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Another historic event in the making in the Congress while I am doing this blog. Well I hope that signing up for this will not just be historical but also historic in economic returns, let see.  I saw at facebook's friends status update about churpchurp, so joining the bandwagon am reposting info about it here in my blog. And the Ombudsman is impeached! Her case will now be sent to the Senate for trial! Anyway going back...  This is from the blog of the company with the link here - http://ph.churpchurp.com/blog/2010/12/04/churpchurp-is-now-in-the-philippines/     CHURPCHURP IS NOW IN THE PHILIPPINES! Hi Future Churpies! ChurpChurp is now in the Philippines! ChurpChurp is indeed a community of Social Media influencers and we’d like you to be part of it! Sign up now and be among the first among your peers to pick up the latest news, personalize it and share it to your friends and followers all over your social media networks. As a community, we’ll be ...

I am joining a Bloggers Association here in the Philippines. The official name is still being finalized. Also, Filipino expats and OFWs find "national" (for a National Bloggers Assoc.) as limiting and may not encompass their global presence.   I previously worked for an NGO that emphasizes the importance of CO – community organizing. We help communities organize themselves, train leaders and identify issues in their community.  Organizing is a form of empowerment especially among marginalized groups who are uneducated, poor, lacking of resources, does not have connections. The only leverage they have to be listened to and have their issue addressed is through their organized force in their effort to lobby, negotiate and meet face to face those who are in power. I have seen urban poor leaders that we have trained consummate their community issues. Their initiative and effort of organizing  their communities and effecting change in their lives and making their settlement...