Roots Music Festival: The Culmination of UP Fair’s Week-long Activities

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The UP Economics Society and the UP Underground Music Community, along with Asia Travel, Wacoal, Zalora, YiLinker, Crescendo, Jeunesse Anion, SilverWorks, Orange Segment, Parfois, Uber, Mama Lou's, Senco Link Technologies (iStudio) amd P&P Tattoo; in cooperation with MYX PH, the Philippine Star and GIST.ph, Amplify.ph, Wazzup Pilipinas, ClickTheCity.com, RadioRepublic.ph, Greater Good Philippines, Rakista Radio, Manila Concert Scene, PhilippineConcerts.com, Rappler and MOVE.ph, Choose Philippines, WhenInManila.com, and UST TomCat bring you Roots Music Festival, an annual music festival, to be held this coming February 13, 2016, Saturday, at the UP Diliman Sunken Garden, as part of the much awaited, week-long annual UP Fair.

Established back in 2013, Roots Music Festival now caters to more than 10,000 avid concertgoers and music lovers year in, year out. Now on its 4th installment, Roots has undeniably come to be recognized as one of the best nights to attend in the UP Fair. This year, the music festival will now serve as the culmination of UP Fair’s week-long activities, and will feature performances from Parokya ni Edgar | Franco | Giniling Festival | Tanya Markova | Ebe Dancel | Typecast | Bullet Dumas | Ang Bandang Shirley | Jensen and the Flips | Lunar Lights | Better in Bed | Tard | Sour Cheeks | The Gory Orgies | Maya's Anklet | Shirebound and Busking | Sound Architects. You can thus expect an exciting and fun-filled night full of great food, great company, and of course, great music!

Our tickets are priced at P150. For current UP students, they are priced at P120. Tickets are available at all Ticketnet outlets, the UP Economics Society Tambayan (UP School of Economics), and the USC Office (Vinzons Hall Rm. 206). For reservations and inquiries, you may contact Justin Monje at +63 917 822 4031 and Fau Manzanilla at +63 917 352 0827.

The Entrepreneurship Club of FEU Proudly Presents E-Raise

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In line with its goal to empower small scale enterprise, The Entrepreneurship Club (E-Club) of Far Eastern University (FEU) invites aspiring entrepreneurs and seventy sari-sari store owners to take part in E-Raise on February 15, 2016 in Mandaluyong City.

This six-month program will include a comprehensive plenary discussion on the fundamentals of business, including funding, accounting, marketing, sustainability and scalability, which are of paramount importance to small time entrepreneurs.

The notable speakers invited to the seminar are Benita & Catalino Yap Foundation (BCYF) member Ronaldo De Los Santos from BCYF Advisory Council, BCYF Executive Vice President J Anton R. Yap, Ronda Palengke Initiatives founder Kevin Dela Cruz, and Strokes of Broke artist Nikky Rivera. Members of Go Negosyo, Grant Thornton Philippines and Junior Achievement Philippines will also be present at the event to share their expertise.

Aside from the valuable discussions, E-Raise will also be open for entrepreneurial consultations on general micro-business, bookkeeping, basic accounting, and regulatory process and requirements. More so, the FEU students will be in charge of monitoring the participants and mentoring them regarding sales, profit, cost accounting, pricing, and marketing aspects of business through out the program.

Jay Jaboneta Says One Little Act of Kindness Can Make a Big Difference at Mad World 2016

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"Even if it is a very tiny act of goodness and you think no one notices. Always remember that one little act of kindness can tilt the balance of an entire situation. One little act of kindness can ripple out in countless ways that you many never know about."

This is the saying that I remembered while listening to Jay Jaboneta, Firestarter and Chief Storyteller of the Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation during his talk at Mad World 2016 which was held last January 31 at SM Mall of Asia Arena. Participated by thousands of students from the different Marketing organizations of many colleges and universities nationwide.

According to him, technology can be harnessed for social good, for change and to make a difference. But ultimately, it is still our humanity that brings about change.

He also believes in HOPE - H is for harnessing your potential, O stands for Opening your wallet, P stands for Perspiring or Taking Action, and E stands for Empowering others.

The Yellow Boat became a symbol of hope for many of the children and even grown-ups at that certain town where students need to swim a river to reach their school. The Foundation that Jay has setup grew from just a Facebook status aiming to ask for help from friends which grew when his friends started to re-post.