BISROCK: Cebu's Original Music

Five years ago, Bisrock became Cebu's number one music genre and became an ambassador towards the promotion of Cebuano's culture countrywide. This was a major attempt of the Cebuanos to create a new style of music through the imaginative minds of local bands. These bands are usually composed of students and bystanders who aims to become icons and role models of their generation.


Here are some of the best BisRock songs:


Gugmang Giatay by The Ambassadors


Bisan Pa by Wet Slipperz


Chinita by Assembly Language


Nasud Ko sung by different BisRock artists. The best song of them all! This is a tribute to Cebu and to the beloved country, Philippines.

Php18.00 Wage Hike for Central Visayas: NOW Nah!

Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in Central Visayas (RTWPB-7) said yesterday that the Php18.00 wage increase is going to take effect starting today (September 1, 2010). 


After the information was published last August 17 by Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7), the said wage order took 15 days to effect.


However, various industries scrutinize the said order because of the current economic status.

Cebu's IT and BPO Industry assessed by Tholons

Tholon's, an advisory company on global outsourcing and investments, in cooperation with  Cebu Investment Promotions Center, government, and industry was conducting an assessment of Cebu's talent pool.  This was done via on-line tests which was conducted on August 8, Sunday at 3:30-6:00pm at Room 230, 2nd Floor Main Building, UC-Banilad, Arch. Reyes St., Banilad, Cebu City (in front of Country Mall).

The results of this assessment will be used in determining where the IT industry of Cebu is now, including it's IT human resources, and help develop a roadmap for Cebu that will develop further Cebu's IT and BPO industry. Various schools and companies in Cebu attended the activity.

I was sent to the said assessment and was a little bit disappointed. I cannot successfully entered their examination page and was advised to transfer from one computer to another. However, it took me more than five times (changing computer) and more than half an hour to gain access. According to the proctor, the reason behind that issue was the slow internet connection used in the facility. Well, that was actually acceptable.

The examination contains reading comprehension and grammar, problem solving and mathematical calculations, and program code tracing. The most challenging part of the test was its strict time limitation. The time limit of those first two tests were enough. But, in program code tracing test, the limit was impossible! Maybe the time was miscalculated. Some of my workmates weren't able to take the last test because the system automatically sent the results skipping the last one.

The results of the assessment will be sent to the respective participating schools, companies and others.