Globe Telecom Board Oks Cash Dividend Following Strong 1H Performance

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Globe Telecom said its board has approved a cash dividend of P33.50 per common share following encouraging financial performance results for the first half of the year.

The dividend is payable to shareholders on record as of August 22. Payment date has been set on September 13.

The brings total cash dividend payments this year to P67/share totaling P8.9 billion, representing 86% of the company’s 2012 core net income of P10.3 billion, a 2% rise from a year earlier. In February this year, the company’s board approved its first semi-annual cash dividend payment of about P4.4 billion.

The leading telecommunications company also said its board also approved a change in the frequency of the cash dividend distribution from semi-annual to quarterly beginning in the first quarter of 2014. The quarterly cash dividends will continue to be based on the policy of distributing 75% to 90% of prior year’s core net income.

Let the FUN begin ! The 24th Philippine Travel Mart on Sept. 6-8, 2013

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Let the FUN begin at the 24th Philippine Travel Mart!

The First Philippine Tourism Forum will be on September 6 to 8, 2013. 

The First Philippine Tourism Forum is the first major initiative for open discussion of ASEAN integration. Participants will get a well-rounded view of the issues, the opportunities and threats, as well as future directions.

The Philippine Tour Operators Association (PHILTOA) is joined by prestigious business associations and tourism organizations as co-presentors for this event. 

Dragonball Z Batlle of Gods Special Screening at SM Mall of Asia Cinema

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Earth will be destroyed!

That was the premise on the new Dragonball Z movie that I had the privilege of seeing in an advance screening here in the Philippines. A friend invited us to join him on an exclusive showing at SM Mall of Asia Cinema 1 a few nights ago and it actually brought back childhood memories when I was really addicted to all and everything Dragonball.

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods is the eighteenth Japanese animated feature film based on the Dragon Ball series. It is the first Dragon Ball movie in 17 years to have a theatrical release, the last being the tenth anniversary movie in 1996, which followed the first three Dragon Ball films and the thirteen Dragon Ball Z films.

It is about a deity name "Bills", a God of Destruction, who was in search for the Super Saiyan God that he a learned about from a dream after his several years of sleep. He easily gets pissed if he couldn't find find any. This diety had a bad temper and would just want to destroy a planet in a thought just like that if he doesn't get what he wants. Unfortunately, our favorite family of Saiyans led by Goku, along with their friends, is the target of the God of Destruction's wrath.

But was Earth destroyed in the event, I wouldn't dare give you spoilers so I will be quite.

Better watch it at your favorite cinemas. But here are some bit of spoilers. You've been warned: