PinnedMarcha PatrioticaExploring the Soundtrack of Philippine History — Today is the 123rd commemoration of the Philippines’ independence from Spain. I just finished Manuel L. Quezon III’s inaugural podcast episode of The Explainer, reviving his old show that presented current events contextualized by history, which aired on the the ANC Channel from 2016–2018. The podcast was aptly timed to…Philippine Independence2 min readPhilippine Independence2 min read
Published in MEDIFI·Jul 7, 2020The Pandemic is the Mother of Telehealth AdoptionHow the quarantine convinced healthcare professionals to embrace consulting from home. — Healthcare Anywhere and the Psychology of Risk When we launched MEDIFI in late 2015, the digital health industry was really taking off. As we set out to provide a telehealth and teleconsultation platform to a Philippine market that sorely needed it, the benefits to both patients and doctors seemed inarguable. What patient wouldn’t want the ability to…Telehealth4 min readTelehealth4 min read
Published in #StartupPH Chronicles·Jun 28, 2019Wireless Broadband, On DemandThe Story of Airborne Access, a Band of Brothers, and How Fortune Favors the Beer Drinker. — The following is the first chapter of The Finishers, a book published in 2017 that told the stories of 18 founders and the startups they built, ran, and exited. Among the startups featured in the book include Sulit, Anino Games, Hey Kuya, Chikka, MyProperty.ph, and Socialytics. …Wifi21 min readWifi21 min read
Jun 12, 2019Daniel M. Fajardo, a Revolutionary in the FamilyAn account by my great-grandfather of the Battle of Zapote Bridge against the Spanish, and other events in Las Piñas, Cavite, and Manila at the start of the Philippine revolt against Spain. — The following is an account by my great-grandfather, Daniel Mateo Fajardo, of the events he witnessed or had been part of, immediately after the pivotal Cry of Pugad Lawin. The events recounted occurred when he had just turned 18. The manuscript was found by my cousin, Virnaliz Casimiro Fajardo, among…Las Piñas7 min readLas Piñas7 min read
Published in The Full Stack Dispatch·Jul 15, 2014Setting up Vim for Arduinosyntax highlighting, in-editor compile/deploy, & serial port monitoring — If you’re used to Vim, you’ll soon find Arduino’s IDE to be somewhat cumbersome and counter intuitive. To make Vim work with your Arduino sketches, there are essentially three aspects we need to consider; syntax, compiling and uploading your code to the micro controller, and access to the serial terminal. The Requisites …Arduino3 min readArduino3 min read
Published in #StartupPH Chronicles·May 10, 2014Your accelerator program just ended…and you’ve run out of cash. — I’m the program director for a Manila based startup accelerator program called Launchgarage which is jointly run by Proudcloud and Kickstart Ventures. Most accelerator programs have varying durations of 3 to 12 months. Ours is a 5-month program At the end of a program, startups would either be… 1. generating…3 min read3 min read
