Uniqlo Launches New Concept UT POP-UP! T-Shirt Shops

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UT POP-UP! Manila will be launched on Thursday, April 25 at Ayala Triangle in Makati City, and will last until April 26, Friday.

Filipinos can expect the same UT experience at other UT POP-UP locations worldwide (like the largest ever UT store in Tokyo Japan that was held last March 28 to April 7 at the Shibuya Station, Tokyo's largest train station averaging 2.4 million passengers daily on weekdays).

A huge UT sign is set-up at the center of Ayala where one can see the various UT designs as well as other culture and arts display.

A UT camera will be set-up where everyone will be welcomed to pose for a photo that will be displayed at its large monitors onsite and can be seen globally.

World We Want : Vote Now for the Future of our World

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I've voted on the World We Want poll and nominated what I think are the six most pressing issues that the world is facing.

In any case, if you haven’t voted yet, you should vote as soon as you can. There’s only less than 1000 days left before the current Millennium Development goals’ deadline is reached and come 2015, world leaders will be setting new goals.

The World We Want is a project of the United Nations. Like any developmental org, the UN has a bunch of goals that they have set for a certain period, and the current set of goals will be reached in 2015. They are beginning to draft their plans for 2015 onwards, but this time, they want input from people they would not otherwise reach.

We have our own little way of sending them a message so they would consider prioritizing what we think is more important for us.

Foursquare Philippines Held Successful Foursquare Day Event

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Foursquare Day is a special event celebrated around the globe to acknowledge Foursquare’s growing number of active users.

The Philippine leg of Foursquare Day was held at The Mega Atrium of SM Megamall last April 16 where guests showed their Foursquare Day 2013 badge to register. It was considered a success as a good number of bloggers, digital marketing groups and Foursquare enthusiasts gathered to celebrate the occasion.

It was a fun-filled event headed by Foursquare Philippines and SM Cinema’s e-PLUS—your most convenient access to the movies. The affair commenced with a few welcoming remarks from Mr. Allan Florendo, Business Unit Head of e-PLUS Digital and CJ de Leon, Foursquare Philippines Ambassador; a special greeting from Foursquare New York was also played. Papa John’s provided sumptuous pizza treats to guests.

e-PLUS gave away two GE Cameras to lucky individuals who signed up for an e-PLUS membership on the spot. Moreover, as Foursquare trivia game prizes, SM Cinema gave away shirts and caps along with Papa John’s cute notebook giveaways. Starmobile, on the other hand, gave out a mobile phone via a Twitter hash tag game.

For updates on e-PLUS events and activities, please visit www.facebook.com/eplus.sm.

Earthday Jam 2013 : Rocking the Earthman's Consciousness About the Environment

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Rocksteddy, Abra, Kitchie Nadal, Moonstar 88, Sandwich, and a lot more, rocked the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) when the Earthday Jam 2013 once again "rocked" the consciousness of many people including the youth to repect and save Mother Earth and all ist natural resources and wonders.

In between band performances (consisting of three songs each), informational AVPs plus groups or organizations involved in advocacy programs or movements that help protect the environment were presented to the public after every band performances.

Majority of the audience were teenagers which are considered nowadays as the most involved and concerned of the lot that makes up the community that represents Earth.

Philippine Daily Inquirer Holds Job Fair at The Glorietta

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A job fair organized by the Philippine Daily Inquirer was held at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati City. Several companies, many of which are from the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector and some companies from the real estate, hotel, tourism and retail sectors took part in the fair. The job seekers, of which a lot were new college graduates, attended in the event hoping to find their luck and land a job that day.

The Job Market Career Expo 2013 will help all job seekers to get hired in jobs that will allow them to reach their full potentials and fulfill their career and personal objectives.

Aside from the PDI Job Fair which also provides a series of seminars that job applicants can listen to, job seekers could also get job-hunting tips from the Inquirer broadsheet’s Working People section while frequent Internet surfers could check vacancies listed on the Job Market Online.

Mabuhay Restop's Bayan Tour : A Fun Tour of Manila's Rizal Park

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Join Mabuhay Restop's Bayan Tour and make your summer more meaningful! Enjoy an interactive 3-hour tour about the Phils and the Filipino in Rizal Park... It's a 3-part tour- "Bayan, bayani, Bayanihan".

