First week at work

Dear Family,

I’ve just finished my first week at ABS-CBN/Newsbreak, where I am currently working as a writer/desk person at their online news site.

It’s nice because our cubicles are located just a few feet away from the TV news studio where they regularly tape morning, noon, mid-noon, and evening newscasts. So I regularly get to see news anchors like Ricky Carandang (who has a very soothing voice), Tina Monzon Palma, Lynda Jumilla, and Henry Omaga-Diaz milling about the newsroom, or doing their spiels in front of the camera. Sometimes I bump into major news reporters in the bathroom or on the way into the office.

In rare instances when I have to run to another building, I get to ride with some celebrities on the elevator.

Anyway, I’ve been assigned to the Nation, Regions, and Metro sections so I get to write a healthy dose of current events all over the country, from local crimes to national headlines (national crimes?).

Since it’s an online news site, we have to be quick and are given information by TV news reporters, radio reports, and live interviews covered by the news channel. So I basically report on news reports, this is why all of the articles, unless I got all the information myself, are not credited to me.

There are some instances however, when I get to interview sources firsthand, and that’s always a great experience. If you want to check out some of the stories I’ve written in full or in part, do check out some of the links below. It’s also a nice way I think to see all the goings-on in the country. hehe.

And please check out the news website as well!

Hope everyone’s well!

Sincerely,

Tin

Nation Links:

Villa Ignacio to Ombudsman: I am staying put
Joker: Palace should scrap VFA
Kin of alleged car thieves in EDSA ‘rubout’ file complaints
NGOs issue Balay Kalinaw agenda
Chiz: WB to adopt RP procurement law
Ombudsman says probe focus on gov’t officials
Senate backpedals, invites WB exec to ‘technical briefing’
Some Filipino WW2 vets may not get lump sum: official
Some Pinoy war veterans unhappy with US stimulus benefits
CHED: Almost all universities not hiking tuition fees this year

Metro Links:
Man’s chopped body parts found in Caloocan, QC
Guard kills self over love troubles
Boy brutally killed, mutilated body dumped in vacant lot

Regions Links:
Cagayan artists stages nude protest for nature
LGUs push for organic farming
Panlilio: Can’t stop jueteng without Palace’s help
Negros jail officers subjected to drug tests
Sumilao farmers march again… for CARP

Christmas 2008/ New Year 2009

Hi guys, this is the belated post for what happened over the holidays.

As usual, we had plenty of food, and lots of fun. We were almost complete, having the Leungs (with a brief visit from Mrs. Nita Rilloraza and an extended one from Tita Mary Leung, the current mah-jong champion), the Andy Fillers (Basti and Nikki came home in time for New Year’s day), the Servandos, the Peter Fillers (Mikey came home from work after Christmas), and of course, Atty. Manoling Chan and family. It was cold, about 11 degrees in Baguio. Ate K and Tito M also made the holidays quite fun. We had a lot of picnics, mahjong games, and many other food-related activities. Peter and Yvette Filler also opened a new convenience store right at our doorstep, and opened a few weeks before Christmas and is doing very well. We also had the annual Filler-Bautista golf tournament on December 27, and we are very happy to announce that the Fillers won again this year, a runaway win! And we celebrated it at Cantinetta in John Hay, the restaurant that Nanette Filler manages. We had good fun and good food, definitely. For New Year’s Eve, the family hired a pianist who could sing and play many tunes, and everyone was happy dancing and singing as we waited for the New Year. Miggy Servando also celebrated his 10th birthday on January 1.

All in all, it was another very blessed Christmas and New Year’s.

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Freddie Fillers in the Philippines

Here are some pictures of the family going out to dinner at Bonifacio High Street with Tito Freddie and family.

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