Wazzup Pilipinas News and Events

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Epson Supports 11th CBMS National Conference

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In support of “Transforming Communities Through More Responsive National And Local Budgets,” Epson Philippines Corporation (EPC) gave assistance to the 11th Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) Philippines National Conference held last February at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria in Quezon City.

CBMS is a tool for local government monitoring and governance. It is used to provide relevant information to policy makers and program implementers to empower communities.

More than 750 participants attended this year’s conference. The list includes local chief executives, local development planners, and officials and representatives of national government agencies, non-government organizations (NGOs) and the academe.

The conference tackled the uses of CBMS for grassroots participatory budgeting process (GPBP), disaster risk reduction management (DRRM) and climate change adaptation (CCA), local poverty reduction action planning, local programming and project prioritization, impact‐monitoring, and the improvement of local governance. Another highlight of this year’s session was the discussion of best practices on the implementation of CBMS for fostering transparency and accountability in local governance and sustaining development initiatives.

“For several years now, Epson has supported CBMS in their goal to empower communities,” said Donna Ferro, Head of Marcom and PR for Epson Philippines. “It’s another way on how we want to improve the quality of life of Filipinos,” added Ferro.

Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady Announces Cast

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Dalanghita Productions, in partnership with the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA), will be kickstarting its first season with “ Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady the Musical, ” from Carlo Vergara’s one-act play and graphic novel of the same title.

COMEDY. DRAMA. ROMANCE. ACTION. DECEPTION.

CONFESSIONS. SUPERHEROES. SUPERVILLAINS. FAMILY and a MAID.
“ Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady ” revolves story of two sisters named MELY and VIVA who both yearn to fulfill their dreams. Their sibling relationship and rivalry becomes more complicated due to an unsettled past and a budding romance, all in the context of an ongoing war between the superhero and supervillain teams. Being a maid is tough enough, but when Mely lands a job under a group of superheroes, she steps up to the unique challenge for the sake of her family. The musical takes us through the journey of the characters as each tries to find his/her place in the world where superheroes and supervillains exist.

“ Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady ” is bringing back the artistic team behind Zsazsa Zaturnnah ze Muzikal, which was a massive success with its multiple stage runs (the popular comic book and musical was adapted onto the big screen afterwards). The story of Carlo Vergara (creator of Zsazsa Zaturnnah), together with the music of Vincent de Jesus (Himala the Musical, Batang Rizal, Juan Tamad), will be brought to life by director Chris Martinez (Ang Babae sa Septic Tank, Kimmy Dora, Temptation Island…Live!).

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Now on its 46th year, the CCP Summer Dance Workshop is once again paving the way for young dance talents to achieve their dreams to become professional dancers.

Starting on April 7, 2015, dance students from all over the country will flock to the Cultural Center of the Philippines for the five week-long summer dance workshop. Esteemed Ballet Philippines current company members and alumni will guide these aspirants in honing their craft. The workshop gives courses in Classical Ballet for all ages, Modern & Contemporary Ballet, Creative Movement, Jazz, and Hip Hop for kids and teens.

The workshop will conclude with two grand performances of a double-bill program: “Flower Festival” back to back with “Wonderland” on May 9 and 10 at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater).. “Flower Festival” will feature excerpts from Aguste Bournounville’s “Flower Festival at Genzano” along with other dances, while “Wonderland” adds a new kind of groove to the beloved classic, featuring the contemporary, jazz, and hip hop dance classes.

Scholarship auditions for the CCP Summer Dance Workshop will be held on February 28 and March 21, at the CCP Rehearsal Hall. Provincial applicants may also audition on April 7. Scholarships are available for students aged 9 to 13, intermediate & advanced students, and promising males from any dance background.

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Kalibrr, a Philippine tech start-up, recently joined the ranks of successful companies like AirBnB, Reddit, Dropbox, Scribd and 9-gag, which were initially funded by Silicon Valley venture firm, Y-Combinator. Headed by University of California-Berkeley alumni, Paul Rivera and Dexter Ligot-Gordon, Kalibrr is a cloud-based job-matching platform, which makes online recruitment not only faster and smarter, but also more reliable.

