I was still in the Army when I was part of the group of visionaries from the Signal Corps who foresaw what was coming. We have conceptualized and forwarded the creation of the Army Signal Regiment (ASR), which is, until now, probationary. The move is still being met with resistance and suspicion that Signal Officers […]
I have to start with the definition of terms. I hope, you already have the idea what cyber is. It is anything relating to computers or the internet, even to smart gadgets controlled by programs or remote controls running through networks. When we come to the words security and defense, many IT practitioner in the […]
By J. Irving In one of those tiring lectures, I told my office students that the default passwords to their computers were set initially for them to key-in the word “password”. Once they are inside, they can change it to a better password that is hard to crack. There was an elderly lady employee who […]
CTTO 1. Do not retire. If you’re over-aged, retire and get all the benefits but find another income-generating job or open a business that will keep you active physically and mentally. Travel and bond with true friends, play a sport, learn a new hobby and volunteer in your community or parish. Don’t loaf around. Your […]
Five years after the birth of our 2nd son, my wife gave birth to a baby girl. She looked so fragile. As a father, I still have no idea, training nor any reference manuals how to be a good parent. I relied on instincts and how my parents treated me. For my daughter, I experimented […]
Have you ever noticed during graduation exercises the guest of honour is referred as “Keynote Speaker”? This is evidently written at the stage backdrop and on the invitation programme handouts. One time when I was the Chief-of-Staff of TRADOC, I overheard my boss, then MGen Cardozo M. Luna, who was the “Keynote Speaker” at the […]
Disclaimer: my wife might have copied some words from the internet but she found the perfect words to deliver her message. [To quote] Hello Everyone! I am the Tita color Blue of Ada! This will be my intimate gift to you Patoy and Sarah. What I can give you is what I have learned over […]
He was the company commander of the 33rd Infantry Battalion who rescued Bishop Escaler of Ipil. With his leadership and courageous actions, “At 2 p.m. Feb. 25, 1985 deadline for the safe conduct passes given the negotiators by the military, a company of soldiers routed the 11 kidnappers in a surprise attack on the banks […]
First of all, a Signal Officer never becomes a general in the Army. He has to compete with the Navy and Air Force for a position at GHQ. He can never be a 3-star, much more the Chief-of-Staff. The best he can get is a 2-star, if he has still time when the J6 retires. […]
While traveling from Makati to Quezon City along EDSA, you can see the neon sign above a building but now partly covered by huge billboards. It says, “JESUS SAVES!” Do you know what is the meaning of that sign? During a Java Programming contest, 2 finalist were left on stage, named: Jesus and Lucifer. While […]
From Charlie Company 