Wazzup Pilipinas News and Events

Monday, May 26, 2014

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My visit to Bangkok several years ago introduced me to Thai foods the most hilarious way because even though I knew it would be spicy as told by friends and colleagues, I never knew it would go pass the boundaries of our also famous Bicol Express in terms of spiciness.

Whoah! I was surely surprised to sip a soup that would have me reaching for the nearest drink within my proximity. I had to quickly drink a friend's glass of water because it was not so tolerable for me. I felt the spice go burning down through my throat like it was on fire. OMG! I literally screamed for water! I was all sweating afterwards!

It was my fault! It was warned! I smelled that spicy aroma! But ignored everyone of them. I was asked if I wanted it milder before we ordered, but I said "Bring it out as it is!" I thought I've tasted the "hottest" dish in my years of existence in this world, but that 10-day trip in Thailand became so memorable because of that darn Tom Yum!

Now you could now imagine me giving that Pad Thai a long hard look before I took a bite of it. You'll never know if those noodles or bean sprouts may be hiding something despicably spicy that's equally unbearable for culinary noobs like me.

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In celebration of the International Museum Day, the Museo ning Angeles and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) prepared a guided tour of the inner depths of Filipino cuisine with lecturers who not only talk about food but actually live it, at the same time, experience Kapampangan cooking traditions and feast upon it.

True enough, notable personalities like internationally awarded author and culture advocate Felice Prudente Sta. Maria, renowned Filipino chef and artist Claude Tayag, famous food historian and cook Atching Lillian Borromeo and historian and consultant Francis Musni were the chosen speakers to grace the Pampanga Culinary Tour held at the Culinarium of Museo ning Angeles of Angeles, Pampanga last May 15, 2014, and on May 16, 2014 at several sites like Lillian Borromeo's ancestral home - hailed as Mexico, Pampanga's center of culinary attraction., and at the Historic Camalig Restaurant - the home of Armando's Pizza, which earned the monicker as the "Pambansang Pizza."

The Culinarium is dedicated to Kapampangan culinary art and is developed from the basic concept that food preparation is a heritage and a legacy worth preserving not only by exhibit or collection but most importantly by continuous practice of this living tradition.

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Epson’s 3LCD technology reigned supreme as the digital imaging leader achieved the No.1 position in the projector category in the Philippine market. Based on a report by Future Source Consulting covering the 4th quarter of 2013 and the 1st quarter of 2014, Epson is currently the No.1 projector brand with a 31.84% market share.

Future Source is a 3rd party organization and the leading global marketing research company that has tracked data for the worldwide consumer electronics market for the past 25 years.

The latest Future Source brand ranking covers all business projectors with brightness level from of 2500-14999 / all resolutions.

BRAND	CY2013 4^th Quarter (Oct-Dec)		CY2014 1^st Quarter (Jan-Mar)
BRAND	Share	Rank	Quantity	Rank
EPSON	29.89%	1	31.84%	1
Brand “A”	27.11%	2	25.14%	2
Brand “B”	15.53%	3	11.17%	4
Brand “C”	8.50%	4	18.41%	3

Source: Future Source Consulting CY2014 (Jan-Mar)

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Yes, foosball! that game you tried once or twice in your student days, family basement, office lounge or favorite watering hole. You can enjoy it and join a foosball tournament by Foosball Filipinas Association (FFA) with Snaps Sports Bar during the FIFA World Cup opening and championship matches at Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila, CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City.

TOURNAMENT FORMAT

Open division. First time competitor, enthusiast or league player will play in a single-elimination system where the loser of each bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event while the winner of each match moves on. There will be five events: Men's Singles, Women's Singles, Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Several specialty events are also scheduled, including Juniors, Forward Shootout, and Goalie Wars. First prizes include a trophy, room nights and food & beverage certificates compliments of Sofitel Manila.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

The tournament begins with events at 8:00 pm, Thursday, 12 June 2014, continuing throughout the night. All matches will be played on Garlando and Solex soccer tables. The next tournament will held on Sunday night, 13 July 2014.

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UP Diliman remains as the reigning champion of the National Ultimate Collegiate Championship after beating De La Salle-Manila, 15-10, in the Pool A championship game of the said tournament at the Greenfield City Sports Field in Sta. Rosa City.

UPD raced to an early 4-1 lead in the race-to-15 match-up, but DLSU-M threatened to regain its early lead as the team came to within 3-4.

UP Diliman scored six of the next seven goals to open a 10-5 lead, but the team conceded five La Sallian goals, the last three unanswered, while only making one as the lead was cut to one again, 11-10.

The Diliman ultimate players secured the championship, their fourth straight since the tournament began in 2011, by scoring four goals in succession in the end.

Junie Dela Cruz and Jenny Demagaje were hailed as the co-MVP's of the title match for steering UP Diliman to the successful title defense.