Kalibrr generated a whopping $2 million, the largest fund raised by a local start-up so far. This was made possible by a number of investors, 75% of which are foreign-based including Pierre Omidyar of eBay and Y Combinator, and 25% from PH-based Kickstart Ventures.

“We are proud to be the first Filipino company to receive support from the Valley, but we certainly hope that we are not the last,” says Rivera, Kalibrr founder.

The firm started local operations in the fourth quarter of 2014 and their platform is currently on beta, but the founders recently disclosed their plan of going full swing by the second quarter of this year.

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Looking for a way to up your hip hop game? Grab this opportunity to train under Italian choreographer and Hip Hop International Elite Judge Margherita Vasselli.

As part of the 46th annual CCP Summer Dance Workshop, Margherita “Meg” Vasselli joins in the Ballet Philippines tradition of bringing together budding dancers who are eager to learn. In this case, she will enrich advanced hip hop students’ vocabularies in New Style Hiphop.

Vasselli started her dance training at the age of 6 in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. In 1999, she started studying hip hop with Italian and foreign choreographers. She also became a teacher in dance schools and a Hip Hop Presenter in Italy, Europe, and Brazil. In 2003 she started to work with Hip Hop International. This was the most important moment in her professional life, because she started to met the most important names of the Hip Hop movement, in USA and around the world. That same year, she became a certified international hip hop judge in Miami (Florida) and every year since then she attended the international course, focusing her attention both on the artistic side as well as on the technical side of the competition routines. She became an Elite Judge for Hip Hop International in 2014 and is currently is the judge director of Hip Hop International in Italy, Brazil and UK.

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The Phi Kappa Mu Fraternity of the College of Medicine in partnership with Regina Iustitiae Sorority of Ateneo Law gathered the wildest Medicine and Law Students in the Metro. The night was young, the room was filled with Med and Law students socializing and partying to the beats of DJs Flava Flyte, Curse&Bless and their very own Brod Kevin Ivan Penarverde Chan Φ 2011

The event started at 8pm, It was indeed a full house, There were a lot of people so as expected the place was a bit crowded. The crowd was wild and stoked for the event. Upon entering everyone was glammed up and dressed to party .All was ready to party just to take some time to have fun on their busy schedules.

Since we came in late, It was jam-packed and It was difficult to find a place to chill, drink and socialize. My friend and I found a place to chill at the lobby. People at the reception were very warming and it is understandable that the place is definitely crowded. Drinks were served, free flowing drinks from the bar. People who attended the event had a good time and enjoyed, I could hear people talking outside that they enjoyed and it was the best night they had. Here are some testimonials from the attendees:

Be a HERO with Guerilla Race

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Brace yourself for one of the toughest and most challenging races of the nation!

The first and only obstacle racing series within Philippine territories, TN-Guerilla Race Inc. is proud to announce the resumption of the GUERILLA RACE SERIES for 2015 with its entry level challenge, the URBAN GUERILLA RACE. After the success of its series in 2014, the founders headed by Col. Dennis Bumanglag are driven to intensify the obstacles and redefine the overall challenges of the race.

URBAN GUERILLA RACE is set on April 12, 2015 at the Ninoy Aquino Parks & Wildlife in Quezon City. The benefit race will support the H.E.R.O. Foundation by donating a part of the registration fees to assist the education of the orphans of our soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the service of this country.

"The H.E.R.O. Foundation is truly close to our hearts especially since I, myself had also been in the service of our country," says Col. Bumanglag. "The government can only do so much and we, as citizens should also make an effort to help the families of these brave soldiers who defended our country without second thought."

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AXN’s highly anticipated “Asia’s Got Talent” premiere collectively topped ratings among English Pay TV channels in Southeast Asia.

During the show’s two hour debut on Thursday, March 12 at 8:05pm, AXN delivered more than 10 times the ratings of the next English general entertainment channel across Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines[1].

“Asia’s Got Talent” was the top AXN program year to date in the country. During its telecast, AXN ranked #1 with more than 80 per cent share amongst all English general entertainment channels, and ranked #2 amongst all Pay TV channels.

