Tomorrow's Legend is Now by Yamaha

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Yamaha Motors Philippines proudly announced their legacy being a decade in the industry. This manifested to what they showcased at the Inside Racing Bikefest through their booth design and also through their world class products.

Presented last year was their gala of ingenuity, Yamaha exceeded their performance and strived for the best giving out an spectacualr futuristic motorcycle display this year. The exhibit complimented the unending innovation and creation of their products that are perfectly fit for the costumer’s need going beyond their expectations. They always wanted to deliver an exceptional and remarkable rding experience.

The exhibit was officially opened by the executives of Yamaha Motor Philippines Inc; Mr. Toru Osugi (President), Mr.Alfredo Lejano (Corporate Support Director), Mr. Kaoru Ogura (Sales & Marketing Director), Mr. Romeo Tan (Sales Sr. General Manager), Mr. Ryan Jude Camus (Marketing Section Sr. Manager) together with Mr. Alfeo Camba Jr. (Owner & Publisher of Camba Motohaus Inc.).

This year’s campaign is all about being More with Blue Core giving you More Power with Less fuel and this is through the lineup of the Blue Core Products with the new graphics of Mio i 125 & Mio Soul i 125, and new variants which is the Mio i 125S & Mio Soul i 125S Version with Stop and Start System Technology. When enabled, your engine automatically switch off after 5 seconds of being idle to avoid unnecessary fuel consumption and low emission. The gorgeous Urban City commuter which is the NMAX has a new color comes in Matte Red. And the new automatic motorcycle anticipated by many, the Mio Aerox 155 finally launched. This unit is the next generation of Mio with lot of features and technology with it. The show was graced with their newest ambassador, Matteo Guidicelli.

Also present in the booth is the All New YZF-R15 together with the rest of the R-Series and the Big Bike which is the MT07, MT09, MT09 Tracer & XSR 900.

The future of motorcycle is definitely here and and another milestone marked. Supporters of the brand and the riders experienced now what the legend of tomorrow is all about.

Mazo vs Corbe: First Challenge to be More

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Riders, motorcycle fans and racing enthusiasts witnessed as Mickey Mazo and Romer Corbe took the Mio I 125, Mio Soul I 125 and the Nmax out for an 8 hour endurance test to prove that they can have “More Power with Less Fuel and that they could be more with Blue Core. Along with Mickey Mazo’s team members: Kyle Paz, Vistor Suba, Neil Jan Centeno, Bethany Tolentino and Romer Corbe’s team members: Masato Fernando, Miko Montano, Robert Ryan Espiritu, Macdon Dave Sande, they tested out the Yamaha Blue Core motorcycles and fought for three titles – fastest lap, most fuel efficient and most number of laps.

The challenge started at exactly eight o’clock in the morning, giving the riders enough time to prepare. Once the engine started, they can only stop for their mandatory 2 minute break per hour. The challenge created excitement not only for the fans and audience but also for the riders themselves.

Although out of the 8-hour endurance activity, all the fans and audience were given a ticket stubs to enjoy the fun activities prepared for them. The Revy Bear Claw machine and the puzzle making were both a huge hit. At 4:00 in the afternoon, the rivals Mickey Mazo and Romer Corbe were left on the race track for the last hour of the challenge which created more intensity among the crowd.

The challenge ended with the cheering fans for both of the Riders, and get even louder when the Rivals went up to the stage for their final face off during the awarding.

Rico, along with the Sr. Section Manager of Yamaha Motor Philippines Inc, Mr. Ryan Jude Camus finally announced the winners - McKinley Kyle Paz for achieving fastest lap making 53.312 seconds, Team Mazo for the Most Fuel efficient Team consuming only 54.22 liters for 1,380 Laps. Team Corbe grabbed the bragging rights for the most number of laps making 1,485 laps and Romer Corbe himself for beating Mickey Mazo for the most number of lap as an individual.

The action on the race track really made everyone jump on their seats. The two teams – Mazo and Corbe truly raised the bar and we cannot wait for their next battle on the track. They showed us how maximum performance meets fuel efficiency through Yamaha Blue Core motorcycles and it’s time for you to see it for yourself.

Catch them as they head for the final battle on how they can be more, with Blue Core.

AGS and SpesNet Forge Partnership to Offer Hospital Information and Management System

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ePLDT subsidiary ABM Global Solutions, Inc. (AGS), one of the leading and trusted enterprise resource planning (ERP) and business solution providers in the Philippines, and SpesNet Philtrade, provider of globally recognized innovative healthcare technology solutions, recently joined forces to offer Evolve Hospital to the Philippine market.

Evolve Hospital is a Hospital Information and Management System (HIMS) running on SAP Business One. The cutting-edge technology solution delivers insightful information to healthcare providers, helping them make data-driven decisions that impact not only the business, but more importantly, patient care. Developed on the SAP ERP solution targeted at small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Evolve Hospital integrates various processes like patient administration, bed management, billing, and claims to provide patients with a streamlined experience and minimize waiting time.

AGS General Manager Dave De Leon expressed his excitement for this new solution for the health care industry. “Our collaboration with SpesNet and SAP is a partnership we truly honor as we set the pace for every local hospital, to pave the way for modern and effective healthcare that is at par with international standards.”

“One of the top challenges faced by healthcare providers in Asia is coping with the growing demand of patient care while being able to manage resources effectively. With SAP Business One, public and private healthcare providers are empowered to automate key processes within their organizations, and therefore enabling them to deliver better services to patients,” said Roy Wakim, Head of SAP Business One, SAP Southeast Asia.

One of the SpesNet founding partners Daniel Van Niekerk and International President and CEO Sanet Kock graced the occasion, flying in from their head office in South Africa.

Kock expressed her gratitude, being “incredibly honored to announce the strategic partnership with AGS.” Through their innovative technology pipeline, SpesNet “is positively influencing various healthcare landscape through a global footprint in Singapore, Indonesia, Europe and America”. “We are humbled with the privilege to partner with AGS, and have the opportunity of two great organizations to contribute to the sustainability of the healthcare ecosystem in the Philippines, and very importantly, the quality of care for patients.” Evolve Hospital of SpesNet is available exclusively through AGS.

Breakthrough Cancer Pain Media Event

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Cancer is enough to affect one’s quality of life but breakthrough cancer makes things worse for patients. In line with this, a blogger’s event was held last March 8, 2017 at EDSA Shangri-la Hotel. Among the important key points from the event were the following:

There are two types of cancer pain—background pain and breakthrough cancer pain. According to Professor Michael Uberall, Breakthrough cancer pain (BTcP) is a transient exacerbation of pain that occurs either spontaneously, or in relation to a specific predictable or unpredictable trigger, despite relatively stable and adequately controlled background pain. BTcP is characterized by a sudden onset of pain that reaches peak intensity within as little as 3 minutes and lasts for an average of 30 minutes. Patients with cancer will experience an average of 4 episodes of Breakthrough Cancer Pain in a day.

Breakthrough cancer pain is a common problem among cancer patients and is also known to have a severe detrimental impact on quality of life (QoL), including daily functioning, social relationships and enjoyment of life. There is absolute need for effective treatments for relief of BTcP as current treatments do not adequately address this concern. 

Now, cancer patients who suffer from Breakthrough Cancer Pain do not have to miss those special moments in their lives. If you or any of your loved ones are suffering from Breakthrough Cancer Pain, please seek consult with either your pain/palliative care specialist or medical oncologist.

Hallelujah – Sister Act the Musical that Will Rock the Rafters All Set to Open on June 27 at Theatre at Solaire

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Ovation Productions proudly announces its new theater offering to all musical theater fans with “SISTER ACT,” the Broadway and West End smash hit musical comedy based on the hit 1992 film that has more than 6 million audiences jumping to their feet worldwide as it rocks beginning June 27 up to July 9 at the Theatre at Solaire.

Be prepared for dazzling dance routines and a vast inspiration of musical styles from Motown, Barry White, soul and funk to great big disco anthems.

SISTER ACT features an original score with music by Tony and 8-time Oscar winner Alan Menken (Disney’s Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast, Newsies, Enchanted, Little Mermaid), lyrics by Tony and Academy Award-nominee Glenn Slater (The Little Mermaid), and a book by multi-Emmy Award winners Cheri and Bill Steinkellner (“Cheers”) with additional book material by Tony and Olivier Award nominee Douglas Carter Beane (Xanadu, The Little Dog Laughed). Directed on Broadway by four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks (Guys and Dolls, A Funny Thing…Forum, Smokey Joe’s Café), the production features choreography by Tony and Olivier Award nominee Anthony Van Laast (Mamma Mia, Bombay Dreams) and is based on the Touchstone Pictures motion picture Sister Act written by Joseph Howard.

Produced by Whoopi Goldberg, TROIKA Entertainment and Sister Act On Tour, LLC, SISTER ACT received five 2011 Tony Award nominations including BEST MUSICAL, BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (Alan Menken (music)/Glenn Slater (lyrics), and BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL (Cheri & Bill Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Beane).