In the battle for third, UP Los Baños smoothly cruised to a 9-2 win against Ateneo.

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The Asian 5 Nations battle for third place ended with the Philippines falling to South Korea 22-52 in a match played in Southern Plains field in Laguna on Saturday 24 May.

The favored Koreans were hot off the mark with two quick tries in the opening minutes of the game. The hosts held their own by responding with tries from Volcanoes captain, Oliver Saunders and full back Michael Letts. A successful conversion and penalty kick, also by the Philippines’ skipper saw the first half end with Korea leading the Philippines 28 – 15.

The visiting team started the second half much like the first, with two quick tries and successful conversions. The Volcanoes replied with an interception by Matt Saunders, successfully converted by Alexander Aronson which brought the score to 22 – 47 in favor of Korea. Errors by the host team allowed Korea one more try in the last five minutes of the game resulting in a full time score of 22 – 52.

"It was a tough game. Korea played very well and we made it hard for ourselves especially in the 2nd half with too many mistakes and not playing enough territory” said Captain Oliver Saunders after the match. “In saying that, we never gave up and played hard to the final whistle. Always proud of our team’s efforts.”

Epson Maintains Value Share Leadership in Inkjet Hardcopy Peripherals (Printer) Market Category

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Epson Philippines Corporation (EPC) ranked No.1 in the market as it retained its Value (US$) Share Leadership in the Inkjet hardcopy peripherals (printer) market category with 33.1% share in 2013*.

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), Epson led the Philippines market for inkjet Hardcopy Peripherals in the year 2013 in terms of Value (US$) Share*.

Value (US$) Share corresponds to total customer purchases in USD currency. IDC is the standard source for market share and value share information in the Philippines and in most countries.

The growth was spurred by the exceptional performance of Epson’s flagship L-series printers, which posted an immense 104.2% growth from the preceding year in Value (US$) in 2013. The Epson L-series, the first and only genuine ink tank system printer in the world, became the gold standard for the Inkjet hardcopy peripherals (printer) category after Epson launched the innovative printing solution in 2011. Customers from the Philippines and other countries have warmly welcomed the new Epson printing solution that provides Epson’s trademark of high quality and reliability, combined with substantial cost savings.

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Epson Philippines Corporation (EPC) recently celebrated its achievements as the No. 1 brand in three different categories, including projectors, inkjet printers, and dot matrix printers during the company’s Fusion Media activity held recently in Sumilon, Cebu.

A highlight of the 3-day event was a preview of what the public can expect from Epson for the rest of the year, including new product offerings and the latest core technology applications.

This year, Epson unveiled 14 new products from four (4) different categories including: Visual Instruments (VI)/Projectors, Inkjet Printers, Commercial & Industrial (C&I) and, Business Systems.

An overview of the new innovative product line-up that Epson Philippines offers are as follows:

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Puerto Galera suffers from the cycle of the weather. When the rainy season comes, they are like isolated already from civilization since the coast guard will not allow any form of shipping to proceed when there's a typhoon signal. This is why among the priorities of the Mayor is to also put up an airport. The airport is the best solution so tourists will have both sea and air transportation towards Puerto Galera.

According to Municipal Mayor Hubbert Christopher Dolor , if 10 is the steps to success, then maybe they are already on their 4th step in building the airport. There are still a lot of things to do but there are already investors to provide financial support to the airport project which the mayor said will be constructed between the boundaries of Puerto Galera and San Teodoro - which is a hill-type mountainous area so there may be some concerns in the flattening of the area.

The plan to have an airport will be very beneficial to Puerto Galera and its residents who mostly depend on tourism-related work and businesses. It will indeed increase the number of both local and foreign tourists even more. I would very much would prefer to travel by plane which will surely be quicker and more convenient. Traveling by motorized boat from the Batangas port to any of the piers of Puerto Galera was a little exhausting and stressful since the boat ride was constantly bumpy most of the time.

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Last May 21, 2014, a showcase and examples of hotel strategic engineering works were being featured who has modeled Zero Carbon in their specific places was being endorsed by the Department of Tourism so that most of the SME’s which was being a part representing by most hotel and resorts owners and administrators that was gathered aims to help each other achieved or maintained their status of being Zero Carbon or at least make it lesser than the recent status.

The Tourism industry in the Philippines is growing fast. bringing employment opportunities to the region and strengthening the economy of the country. Tourism has, however, a high demand for energy for guest services, and is responsible for the large amount of Carbon emissions. Due to the poor electricity supply infrastructure and inefficient appliances wasting energy, because energy is one of the highest cost for small tourist businesses.

Carbon-neutral energy supply systems , and appropriate local and environmental technology solutions are required. By increasing energy efficiency, changing peoples behavior , implementing green technologies and using locally available resources, the carbon footprint of tourism can be significantly reduced. This also calls for a revision of environmental policy by the regional government to help formalize the changes and to stimulate their replication.