In Singapore, “Asia’s Got Talent” led the ratings chart in its timeslot for English Pay TV channels and AXN was also the top English channel for the night on StarHub.

In Malaysia, “Asia’s Got Talent” was the #1 rated show in its timeslot across all English channels on Astro. AXN dominated the timeslot with over 80 per cent share across all English general entertainment channels.

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The UP Association of Business Administration Majors (UP ABAM), based in the Cesar E.A. Virata School of Business, University of the Philippines-Diliman, together with the Sociedad de Historia of De La Salle University (SDH), are taking a step further not only in achieving their goals of molding the future corporate leaders and history advocates of the country, but of making relevant events happen for the benefit of the society at large.

UP ABAM and SDH, in partnership with Yabang Pinoy, a Filipino pride movement which envisions every Filipino being proud to be Filipino, believing in fellow Filipinos, and patronizing Filipino ideas, concepts and services, have brought together a group of exceptional individuals specially formed to lead a campaign that aims to inspire the youth into becoming advocates of Filipino pride and culture.

They will be holding an activity entitled “Pinakamahabang Todo Patintero 2015”. Living up to our campaign of promoting Filipino pride and culture, Pinakamahabang Todo Patintero, now on its 6th year, is a tournament of Patintero games whose goal is to encourage our original Larong Pinoy.

The said event will be open to teams of five; composed of high school students to young professionals, of ages 15 and above. It will be held on March 22, 2015 at the Sunken Garden of UP Diliman, Quezon City.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Cate Blanchett Reveals a Beauty Secret: Daily Sun Care and Protection

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Skincare has evolved withtechnological breakthroughs thatcontinue toidentify causes of skin damage, as wellas preventive and restorativetreatmentsthat address specific problems to make our skin more vibrant and healthier-looking.However, with each milestone in the science of skin, we have yet to master the biggest beauty secret of all: sunscreen.

Daylong, from the makers of Cetaphil, is now taking the advocacy in encouraging everyone to commit to using sunscreen every day.

Daylong brand manager, Jon Lee, stresses the importance of using sunscreen daily. Backed by information from the World Health Organization and Daylong’sstudy into everyday UV levels, Jon reveals,“Sun exposure in the city is not at all that different from the beach. UV radiation levels can get as high in the urban environment as when you’re out of town. Even indoors, the sun’s rayscould still seep through windows or bounce off from walls or surfaces – and even laptops, video screens, and room lighting emit radiation. When we deal with daily UV exposure, we’re talking about accumulated, cellulardamage, which translates to both cosmetic problems such as wrinkles and skin health problems like photodermatitis and melanoma.”

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For the dynamic launch of its new Cayman GT4, Porsche AG has chosen to equip all of the cars with MICHELIN Pilot Sport Cup 2 ultra-high-performance tires: 245/35 ZR20 (91Y) TL N0 front and 295/30 ZR20 (101Y) XL TL N0 rear.

The MICHELIN Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyre is the latest generation of road-legal track tires designed for ultra-high performance cars. The performance levels that this tyre offers are clearly demonstrated by the fact that it is the OE fitment on recent Porsche models including the 918 Spyder and GT3.

Further evidence of the performance of this tyre is highlighted by the Nurburgring lap record set last year by the 918 Spyder which was fitted with exactly the same model of tires, albeit in a different size, that can be bought from any Official Porsche Centre.

Compared to its predecessor, the Pilot Sport Cup+, the Pilot Sport Cup 2 lasts up to 50 per cent longer on track and also offers faster lap times* due to technology developed in motorsport, at races such as the Le Mans 24 hours. Plus, these improvements in performance are achieved with no compromises in other areas, and are an example of Michelin’s Total Performance strategy.

2nd Entrepreneur and Franchise Expo: Take Your Step 2 Success On June 5 to 7

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With the upcoming ASEAN integration, the country's fast growing economy, plus an annual growth of 20 percent in the franchise industry, the Philippines has the potential to become the franchising hub in the region. With over 1,300 local and international franchises, franchising remains a preferred route for many Filipinos to start their own business.

