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Saturday, December 21, 2013

Famous Quotes of the Year 2013: May Hahabol Pa Ba?


Wazzup Pilipinas!They say we must be very careful with our words. Everything that we say, or whatever comes out from our mouths may reflect what is in our minds, and may haunt us for life.We can't get away with an excuse of temporary insanity unless we play the part of a fool. History will record and quote us, and we may face even a criminal offense because of it.

However, most of the time, people get away with it, or we just categorize it under the humor section and laugh it off like it was a terrible joke.

Not all of us are popular enough to have our words forever written and immortalized in the journals or history books but everyone hurt in the process will recall and judge us forever for what was spoken in the past.




MMFF Entry "Mga Anino ng Kahapon" Strikes a Nerve


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"In the world of schizophrenia where imagination and reality are hard to define, Ed and Irene are about to discover the true meaning of love."
Schizophrenia is a condition that is really difficult to manage. Unless the patient accepts and wills herself to be cured, it may become a lifetime problem not only for the patient but also for her family. Sacrifices has to be made plus patience and understanding are required to be able to cope with a critical situation such as this.

I attended the premiere night screening of Mga Anino ng Kahapon, an entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2013 for the New Wave category. It was a story about how a certain individual and her family overcome the troubles and hardships that resulted due to the mental condition.

The movie stars Agot Isidro and TJ Trinidad as the lead actors, directed by Alvin Yapan, produced by Johnsons & Johnsons. The movie also stars Carlo Cruz, Upeng Galang Fernandez, Carl Alexander Acosta and Ku Aquino.


Kaleidoscope World: A Love Story Inspired by the Music of Francis Magalona


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Francis Magalona was phenomenal during his time, and until now where his music continues to live within our memories. His music has become a part of history - the better part of rap and hip hop music where everyone was moved to the beat and the awesome lyrics.
One of the highly celebrated song of the Master Rapper was Kaleiscope World, a song that deals with diversity and with encouraging everyone to unite. It was early this year that the song was revived into one of the most remarkable videos of the year. Francis Magalona and his son, Elmo Magalona, appeared in one video shot 18 years apart. 

Kaleidoscope World is now also the Philippines' first Hip Hop dance film, a love story inspired by the music of Francis Magalona. Starring Sef Cadayona and Yassi Pressman. A film Produced & Directed by Eliza Cornejo.


Tindog Capiz! Invites Everyone to Become a Voluntourists


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Travelers planning a trip to Capiz can now help improve communities while enjoying its destinations.

The Provincial Government of Capiz, in cooperation with the Department of Tourism – Western Visayas Region, launched the voluntourism campaign Tindog Capiz! to allow visitors a hands-on experience in the rehabilitation efforts following the devastation caused by the deadly Supertyphoon Yolanda.

Capiz is one of the provinces severely hit by the storm which has left the Visayas and Southern Luzon with more than 7,000 people dead or missing and damaged properties.

Tindog Capiz! will showcase the province’s top destinations like indigenous people’s communities, heritage sites, pilgrim sites, and ecotourism sites. It will also feature activities that benefit various sectors like tree and mangrove planting, schools and houses building, feeding programs, livelihood training, and many others.

Friday, December 20, 2013

Lazada Receives $250 Million Investment Funds From Its Global Partners


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Southeast Asia’s largest online shopping mall Lazada, recently announced its global partnership with Tesco PLC, Access Industries, Investment AB Kinnevik and Verlinvest which includes an investment funds of $250 million to its financial portfolio. The ties with several investors enable the company to further strengthen and bolster its market presence in global e-commerce.

According to Maximilian Bittner, CEO of Lazada Group, “We are delighted to welcome Tesco and Access to join our investor group through this funding round. Kinnevik and Verlinvest also join the investment, which know for business and operations. With this, it demonstrates that we are making great progress in building a large and sustainable company in Southeast Asia. We are excited to continue this journey together with our investors.”

This marks the first investment by multichannel retailer Tesco into a pure online player in the region and the starting point of close ties. Synergies of this partnership will span across customer analytics, private label development and supply chain management.