Twin Bill Theater’s “Wit” – The Acclaimed Pulitzer Prize for Drama Sets Asian Premiere on April 19

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Twin Bill Theater Productions proudly presents the Asian premiere of “WIT” – the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama by Margaret Edson beginning April 19 at the Trinity University of Asia, E. Rodriguez Sr., Ave. QC.

“ WIT ” (also styled as W;t) is about a woman's slow and painful death from late stage ovarian cancer.

Directed by Steven Conde, noted actors who will portray the different roles in the play are as follows:

Tami Monsod will essay the lead role as Prof. Vivian Bearing, a PhD literature professor of seventeenth-century poetry at the university, diagnosed with stage IV, metastatic ovarian cancer.

Bibo Reyes plays the role of Jason Posner, MD - a clinical fellow at the Medical Oncology branch; former student of Dr. Bearing, and a current student of Dr. Kelekian.

Mikkie Bradshaw will play the role of Susie Monahan – the truly compassionate nurse who becomes a comfort to Dr. Vivian Bearing when she finds her normal defense mechanisms useless.

Raymund Concepcion essays the role of Dr. Harvey Kelekian – the business-like doctor and chief of medical oncology at the University Hospital who oversees the treatment of Dr. Vivian Bearing.

Sheila Francisco will play the role of Evelyn M. Ashford, professor emerita of English literature; Vivian's former college professor

Francis Matheu and Jilian Ita-as plays the role of the student / technician.

Danny Kingad Prepares for Muhammad Aiman’s Best Version at Flyweight

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A true warrior from the mountains of the Cordilleras and one of the top prospects to come out of Baguio City, Danny Kingad aims to cement his stature as one of the highly-regarded flyweights in Asian mixed martial arts (MMA) today.

The 21-year-old Igorot warrior holds an unblemished professional record of 4-0, with one knockout victory and one submission triumph.

Kingad is a tremendous striker, who also possesses solid grappling skills. In his most recent bout, he needed just one round to impressively submit Filipino flyweight contender Eugene Toquero.

Part of the talented new breed of Team Lakay fighters, Kingad will have his third assignment as a ONE Championship competitor on 21 April as he is set to take on Malaysian combatant Muhammad Aiman on the undercard of ONE: KINGS OF DESTINY in Manila, Philippines.

Aiman, a former MIMMA featherweight titleholder, will drop down to ONE Championship’s 61.2-kilogram weight class to lock horns with Kingad.

Kingad might be facing a bigger opponent with a physique of a natural featherweight, but he remains unfazed as Aiman is entering the flyweight territory.

“This is a different turf for him. The pace is different in this division. He might have the advantage in height, but athletes in this division can negate that with speed and power. Those two can make it an even playing field,” he said.

Chef Boy Logro Cooking Demo with Baguio Oil at Sikat Pinoy 2017

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Ping! Ping! Ping! Ping! Ping!

Chef Boy Logro, otherwise known as the Kusina Master or Idol sa Kusina, recently performed cooking demos infront of quite a huge audience during one of the days of the Department of Trade and Industry
Bureau of Domestic Trade Promotion's (DTI-BDTP) Sikat Pinoy 2017 National Food Fair at the Megatrade Halls of SM Megamall.
Since he is undoubtedly a TV icon already when it comes to hilarious cooking style, Chef Boy Logro did not fail to attract curious food fair visitors who watched him perform 5 easy-to-cook but tasty dishes. Though it took him around two hours for the entire cooking demo, the crowd stayed on until they were treated to actually taste the samples of the dishes he cooked on stage.

The cooking demo was brought to us in partnership with Baguio Oil, 7Flavors Buffet and Ala Carte Restaurant and Royale Caterer. These brands has Chef Boy Logro as their brand endorser of which the chef also has some business collaborations with the latter two companies mentioned.

Of course, the start ingredient of the cooking demo is the Baguio cooking oil which Chef Boy Logro used in all dishes mainly to fry most of the meat, from chicken, beef, fish and pork. As usual, he had his humor accompanying the cooking demo making the presentation a lot more interesting and less boring.

The chef is known for his comedic antics especially when with a female co-host while doing cooking demos at his show under GMA News TV. Chef Boy also has other business like a restaurant in Cavite and a Culinary School where he is able to pass on his knowledge to younger generations of future chefs.

With support from the DTI Regional and Provincial Offices, food entrepreneurs from the regions showcased their regional delicacies, organic products, and fresh produce from March 15 to 19, 2017 to reach the wider domestic market.

