Noemi Lardizabal-Dado

Wednesday, 04 November 2009 08:30 AM

Noemi, Project Editor of Blog Watch and features editor of Philippine Online Chronicles is a 52 year old mother to three kids and is married to Atty. Luis H. Dado.

She loved being a full time mother and homemaker after retiring as a Researcher/Consultant from the UP Institute for Small Scale Industries in 1987. Now that her children are all college graduates, she devotes her time to grief support, blogging, new media events and using her blogs to promote online advocacies.

Her personal blog is at aboutmyrecovery.com, which garnered numerous awards such as Best Website, Blog Category during the 9th and 10th Philippine Web Awards. Her blog also won in the Blog- Personal Category of the DigitalFilipino.com Web Awards 2007 and Globelines Broadband Family Blog Award (in honor of family-oriented blogging) 2007 Philippine Blog Award. Globe recently recognized her as Digital Elder in the 2009 Philippine Blog Award.

She got training on Covering Elections in the Era of Internet and Automation from Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), with support from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) last August 26-29, 2009.

Her only political background is during her college days as member of UP Diliman's first student council during martial law in 1977. She does not aspire for any political position whether by appointment or election. She is not affiliated to any political party or supports any presidential candidate as of this writing. Politician/candidates-friends include Pia Cayetano and Danilo Lim. She does not intend to share publicly on whom to vote for the 2010 elections. Character, competency and clear platforms of the candidate will be her basis

Her political views range from conservative to liberal.

Profile as of January 29, 2010.

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Articles by Noemi Lardizabal-Dado

All in the family: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
09 March 2010 Who would have thought her net satisfaction rating would fall to -38% as president? Her plunging…
You’re registered, but can you vote?
07 March 2010 There is a disclaimer on the site: Data is based on the submissions of our field election offic…
Emergency power crisis in Mindanao--fertilizer fund scam part 2
06 March 2010 Signing contracts for generator sets need close presidential supervision? That is the job of the p…
Why GMA
05 March 2010 Now, before you scoff at the idea, you need to answer a very simple question: is Gloria Macapagal-…
The winnability factor
03 March 2010 I hear it from friends too. “Dick Gordon is in my short list but maybe I won’t vote for him be…
How to select a candidate to vote for as president
27 February 2010 I discovered two bloggers who developed methods to evaluate and select a candidate to vote for as …
Toe the line, Mike Defensor
27 February 2010 To prove to everyone that he was the real deal, he invited the fine people of Blog Watch and yours…
Popularity is no assurance that people will vote for you
26 February 2010 Brigadier General Danilo Lim’s awareness is just a tad higher than Atty. Alexander Lacson’s 33…
The 1990’s group: re-shaping the Philippine political landscape
26 February 2010 Unknown to many, Mike Defensor was detained during the Cory years. He was championing the repeal o…
All in the family: Bongbong Marcos
22 February 2010 This “All in the family” series will feature three children of former presidents of the Phil…
The Millennium Development Goals as election issues
18 February 2010 The Philippines is still off-track in more than 40 percent of the 21 indicators of the MDGs accord…
The use of social media in covering this election
16 February 2010 I use technologies. I love gadgets. With technologies available, I use social media. I am also a…
Aware of the party-list system?
12 February 2010 The party-list system, also called sectoral representation, was passed in 1998 under Republic Act …
Be worthy of your right to vote
09 February 2010 What does it take to be worthy of your right to vote? What makes a more responsible voter? These…
A chat with Noynoy Aquino
07 February 2010 Blog entries on Noynoy intervi…
Manny Villar considers bloggers as the medium of the future
03 February 2010 As we continued to sip our coffee, Villar continued on, “and I now say, this (new media) is im…
Come fellow OFWs, vote with us!
02 February 2010 This is a call for our collective voice in the 2010 election. We encourage all Overseas Filipino…
The seductive nature of power
31 January 2010 Karina David is the Former Civil Service Commission Chairperson and speaker of “The Power To App…
100 Days and 100 ways till May 10, 2010
29 January 2010 Some of us support a candidate this early but it pays to make the decision on informed choices. Wi…
The vision of the Transformers: an educated-based citizenry
22 January 2010 Here in Blog Watch, we invite the presidential candidates to discuss with us their vision for 2010…
Nick Perlas and his revolution: transcending one's social class
20 January 2010 The story of Nicanor Perlas is no story of a Che Guevarra nor a Joma Sison. He neither dabbled in …
The man and the mission
14 January 2010 Blogwatch.ph invited me to cover their meeting with Gibo and being a journalist, I felt obliged. A…
Gibo Teodoro: galing at talino
13 January 2010 Gibo Teodero 1 blogwatch ph's Podcast Gibo Teodero 2 blogwatc…
Media corruption and payola
10 January 2010 Newsrooms were to pay their way. That meant, shouldering the cost of coverage during the el…
The entrepreneurial revolution of Manny Villar
06 January 2010 How does he plan to achieve it? 1. Changing the banking system to ensure the flow of credit to th…
Yasmin Busran-Lao on gender equality, peace, good governance
05 January 2010 "I have to walk my advocacy. It is important to redefine the playing field of politics." {youtube…
2010 criteria- coherent platform, clear vision, character, competency
02 January 2010 Just like the selection process when choosing a spouse – or for that matter, a presidential cand…
What I look for in a president
30 December 2009 I listened to my children, the hope of this country’s future. They do have a point. I reflecte…
Happy holidays, Blog Watch readers
24 December 2009 Enjoy our holiday video greeting.
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Nick Perlas on New Politics
23 December 2009 On the other hand, despite having possessed the requirements provided under law, the candidates' c…
Recording and reportorial requirements (Part 3)
11 December 2009 Vera Files reported that “Mikey declared campaign expenses of P483,000 in 2004 and P552,876.15 i…
GMA election a “massacre of RP democracy”--BGen. Lim
06 December 2009 With a heavy heart, I grieved when Nonoy died on September 27, 2009 and as I delivered my eulo…
Understanding the Automated Election System
04 December 2009 The survey was done when Voter's Education on poll automation was just beginning to take place. …
What are the Lawful Expenses of a Candidate? (Part 2)
02 December 2009 The second series is the Expenditure Side of Election Finance. I bet some of you have seen it befo…
Do you know where candidates get their campaign funds? (Part 1)
30 November 2009 You need to know that your candidates are transparent in Election Campaign sourcing and the true…
Platforms and motherhood statements
28 November 2009 He nodded in agreement and pretty soon we started to discuss the pros and cons of the presidenti…
Nick Perlas on platforms and the Ampatuan (Maguindano) Massacre
25 November 2009 ( edit - I changed the title 5 hours after I posted this commentary. Mindanaon in Twitter insists …
Know your candidate's campaign spending
23 November 2009
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Look beyond survey results
17 November 2009 2. Ibon Survey shows that Noynoy ranked first for both survey items, with a percentage of 22.…
Challenges in the Automated Election process
11 November 2009 A number of tasks are not in place. What are the challenges facing Comelec as of November 11, 200…
How to Vote in An Automated Election (Updated 02/10/10)
06 November 2009 Step 1- Go to your precinct on May 10 There will be about 37,062 voting centers and 74,427 cluste…
Noynoy tops 3Q 2009 SWS
23 October 2009 Every quarter, this uncomissioned national survey asked 1,200 randomly selected Filipino citizens …