Cosplays for the Teens: Expressing Your Hidden Identity


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People around the world have different styles of expressing what’s inside of them. It could be something common or something unusual depending upon the era they grew. Sometimes, their expressions might not be easy to understand because, our sets of mind are unique to each other.

There are people that are said to be incomplete in terms of his or her identity. That identity is pent deep inside of his or her core, where it really wants to burst but it is still undiscovered by the owner. Normally, this occurs during adolescence where they are now said to be in the right time of thinking. Well, I heard about cosplay.


Bragging Versus Branding: How to Get Noticed Without Being Branded Negatively


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We all know that we need to get the people's attention to promote a brand whether its a product, service, establishment, advocacy or our personal point of view. It rarely helps if you are too simple, and sometimes it may go overboard if its just way too self-serving.

It is very difficult to remain "wholesome" when the whole world is more attracted to the scandals that goes viral in the news.
"According to Google, the most searched Filipino celebrities in 2013 are: (1) Neri Naig (2) EB Babe Yosh (3) Wally Bayola (4) Ariella Arida and (5) Chito Miranda. I didn't know Ariella Arida had a sex video." - Professional Heckler
Now we know what the people really read. The timid and peace-loving issues do not inherit the Earth, its the scandalous, libelous, criminally-inclined,sensationalized, sexually-related news that goes viral online.


The Philippines is the Next Investment Hub of Asia: Wazzup Pilipinas Helps Share the News


Wazzup Pilipinas is in the News!!! 

I would like to share with you all our interview for television during the Get Rich from the Financial Market event held last December 7, 2013 at the Ortigas Library located in Ortigas Building.

The Get Rich from the Financial Market will just be one of the pre-events that the organizers of Money Expo 2014 will be conducting. Just recently last December 19, they held another financial seminar entitled Explode Your Wealth Thru Forex at the Paragon Plaza building in Mandaluyong. This was supported by FinancialPlanning.ph.

Wazzup Pilipinas will be the exclusive Filipino community blog that will serve as the official online media partner of the Money Expo 2014 event to be held at the SMX Convention Center of the SM Aura Premier in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) on February 15 and 16. 



"Don't You Know Me" Junjun Binay Memes


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"BREAKING NEWS: Hindi daw po tunay na mga guards ang humarang kay Mayor Junjun Binay. Si Gandalf daw po ang humarang sa kanila at nagsabi ng "YOU SHALL NOT PASS""
Vice President Jejomar Binay's 2016 Presidential bid is now screwed big, thanks to his seemingly power tripping Makati Mayor son who was involved in an alleged forced entry to a certain gate of a Makati Subdivision of which he was heard to have said the demeaning words "Don't you know me?". He then called for some policemen to arrest

Whether he really said it or not, netizens began their usual bashing of the "popular" political figure and some of them even started creating memes to satisfy their hurtful creativity.  Pag sikat ka talaga, expect a lot of haters to come out and rant against you. Pag small-time ka lang, di ka papansinin. 


It probably got exaggerated into epic proportions that the rumored statement become sounding more like:

"Don't you know me? I am the power-tripping Mayor of this f*cking city of Makati and the son of the famous Vice President of the Philippines. You have to let me in! I can buy you, your agency and this subdivision!"
Below are just some of the memes circulating around the net. Credit goes to all the owners of the photos.



Thursday, December 19, 2013

Preservation and Maintenance of Our Heritage Sites

The demolished ancestral house of Teodora Alonzo - the mother of Dr. Jose Rizal

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Heritage sites include nature preserves, historic structures and places. The Philippines is rich in heritage sites due to its abundant natural resources and the rich cultural legacies we got from the early colonizers.

Natural resources such as mountains, lakes, underground rivers, forest and coral reefs are examples of nature preserves abundant in this country while, our Malay forefathers, the Chinese, Spaniards, Americans and the Japanese colonizers helped shaped our cultural heritage such as the Catholic churches, buildings, bridges, houses, monuments, landmarks, gardens and other edifices.

The question is whether the Philippine government is serious in supporting the preservation and maintenance of our heritage sites. I believe our government is half serious on this matter. Though, we have Republic Act #10086 known as the Lawphil Project as an example, the government still relays its preservation on the care of private and non-governmental organizations.


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