Enjoy our 3-hour guided BAYAN Tour in Rizal Park- a uniquely fun, interactive, educational tour about the Philippines, the Filipino, and the spirit of “bayanihan.”

Ride a kalesa, walk through the floating Phil map, enjoy a one-of-a-kind art exhibit (entitled I am Filipino, based on Atty. Alex Lacson's poem), do some street theater, listen to our singing tour guide, and enjoy other fun surprises.

Cagayan De Oro : To Establish Rainwater Harvesting System

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It is with great admiration to see local governments take the extra initiative to implement environment friendly advocacy programs. They take time to go beyond the traditional and invest on more beneficial projects that will be of importance in the coming future.

In keeping with the Earth Day observance, we now share with you another environmental initiative, this time from the local government unit of Cagayan de Oro (CDO) City.

The City Government of CDO will soon take steps to establish a rainwater harvesting system in the flood-affected community of the Mahogany Resettlement Site in Calaan. The new system will contribute to addressing the overflow of waterways and inundation of streets in the city, as well as provide an alternative source of water for backyard agriculture and other domestic water uses. The system will also help protect aquifers by discouraging excessive communal ground water extraction.

Pasig City : Gears Up For More Of New Business

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If you are thinking of a place to put up a new business, consider Pasig City. You can get your business permit in this city in less than a day.

Pasig City has officially adopted a simplified business permit and licensing system (BPLS), which takes effect May 2013. The new system was the result of a commitment of Mayor Bobby Eusebio and his administration to make the registration process easier for new business applicants.

The new process requires only three steps - (1) submitting the application form and getting an assessment; (2) paying the taxes, fees and charges; and (3) claiming the business permit. If the application form and the required documents are complete, the business permit can be issued in less than a day. Before, it took 15 steps to get a business permit for a new business covering 10 to 74 days.

The Philippines Versus Japan for Asian Supremacy

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This coming May 31st will be the biggest event in MMA history, especially in Asian MMA. Decades have passed and Asian MMA attracted almost a hundred thousand Japanese with its events. Now, it is becoming prevalent in the Philippines. Thus, let us all witness our fellow Filipinos One FC featherweight champion Honorio Banario, Kevin Belingon, and Rey Docyogen and their respective Japanese opponents Koji Oishi, Masakatsu Ueda, and Yosuhiro Urushitani as they wave their flags, fight their best, and go for the win at SM Mall of Asia Arena.

The top of the card is occupied by 3 bouts featuring young combatants from the Philippines against veterans from Japan. This can be a passing of the torch moment in Asian MMA, with three bouts featuring a Filiino mixed martial artist against a Japanese opponent. ONE FC featherweight world champion will be defending the belt for the first time against Koji Oishi, Kevin Belingon meets Masakatsu Ueda in the ONE FC Bantamweight Grand Prix final and Rey Docyogen fights in front of his compatriots against Yosuhiro Urushitani.

For decades, Japan have been the hub for Asian MMA, with events attracting up to 40,000 people during its heyday. However, The Philippines has taken over the mantle as Asia’s most passionate MMA country, with thousands of fans clamoring for a glimpse of their MMA heroes at every public appearance. The upcoming event in MOA Arena is likely to draw an attendance that is the largest in recent years, with 20,000 expected to be in attendance.

Japan : Day 1 and 2 of the 10-Day Summer Immersion Program

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Since 2009, the Department of Education Bureau of Secondary Education, in partnership with The Japan Foundation Manila and other foreign agencies, has been giving capability-building type of training for teachers who were assigned to foreign languages.

The undersigned has been blessed with the privilege and the opportunity to be part of this pioneering special program on foreign languages (Japanese) since its inception in April 2009, when it was first offered under the name “Course on Japan for High School Classroom Instruction”.

In the Summer of 2010, the program evolved into Course on Japan for High School Classroom Instruction (Entrée 1). Around twenty-seven (27) teachers from all over Metro Manila participated in the program. The following year, in the Summer of 2011, twenty-four (24) teachers from the Entrée 1 program continued on with Entrée 2.