Author: Robert "Bob" Reyes

Mozilla Rep | Localizer | Aviation Professional Bob is a Mozilla Representative (ReMo) Mentor from Makati City, Philippines. He is the Lead Localizer for the Tagalog Firefox and Firefox OS Projects. He is a graduate of BS Computer Science and was an aviation professional. He is currently an IT Consultant to big companies in the field of telecommunications, broadcast and aviation in the Philippines. He is the General Manager & Chief Technology Officer of TurfSite Web Services. He plays the piano, develops desktop & mobile applications, does plane spotting (photography) during his free time. He is dad to Robyn Andi Xeon and Bea Gaia Haswell.
Mozilla Reps News Regional

MozillaPH Governance Structure Formalized with the MozillaPH Council Launch

Robert "Bob" Reyes
The Mozilla Philippines Community (MozillaPH) has been operating as the local arm of the global non-profit Mozilla, makers of the Firefox web browser and other awesome web stuff, for more than a decade now. From 2009, MozillaPH had three (03) Community Managers: Regnard Raquedan, Eusebio “Jun” Barrun, Jr., and Faye Tandog. When the last Community Manager left the organization a couple of years ago, the MozillaPH, as a community, has been operating under the guidance of existing Mozilla Reps, active… Read the rest
Firefox News

Firefox 89 Lands in the Philippines

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Mabuhay! Mozilla Firefox 89 landed on the shores of the Philippines last night (please do update your Firefox installation if you still haven’t so). In tonight’s edition of the MozillaPH Office Hours, we discussed what’s new with this latest major release of our favorite browser. Members of the MozillaPH leadership also shared some of Firefox’s features that they love. Firefox 89 sports a fresher look, designed to get users where they want to go even faster. This version of Firefox… Read the rest
News Privacy

MozillaPH Shortlisted as Finalist at the Privacy Awareness Week Awards 2021

Robert "Bob" Reyes
During the recently held 4th Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) online last 27-28 May 2021, organized by the National Privacy Commission (NPC), the Mozilla Philippines Community (MozillaPH) emerged as a finalist at the first-ever PAW Awards 2021. With this year’s theme of “Valuing Privacy in the Time of Digital Transformation: Protecting Filipinos. Promoting Economic Recovery. Building Trust,” the annual national celebration aims to emphasize the role of data privacy and protection to harness opportunities in the fast-growing digital economy and to… Read the rest
Firefox Localization News

Tagalog Lands in Firefox for Android Beta

Robert "Bob" Reyes
If you are using the Beta edition of Firefox for Android, we have awesome news for you: Tagalog is now part of the language options in the Beta edition of the mobile browser. In September 2020, the Mozilla Philippines Community (MozillaPH) kicked-off the localization efforts to have the Tagalog language option in the mobile version of our favorite web browser. In just within five (05) months, through the teamwork of Pinoy Mozillian Localizers, Tagalog is now available in the Beta… Read the rest
Firefox Localization

MozillaPH Kicks-Off Cebuano & Hiligaynon Firefox Localization

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Mabuhay, Pinoy & Pinay Mozillians! Kamusta kayo? The Mozilla Philippines Community (MozillaPH) is happy and proud to announce the commencement of localization efforts in Cebuano and Hiligaynon. To kick things off, both languages will start the localization of Firefox for Android via Pontoon. Cebuano Mozilla L10n Cebuano (ceb) is widely spoken in the southern Philippines with more than 19 million native speakers as of 2010. The MozillaPH localization efforts for Cebuano will be led by MozillaPH Regional Coordinator for Northern… Read the rest
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MozillaPH Office Hours is Back

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Mabuhay, Pinoy Mozillians! Hope you are doing fine amidst the on-going pandemic. We are happy to announce the return of MozillaPH Office Hours starting this month. Beginning 10 February 2021, from 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM (GMT+8) every Wednesday, the leadership of the Mozilla Philippines Community will be online to answer questions and help you participate in Mozilla projects: Firefox Web Browser Firefox Dev ToolsFirefox FocusFirefox LockwiseFirefox MonitorFirefox RelayLocalizationMozilla (General Topics)Mozilla BrandingMozilla Support (SuMo)Rust (Programming Language)Thunderbird How to Join? You… Read the rest