

Summer na ngayon at doble ang sobrang init dito sa Barrio Siete at sa buong Pilipinas dahil na rin sa init na dala ng upcoming presidential elections. Ilang tulog na lang ‘di ba at rarampa ka na sa iyong suking polling place at boboto sa iyong suking presinto. Teka, alam mo na ba kung anong presinto ka na-assign? Well, kung hindi pa, basahin ang post na ito ni La Kapitana nang hindi ka aanga-anga sa Mayo 10. Okay?
Meanwhile, eto na naman po at ginugulo tayo ni Eklat. Nagpadala ng telegrama …

Madalas pag-usapan dito sa barrio ang nalalapit na eleksyon sa Mayo. Halos 90% na yata ng articles dito ay may kinalaman sa pulitika eh. Palagi na lang si Noynoy, Manny Villar, at Dick Gordon. Kung napag-uusapan man ang ibang kandidato sa pagka-pangulo or pangalawang-pangulo ay hindi masyado kumpara sa tatlong nabanggit ko na. Anyway, dahil diyan, nandito po ang isang open letter na aking ipinadala kay Ate Charing.
Dear Ate Charing,
Hello. Kamusta ka na Ate? Nakalabas ka na ba sa rehab? Matagal na rin kitang hindi nadadalaw sa palengke. Medyo busy …

Hello mga friendship!
Kamusta na kayo? How’s your vacation? Well, if you ask me, eto at medyo kakulay ko na ang puwet ng kaldero sa aming kusina sa sobrang itim dahil nababad ang inyong lingkod sa araw noong nakaraang semana santa. Hindi dahil sa ako ay nagbakasyon kundi dahil nagbenta po ako ng mga kakanin at isdang tuyo sa talipapa ng barrio. You know naman, maraming turista kapag semana santa kaya sinamantala ko na ang pagkakataon to earn extra. Hahaha!
Anyway, tulad ng nakasulat sa pamagat ng post na ito, nabigyan po …

Barrio Siete (B7), the Philippines’ fastest rising blog gives way to Dona Victorina for the top spot of Top Blogs Philippines’ Politics Category.
We’ve said our piece and we will remain vigilant in warning everyone in Pinoy blogosphere about spam blogs, bogus blogs and hate blogs.
We are not a political blog.
Nag-kakape-kape lang kami dito and chatting with one another on various topics ranging from how cute our La Kapitana is, to how we can achieve World Peace.

Translation: We’re just cute.
The true political blogs in the Philippines are Manuel L. …

I received this news via Barrio Siete post office about Bermuda immigration minister David Burch, who made an offensive and generalized comments against Filipinas in Bermuda:
The Filipino community is to confront Immigration Minister David Burch after claiming he has made “offensive” remarks about women.
The Association of Filipinos in Bermuda (AFB) is to meet next week to issue a statement countering the Minister’s comments, while Dominicans are also understood to be upset at Senator Burch’s remarks at a press conference.
The Senator this week announced new visa requirements for citizens of the …

Reyna Elena, currently the holder of the longest title ever in Pinoy Blogosphere has yet been awarded with another title by Amiel Aguilar Cabanlig’s Pugita site. They have just awarded me the title: “The World’s Dumbest Blogger!”
And “The World’s Dumbest Blogger!” just beat the crap out of Amiel Aguilar Cabanlig and thrashed his blogs on the sideline officially making Barrio Siete as the # 1 Political Blog in the Philippines!
Here goes!

Oh!
… and we’re not even a political blog!
BUT?!
We are now.
Feed my attention deficit syndrome people! I need some bloody …

Adam Corolla is a struggling Italian-American radio host. And like so many radio host who wants instant fame, they look for their victim that they could lash out for that popularity. End result of course would be high radio ratings where they could charge higher advertising rates. See the connection?
Adam Carolla’s target was Manny Pacquiao. Yes, our boxing icon Manny Pacquiao who we don’t want to be in politics. He was calling him illiterate and for implying that the Philippines is a nation of whores!
Adam Carolla made a name as …

