VSO Bahaginan Honors Volunteerism Through Film Showings

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It was several years ago when I was offered to become a volunteer for Volunteer Service Organization (VSO) Bahaginan. After my stint with the United Nations, I felt so inspired to continue my advocacy of helping people. That time, I was determined to try an out-of-the-country assignment. My short assignments at other parts of the country including a few areas in Mindanao, and even outside the Philippines like Bangkok, Thailand,  made me thirst for more adventure.

But it was also the same time that my wife just gave birth to our third child. I was invited so many times to join but I was hesitant to leave my newly-born child. Realizing I was not ready to leave my family for a shot at being a VSO Bahaginan volunteer, I gave up the opportunity.

It was only a few nights ago when I got invited to an event organized by VSO Bahaginan that made me recall those days when I almost jumped in to a new adventure. They held a special screening of six short-films shot across Africa documenting the life and journey of Filipinos serving as volunteers in some of the poorest places in the world.

LINE Continues Its Surge In Users, Cites Its Secure Platform

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LINE, the world’s leading mobile platform with 350 users worldwide, has seen a record-breaking inflow of daily new users, as many as 10 times in some regions, since the weekend of February 23, 2014. The recent surge is attributed to LINE’s unparalleled communication services that are the most safe and reliable, in the midst of recent system trouble experienced by other service providers.

“We are pleased to provide our many users in the Philippines with a complete, exciting, and secure mobile messaging experience,” remarked Mr. Greg Kim, Head of the Philippines at LINE Business Development Division, LINE Plus Corporation.

Many users have already chosen LINE as the ideal solution that offers an advanced system support and wide range of features that offer free messaging, voice and video calling, as well as interactive elements such as Stickers, Timeline and Official Accounts, under the ongoing industrial changes in the mobile messaging market.

Salt and Light Ventures Forges Partnership with Breakthrough Leadership Management Consultancy, Inc.

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At the start of 2014, Breakthrough Leadership Management Consultancy, an affiliate of the United Neon Group of Companies, assumed leadership of Salt and Light Ventures, Inc. The partnership, which was finalized towards the end of the 2013, was done to reinvigorate Salt and Light Ventures and ensure its sustainability as the pioneer and premier learning events organizer in the country.

Apart from retaining its service offerings, which includes branded learning events; the Asian Center for Trainers and Speakers (ACTS); and trainings and seminars, Salt and Light Ventures will also be embracing the Breakthrough Leadership framework and programs.  

Breakthrough Leadership is an integrated, holistic framework for leaders and managers to approach their roles and relationships, prioritize their actions, and deliver stronger and more effective results. The program will allow organizations to reach dispersed leaders across the organization, connecting them throughout a learning journey.