The 2nd ENTREPRENEUR AND FRANCHISE EXPO, with the tagline, Your Step 2 Success!, now on its second year is set to be held on June 05-07, 2015 at the Megatrade Hall 1, 5th Floor, Mega B Building, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City, Philippines to strengthen the growth of franchise businesses and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

In 2014 the show featured 88 businesses and attracted over 11,000 visitors covering over 1,348 square meters of exhibit space. In 2015 the show will feature 108 top franchise businesses and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) from various business sectors and expects over 15,000 attendees. Visitors will be able to explore franchise opportunities from various business sectors, such as food, retail, eduction, travel, health and beauty. The show is also featuring industry suppliers and SMEs from the agriculture, manufacturing, technology, automobile, logistic and financing sector and will hold several activities to encourage business professionals, company owners and decision makers to meet face to face.

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It's going to be a week long busy schedule for the organizers of Scholarship Week 2015 starting March 16 until 21.

For eight decades now, the Mu Sigma Phi Fraternity and Sorority of the UP College of Medicine, the first Medical Fraternity and Sorority in Asia, have upheld the pillars of Brotherhood, Sisterhood, Leadership, Scholarship, and Service. Dynamic and socially responsive, the Fraternity and Sorority were hailed as national finalists in the Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) in 2008 and 2009 respectively.

This March 16-21, 2015, they will be launching a series of activities under their annual MU SIGMA PHI SCHOLARSHIP WEEK. This week aims to highlight the organization’s continued commitment to the promotion of exemplary scholastic performance, generosity in sharing knowledge and resources, as well as showcasing academic skills and talents of future doctors all over Luzon and the Philippines.

Listed here is a brief rundown of exciting talks, quiz shows and events for Scholarship Week, explained in greater detail below.

Brainstorm 2015: Inter-Medical University Quiz Show in Robinsons Manila 
Mu Sigma Phi Book Donation for the Philippine General Hospital Pediatric Ward 
Excellence, Knowledge, Genius 2015 (EKG): An Inter-University Pre-Medical Quiz Show
Double Duty: A Call Beyond the Clinics 
Mu Scholarship Week Opening Exhibit 
Code! Party: The Mu Sigma Phi Post-Scholarship Week Inter-University Party

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WazzupPilipinas.com has really grown bigger and stronger in such a short time. We are so much surprised of our accomplishments already. After our online media partnerships with many government agencies, brands and other organizations, your Pambansang Blog ng Pilipinas has indeed reached greater heights when it opened its doors to many more partnership opportunities which included contributions to newspapers and magazines, guesting on TV and radio shows, organizing media events, advocacy programs and promotional campaigns, spearheading long-term collaborations with more brands, organizations and agencies, and a lot more activities beyond online media partnerships.

We are proud to announce that we now have a new TV show dubbed as Wazzup Pilipinas TV and it will soon be shown at IBC 13 every Saturday from 8 to 9 in the evening. It is a lifestyle show that will be more than just an online version of the WazzupPilipinas.com blog. We have made it into a witty and intentionally humorous show to make it more appealing to a wider audience but at the same time filled with useful facts and information to educate and inform the more intellectual audience. In short, we tried our best not to make it boring. Lol!

The Wazzup Pilipinas TV show also capitalizes on using many forms of media to promote both the show and its sponsors so expect your product or service to receive a multitude of media mileage opportunities when you collaborate with us as among our partners or segment sponsors.

Since all of the individuals forming the production team and hosts are multi-talented and well-connected with many forms of media and social influences aside from television, you are assured that it's going to be a comprehensive promotional campaign.

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The UP DOST Scholars’ Association, Medilink, DOST-Science Education Institute, and Philippine Alliance of DOST Scholars bring you the DOST Scholars’ Summit 2015. With the theme "Scholars' Eye View: Widening Career Dimensions" Get to hear career professionals engage you in interesting and inspirational talks, ranging from the academe, research and to the industries.

There are expert speakers to prep you up on personal finance and business and job application! You can also meet the wide range of student-scholar-participants from the metro and the nearby provinces!

Register now at tinyurl.com/DOSTSummitReg and be a part of this big event.

Registration fee is worth P35.00, including many freebies and loads of knowledge.

So reserve your day on March 28, 2015, from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM at the College of Science Auditorium, University of the Philippines-Diliman.