(Image from Newsweek)
During the term of Richard Gordon as mayor of Olongapo City, there were at least 26 cases of “salvagings” or summary executions that victimized at least 28 people. The killings were believed to have been made to cleanse the city of undesirable elements and maintain its allure as the center for the R & R of US servicemen.
Olongapo officials dismissed such as “isolated incidents involving hardened criminals whose death were mainly due to gang rivalry”, it is a matter of public record that the victims were mostly …

(Photo Credits: CNN)
Why do I suspect that Amiel Aguilar Cabanlig is employing astroturfing technique in his blog Dona Victorina? Well, our lesson for today is: HOW DO YOU SPOT ASTROTURFERS?! Or better yet: Is Amiel Aguilar Cabanlig employing astroturfing in his Dona Victorina blog? Let me show you my empirical studies!
“Astroturfing” is the act of trying to boost one’s image online with fake comments and paid-for review.”
Ang Paul Farol kasi binubuko si Amiel Aguilar Cabanlig who said in one of his hate entries, that Reyna Elena and Barrio Siete have …

How to earn credibility in blogging

First. Give it up. Ang kulet nyo! I truly have no interest in joining your money problems with Dona Victorina people, Amiel Aguilar Cabanlig, Belo Clinic or whoever else or anyone in your line-up of former friends. I don’t know anyone of you nor do I have any connections with you people. Sa susunod, wag nyo kasing sinasamba ang pyramid, kung pyramid man ang nakita nyo. Hindi yan simbahan.

Second. When you give PEACE and it has been accepted, you make good your word, otherwise baka …

Ladies, gentlemen and in-betweens, have a sit, because this will be the longest State of the Barrio Address in our Barangay Hall.
I will address, respond, rebut and hopefully bring world peace to this nasty blogwar between the DV Group and B7, specifically, Reyna Elena and the founder of Dona Victorina.
Let me start with the easy ones:

Delfin Montano – Reyna Elena has no relationship whatsoever with DM and no matter how hard the founder of Dona Victorina tries to connect DM with RE, it won’t work.

Rain Barnido – Do …

As you all know dear readers, I wrote an e-mail to Jollibee regarding my concern on the missing special barbecue sauce that goes with my ex-favourite Jollibee Chicken Barbecue. Read it here and the Barrio Siete article here.
Guess what. I actually received an e-mail from them.
Ang saya-saya ‘di ba?
NOT!

Here’s the reply that I received from them:
On Thu Mar 16th, 2010 3:47 PM PHT jollibee care wrote:
Dear Ma’am / Sir,
We would like to acknowledge your e-mail dated March 12,2010. We are saddened by the unfortunate experience you had at Jollibee. Please …

This post is dedicated to the men, women and gays who are constantly attacking my other balay, Barrio Siete.

You inspire me to make this very timely tribute.
Within the next few days, I will be celebrating my 3rd anniversary since I created this humble blog and I thank you for your continued patronage. Without you my dear readers, I would be nothing and my colleagues in Barrio Siete especially La Kapitana wouldn’t have noticed me. I have learned a lot from blogging but the most important experiences I have had so …

Dear Friends,
The Philippines in 2008 became the first Asean country to enact a milestone renewable energy law, which mandated both renewable portfolio standards and feed-in tariffs for wind, solar, biomass, small hydro, and ocean power. The RENEWABLES GLOBAL STATUS REPORT cited the Philippines as one of only 46 countries with such law in 2009.
Just last month, February, the Department of Energy (DOE) awarded 112 service contracts for the development of renewable energy sources, with investments expected to reach as much as P66.8 billion. The 112 service contracts are expected to …

This is an open letter to my all-time favourite food chain. Because I believe that eating should always be a worthwhile experience. Oo, big deal sa akin ito.
Dear Jollibee,
First of all, thank you for making my pamangkins happy.
They love you so much especially Zoe who insists on celebrating her birthday with you every year.
I wrote because of a very important decision you made that made me unhappy.
I love chicken. I love your Chickenjoy. Super. But ever since Jollibee Chicken Barbecue came out in the market, it has been my favourite …

