By J. Irving with pbmza9891 In a Viber group I’m part of, members uphold the “Vow of Omerta” – what’s seen and heard stays there. However, one discussion warrants clarification to correct a misimpression that has since spilled onto Facebook. A member expressed disappointment in Secretary Ed Año (PMA Matikas Class of 1983), accusing him […]
By: bimabeza.blogspot.com God didn’t promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way. Disappointments are like road humps, they slow you down a bit but you enjoy the smooth road afterward. Don’t stay on the humps too long. […]
By Cav Domingo C Carbonell Jr ‘80 “Not the triumph but the struggle” …this phrase was the dedication of Jose “Jun” Ramos Briones, Jr., above is his picture in our class year book “The Sword 1980 ” . I think it clearly describes what he had gone thru during our cadet days which metamorphosized him […]
By J. Irving At AFP-Computer Systems Center (CSC), workstations on our table are called “dumb” computers. It won’t work unless the IBM 4341 mainframe is running. Being adept with mainframes, I was recruited to join OJ2 (the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence) in 1992 – the arrival of the IBM ES9000 […]
“He should rightly divide and must understand the definitions and distinct differences of cybersecurity, cybercrime, cyberdefense, cyberwarfare and information security.” BGen Nicolas Ojeda ‘77 Signal Corps (Ret), the former co-chair of NCIAC. Published in the Cavalier Magazine, Oct-Dec2024 Issue (pages 45-47) By J. Irving Now, I can fully retire and let this article be my […]
(The Cavalier Magazine, July-September 2024 Issue) By J. Irving Why do people say nice things to a person only during his funeral and not while he was alive? Why would I give tribute to a man who did not graduate from my Alma Mater? I remember the story of a motherless mistah, an only child. […]
Ducky said, “We die twice: first, when our bodies stopped and then, when our stories about us stopped being told.” (from the TV Series NCIS) By Blue Lomeda We are gathered here tonight to remember a man and let our memory of him live forward in the generations to come. Wawa’s heart stopped at […]
“When a brother dies suddenly and unexpected, we not only lost one of our greatest supports but also our confidence and footing in life!” Anonymous ——— Bye for now, Manoy Bebong! We will all meet again in a better place the Lord has promised us – where there is no pain and sickness! Mama, Papa, […]
By J. Irving On April 9, the country will celebrate the “Day of Valor”, officially known as “Araw ng Kagitingan” – to commemorate the heroism of Filipinos and American Soldiers during the fall of Bataan against the Japanese in World War II, which led to the infamous “Bataan Death March”. The Day-of-Valor does not celebrate […]
By J. Irving I am writing this blog with the hope of reaching a wider audience and to convey what I failed to mention in the forum. The 17th of January 2024, a Wednesday, was the second day of the cybersecurity conference hosted by Stratbase ADR Institute in collaboration with the Embassy of Canada in […]
From Charlie Company 