Over 200 small and medium enterprises from all over the country have been carefully screened to ensure that they meet the stringent standards set by the DTI-BDTP, in keeping with the theme, “Piling-Piling Pagkaing Pilipino.”

As in previous years, the Sikat Pinoy National Food Fair highlighted certain sectors. For this year, the special settings included: (a) an organic products and hydroponics garden; (b) a halal-certified products pavilion of the Bicol region; and (c) a showcase of Zamboanga Peninsula’s selected products.

Now on its fifth year, the Sikat Pinoy National Food Fair is a much-awaited event for foodies missing the comfort food that they grew up with, as well as those with more adventuresome taste buds looking for new twists to traditional Pinoy dishes.

The five-day fair is both a retail and order-taking event, so institutional buyers and traders are also invited to discover up-and-coming food SMEs for new offerings for supermarket shelves. Corporate consumers like hotels and restaurants will have the opportunity to meet new producers and negotiate with existing suppliers.

According to DTI-BDTP Director Rhodora M. Leaño, “Every year, we see improvements in the submissions from participating exhibitors, in terms of product quality as well as proper packaging and labeling. Through their exposure in the Sikat Pinoy National Food Fair, our SMEs from the regions are upgrading their standards to be more competitive not just for domestic buyers but for the global market as well.”

Red Ribbon launches Limited Time Offer Graduation Cake

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Red Ribbon, one of the most loved bakeshop chains in the country, celebrates the graduation season this year with another customizable themed cake as it launches the Limited Time Offer Red Ribbon Graduation Cake.

"Red Ribbon values the success of all the graduating students this 2017. Graduation Day is one of the milestones that we always want to cherish. That is why we are offering this special cake to make the occasion much sweeter and even more worth remembering,” said Ned Bandojo, Marketing Head of Red Ribbon.

The Red Ribbon Graduation Cake is a mouth-watering vanilla cake with creamy white frosting and chocolate icing borders. It is also decorated with colorful graduation-themed embellishments and features a gumpaste topper, in which customers can select between a boy or a girl version of their choice.

The said cake can also be personalized by putting your special message on its top. Each of this cakes comes in an 8X12 size for only PhP550.

“Red Ribbon has always been dedicated to offering specially handcrafted cakes to best complement every occasion. The Limited Time Offer Graduation cake promises much sweeter moments with family and friends this graduation season,” Bandojo added.

The Red Ribbon Limited Time Offer Graduation Cake is available nationwide starting this March 24 to May 31, 2017 only.

With every purchase of the said cake, you are also given a chance to win one of the 35 Macbook Air Laptops in Red Ribbon's Graduation Promo. Visitbit.ly/sweetgraduation and join the promo by simply uploading your congratulations message and a photo of how you celebrated graduation with both the graduate and the Red Ribbon Graduation Cake! Only one entry per customer will be allowed for the said promo, which will only run from March 24 to April 24, 2017.

Approved entries will go through a digital raffle draw under the supervision of a DTI Representative on April 27. The 35 lucky winners will be notified via a Facebook announcement on Red Ribbon's page and will be sent a personal message to their Facebook profile or email address and registered mail.

As one of the fastest growing bakeshop chains in the country, Red Ribbon continues to make celebrations sweeter and unforgettable by offering a new, exciting, and delicious lineup of cakes, breads, and pastries.

To know more about Red Ribbon’s many delights, visit www.redribbonbakeshop.com.ph.

Outburst: Exposing the Hues - An Acoustic and Open Mic Chill Night

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Unleash the hues inside you while enjoying your favorite acoustic tunes with free-flowing drinks at UP JPIA Week 58’s Big Event entitled OUTBURST: Exposing the Hues!

It envisions a chill night full of serene music and joyful friends. It is also a celebration of the diverse hues and views of the youth, particularly college students, and the culmination of this year’s campaign for Right to Know.

Last year, UP JPIA Week 57 highlighted the importance to integrate transparency into our daily lives. Now, Week 58 will strengthen the campaign for our Right to Know, promoting financial transparency both within and beyond the university. We move further towards our envisioned society where the values of transparency and accountability are always upheld by those in power.

It is right to know—OUR right to know.

Come and join us on April 7, Friday at The Lounge, Tomas Morato! Event Shirt Passes are priced at Php150 each. For more details, visit facebook.com/UPJPIARightToKnow.

This event is presented by UP Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants, John Robert Powers, and Synergy Mobile Bar. It is also brought to you by Uber.

Wazzup Pilipinas is a proud media partner.