BLOG is defined as “usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries” . wikipedia
People have different reasons why they blog for the same reason that people have different realities. But I am not interested about other reasons why they BLOG. I will speak for myself and I suppose some if not majority of trying-hard bloggers share the same reasons with …

Cable T.V., the internet, and iPhones have made Hollywood accessible with just a click of a button. And, unfortunately, these type of entertainment is also readily available to our children and could very well replace the roles of parents. Many are misled by the glamorous and dysfunctional lives of celebrities and “gangsters,” tagged as “real”, that it has become difficult for our youth to recognize their value in society and behave as citizens of the world. And with both mom and dad working in this present-day family, children are left behind and are very vulnerable to negative influences. (Many boys believe that real men should walk and talk like gangsters. And many girls think that “real men” have the right to treat them badly). And, working with the youth with psychiatric and behavioral challenges, it has become apparent to me that children that have received poor, or none, parenting are more susceptible to behavioral, emotional, cognitive, and social problems.

Last week, I had the opportunity to be a positive role model at my children’s elementary school through an initiative called WatchDOGS(Dads Of Great Students), a volunteer program that encourages fathers to bring positive male influences and security back in the school environment…

By: Fehm Malaluan

Photo Credits: Fehm Malaluan/LP FB

“Habang ako’y nag-aayos ng kanta sa laptop ng aking mama ay may isang di inaasahang pangyayari sa aking buhay at kahit ako’y magkaapo ay aking ibabahagi ang kwentong ito sa kanila. Marahil di ko naisip sa buong buhay ko na mararanasan ko ang ganitong pangyayari di ko inisip na maari pero hangang panaginip na lang siguro…
Ito nga habang nag-aayos ako ng kanta sa laptop ay ka-text ko rin ang aking kaibigan dito sa fb na si William, at habang magkatext kami ay napatawag …

There’s so much that we in B7 would like to share you all in terms of collective blogging, pramis. In fact, I even begged to the bones and asked Annalyn if we could write an article, back to back sa Manila Bulletin mula front page hanggang dun sa Classified Ads, namura tuloy ako!
But really, if you are thinking of forming a collective blog, ma-trabaho sya. You need three P’s. Pasensya, pasensya, pasensya. But in my mind, here are some key success factors that I know, based on experience:

First, all of …

Thinking of being a blogger? Touch political topics? Show your political color?
Be warned in the jungle. It’s Jurassic Park in Pinoy blogosphere, with dark characters roaming the grounds run by dark societies. I am by no means discouraging you to be a blogger, but consider my short movie presentation…
Reyna Elena has another stalker fan who follows me around. First, he blogged about my delicious affair with an emperor.

Angry with my presidential choice, he turned me into a pig. A freak one. How did I know? He was very nice to …

From Engr. Jojo:
I am speaking as an Agrarian Reform Program Officer, SDO is a LEGAL provision of the law (RA 6657) or COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM LAW OF 1988 at saka hindi ito ipinipilit, in fact dalawang beses nag conduct ng Plebiscite sa HLI separately conducted by DAR and PARC, the latter is chaired by then President FVR. The first plebiscite was conducted by DAR to feel the pulse of HLI Workers after series of Orientations and consultation conducted on them, the second was confirmatory, the results: 92% and 94% respectively.
Alam …

By: Trixie Cruz-Angeles

This March, in celebration of Women’s Month, I will be featured in a men’s magazine known for its racy and sexy photos. So before the issue will come out, and before someone thinks that I have given up my law practice for a more salacious career let me tell you this in advance.
I am one of the women whose pictures appear in FHM’s tenth anniversary edition. Comparatively speaking I have more clothes on than most of the women in it, so before the naysayers start speculating, I’m stating …

There’s another blog who just joined the fray or should I say, rescue the blogs of shamers Brian Gorrel and Dona Victorina who are no match to Barrio Siete? Well, read on with my analintek review. But for now, let’s congratulate this blogger for a very nice Alexa ranking who beats out Barrrio Siete. It’s a blog by one “celebrity” according to Eric. I honestly have no clue who they are! Hahaha! So, if I mixed up some names (the Mo or the Mojo or the Mo Twister of whoever! …