Philippine Commons

Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge Maria Elisa Sempio Diy is attending ACIA (Asia and Commons in the Information Age) conference. She is set to perform in the ACIA Concert (”CC Asia Mega Mix!”) at Riverside Cafe, Taipei, Taiwan on the evening of the 19th. She is releasing two of her compositions under Creative Commons Philippine licenses (”I choose you” and “Isama mo ako”).

About Lisa Diy. RTC Judge Sempio Diy (or Lisa Diy as she is known in the Philippine music industry) is a lyricist and composer. She has written and composed at least twenty popular and best-selling songs for top Filipino singers/artists like Jaya, Lani Misalucha, Regine Velasques, Sharon Cuneta, Roselle Nava, Agot Isidro, Melissa Gibbs, Pops Fernandez, Gabby Eigenmann, Zsa Zsa Padilla, and Dennis Trillo. One of her songs, “To Reach You” achieved a Platinum Award in the Philippine recording industry. She has been designated as CC-PH’s resident artist on music.

Incidentally, Atty. Jaime Soriano and Atty. Michael Vernon Guerrero are in Taiwan, also to participate in the ACIA . They are scheduled to talk about Legal Commons on the 20th, Sunday, during the session on “Case Studies and project showcases,” chaired by Catharina Maracke, Director of Creative Commons International.

Image: (c) 2008. Berne Guerrero. CC BY 3.0 Philippines