Airport Authorities Arrest Package Padala Scam Suspect

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Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) operatives apprehended a suspect upon a complaint filed by a would have been victim of the "package padala scam".

Shirley Campones sought the help of the Airport Police last April 12, 2018, suspecting that the person who was asking her USD $11,000.00, in exchange for a package sent to her from abroad, was a scam. The package was supposedly sent by a man who Campones met in the internet identified as Fred Mc Neil.

Campones said that Mc Neil told her that he was held by customs in an airport in Turkey due to some jewelry found in his baggage. Campones said that a texter asked for a meet-up on April 12 at a restaurant at the departure level of NAIA Terminal 1 saying that he/she already have the baggage from Mc Neil. Campones was advised to bring 11,000 USD in exchange for it.

Thinking that this could be a scam, Campones told the Airport Police that she can give only a partial amount of the USD $11,000.00.

Operatives of the Airport Police planned an entrapment operation and accompanied Campones at the meet up place. They discreetly monitored Campones until a black foreign national, suspected to be the texter, approached Campones. While eating snacks, Campones handed a white envelope with money to the suspect, as part of their agreement to release the package. At that instance, operatives of the Airport Police approached and arrested the foreigner.

The suspect was identified as Miriam Kanoute, 34 years old, single, Maly national, with address in Makati City.

Campones said that Kanoute was the same foreigner she previously met in a mall in Makati. Kanoute was then with another foreigner Ronald Morris. The meet up was also regarding the supposed package for Campones.

Suspect Kanoute was brought to the Pasay Prosecutor’s Office for inquest proceedings for Violation of Article 315 (Syndicated Swindling/Estafa) of the Revised Penal Code and violation of Republic Act 10175 (Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012).

Kanoute is now temporarily detained at the MIAA police headquarters pending issuance of an inquest resolution from Pasay.

MIAA GM Ed Monreal lauded the MIAA-PIID operatives for their swift action.

“I call on everyone to be careful with their dealings with people they do not know. It pays to be cautious in this regard. We advice the public to seek the help of police authorities in case of doubt," Monreal said in closing.

UP Euro Presents After Sunset: An Open Field Film Showing

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UP Euro-Filipino Understanding and Relations Organization is holding its annual Open Field Film Showing entitled 'After Sunset' this April 19 at the College of Science Amphitheater. This is in accordance with the organization’s vision to promote Euro-Filipino cultural appreciation

This year, UP EURO will showcase short films with a feel good theme, tackling stories about romance, comedy, inspiration and music. It features films such as Wes Anderson’s Castello Cavalcanti, Olga Osorio’s Einstein Rosen, William Mager’s Hands Solo and many more! Not only that, the organization will also be featuring performances from Any Name's Okay, Sofasky, Carl Bognot and Granny Lee!

This free event will be held from 6pm-10pm this April 19 at the College of Science Amphitheater. For rsvp For more information, you may visit our page at facebook.com/upeuro

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“It's the chill of a beautiful sunset that promises a lovely night ahead.” - Anthony T. Hincks

Wazzup Pilipinas! UP EURO presents:

AFTER SUNSET: An Open Field Film Showing

Get ready to fill your hearts with feel good European short films such as Castello Cavalcanti, Paris Quintet, La Huida, Rhinos and more!

Not only that, we will also be featuring special performances from Grammy Lee, Sofa Sky, Any Name's Okay and Carl Bognot!

This FREE event will be held on April 19, Thursday, at the College of Science Amphitheater! Grab your friends and see you there!

For RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/AfterSunset-OFFs

This event is co-presented by:

UP Tomo-Kai

UP Palaweños

UP Radio Circle

UP Le Club Français

In partnership with our major org partners:

UP Economics Society

UP SPECA : University of the Philippines Speech Communication Association

UP Círculo Hispánico

Minor org partner:

UP PsychSoc

Our media partners:

DZUP 1602
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See you there!

SAP Announces First Collaboration in eSports and Becomes the Official Innovation Partner of Team Liquid

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SAP SE announced a new sponsorship deal with Team Liquid, one of the most successful teams in eSports. The sponsorship of Team Liquid is the first collaboration of SAP with a professional eSports organization. As official innovation partner, SAP will work with Team Liquid on co-developing software based on in-game data, which will help Team Liquid analyze performance and achieve greater precision in areas like team and player performance and scouting new talent.

SAP will support Team Liquid by implementing a range of innovative technology solutions that deliver cutting-edge analytics to the team to improve overall performance in training and in competition. The SAP HANA business data platform will serve as the core technology for co-development. Additional components such as SAP Cloud Platform, the SAP Leonardo digital innovation system as well as the Internet of Things (IoT) and predictive and machine learning functionalities will be evaluated as part of the co-innovation process. By equipping Team Liquid with the most innovative tools possible to track and improve performance, SAP hopes to participate as an authentic, global and sustainable player in the eSports ecosystem, addressing a young and tech-savvy eSports community.

“After deciding to become a sponsor in the field of esports, SAP took time to observe and analyze the market and its ecosystem before finally deciding to partner with Team Liquid – one of the most successful teams in the business,” said Stefan Ries, chief human resources officer, SAP. “For SAP, esports opens us up to a tech-savvy and highly skilled young audience and potential new talent for SAP. As a global, innovative and forward-looking technology company, SAP provides a high brand fit to the esports ecosystem.”

“There is a strong demand for meaningful data and analytics software in esports,” said Victor Goossens, co-CEO, Team Liquid. “For Team Liquid, competitive performance is key – and smart technology and data give us the best possible tools to analyze and improve. As a technology company at the cutting edge of innovation and with sponsorship experience across sports and entertainment, SAP is the perfect partner to collaborate with Team Liquid to create tools and solutions to fuel our competitive journey.”

“eSports is a highly interesting field for SAP. With a team sponsorship, SAP will be able to activate its full potential by working closely together with Team Liquid to understand their needs and apply innovative technology solutions to address them,” said Lars Lamadé, head of sponsorships, Europe & Asia, SAP. “SAP as an innovation-driven company is interested in eSports as a 100% digital sport with a high speed of development. The partnership with Team Liquid, with a true and authentic co-innovation mind-set at its core, will become a great use case for SAP technology.”