Suzuki Twin Pillar Hub Goes to Davao

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The magic of the Suzuki Twin Pillar Hub reached Mindanao as the brand participated at the 2nd Inside Racing Mindanao Bike Festival and Tradeshow held at Davao Convention Center on May 26 to 27, 2018. Suzuki was once again a sight to behold at the highly anticipated motoring event in the South. Conquering Mindanao on the same weekend with the Raider R150 Summit Mindanao, the brand ensured that it also brings Suzuki's way of life through its signature booth design to the Davaoenos.

The Suzuki Twin Pillar Hub was inspired by the Suzuki Next 100 Campaign which signifies Suzuki’s commitment to guide customers with forms of mobility that will fit their ever evolving lifestyle in the next 100 years and to continuously innovate technologically advanced products for the Filipinos. The Twin Pillar also represents Suzuki’s strong alliance to its riders and wide clientele. Designed with the Suzuki Next 100 as its pillars, the Suzuki Twin Pillar Hub housed its frontliner bikes - the Royal Arrival of the Underbone King Raider R150 Carburetor and Pinnacle of Hyper Underbones Raider R150 Fi. Also on display were the revolutionary GSX-R150 and GSX-S150. The brand also brought the Suzuki VR Experience wherein fans got to enjoy experiencing MotoGP in virtual reality.

The free photobooth was also a hit to the riders who naturally love selfies and photo-ops not missing a chance to do so with the charming and beautiful Suzuki ladies. Suzuki also gave away thousands of Raider Friendship Coupons which entitles motorcycle customers for a two limited edition shirts that they can share to their friends when they purchase a Raider R150 motorcycle.

Present at the event were Suzuki President Mr. Hiroshi Suzuki as well as Inside Racing Magazine Publisher Mr. Al Camba, Motorcycle Sales and Marketing General Manager Mr. Jun Bulot, Senior Regional Sales Manager for Mindanao Mr. Joel Martin, Motorcycle Marketing Head Mr. Monch Bontogon and Assistant Regional Sales Manager Mr. Bon Opiano.

The two-day event was jampacked with pocket activities and games hosted by Suzuki’s very own Safety Riding and Club Relations Specialist Mr. Sherwin Florendo together with his lovely co-host and Davao's very own Carly Chua. Watch out for The Suzuki Twin Pillar Hub at the 1st Inside Racing Visayas Bike Festival and Tradeshow set to happen on June 23-24 at SMX Convention Center, Bacolod City.

DOE Consults Public on Direct Remittance of Benefits from Energy Power Projects

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ENGAGING THE PUBLIC: DOE Undersecretary Felix William B. Fuentebella urges participants to share their inputs on the new guidelines on administering financial benefits to host communities of a power generation facility on 13 June at the Marquis Events Place in BGC, Taguig City.

The Department of Energy- Electric Power Industry Management Bureau (DOE-EPIMB) on Wednesday held a public consultation on the rules governing the direct remittance of financial benefits for communities hosting energy projects.

Held at the Marquis Events Place in Bonifacio Global City, the consultation was meant to get the comments and suggestions of various stakeholders to improve the existing policy on the administration of funds under Energy Regulation 1-94 (ER1-94).

FINANCIAL BENEFITS FOR HOST COMMUNITIES

Under ER1-94, the generation facilities or energy resource development projects required to provide one-centavo per kilowatt-hour (P0.01/kWh) of their electricity sales shall be remitted directly to the host communities.

The distribution utilities will be the recipient of the electrification fund and while the local government units (LGUs), indigenous peoples or indigenous cultural communities (IPs/ICCs). The corresponding share of the host communities shall be in accordance with the sharing under existing laws will be the recipient of the development and livelihood fund (DLF) and the reforestation, watershed management, health and environment enhancement fund (RWMHEEF).

The consultation specifically discussed the proposed amendments to Rule 29 (A) of the EPIRA-IRR and other issuances related to the administration of the said financial benefits under the ER1-94 program.

The move is meant to accelerate socio economic development, ensure more effective and efficient utilization of funds, and enforce the immediate provision of benefits to the host communities through the annual work plans to be submitted by the host communities to the generating companies and power resource developers.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

A total of 345 participants from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao attended the event, including 165 representatives from local government units (LGUs) of the host communities, 34 representatives from distribution utilities (DUs) and 146 generation companies (GenCos).

The DOE said it continues to encourage wider stakeholder involvement. For this purpose the DOE will accept the public's comments and suggestions on the proposed Department Circular on or before 22 June 2018.

Comments may be submitted via email through doe.er194@gmail.com or via fax at (02) 840-1731.

BENEFITS OF POWER: Department of Energy-Electric Power Industry Management Bureau (DOE-EPIMB) Director Mario Marasigan welcomes participants to the Public Consultation on the new guidelines in the administration of financial benefits to host communities under the Energy Regulations No. 1-94 program.  Through this program, generation companies and/or energy resource developers give one centavo per kilowatt-hour (P0.01/kWh) of its total electricity sales as a financial benefit to the host local government unit, region and indigenous cultural communities/peoples.

ENERGIZED: Stakeholders raise their hands, demonstrating their active involvement in the crafting of new guidelines during the Public Consultation on 13 June. Attendees included representatives from various generation companies and LGUs from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

Benjie Paras and Kids Grace Father’s Day Event at the Araneta Center

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Known for their hard work and sacrifice to provide for their families, fathers finally get a much deserve downtime and recognition in Araneta Center’s Father’s Day celebration on Sunday, June 17.

Known for their hard work and sacrifice to provide for their families, fathers finally get a much deserve downtime and recognition in Araneta Center’s Father’s Day celebration on Sunday, June 17.

Dubbed as “Dads on the Go,” the event will be a whole afternoon of fun activities for fathers and their families, with no less than actor and PBA legend Benjie Paras as special guest. The father of rising basketball stars Andre and Kobe, Benjie has carved a niche playing father roles in TV and movie projects such as “Wansapanataym: That’s My Toy, That’s My Boy,” “Nathaniel,” “Wang Fam,” and “Got to Believe.”

He will be bringing along his younger kids Sam and Riley to play with the daddy participants and their children at the Gateway Mall activity area starting at 1 p.m.

Fun games such as dart football and relay will also be held simultaneously in the activity areas of Farmers Plaza and Ali Mall.

A minimum of P700 single-purchase receipt will entitle a father and his kid to join in these activities and win exciting prizes such as shoes and sports gear.

Be a Hero on Father’s Day

Fathers, mothers, and even their children can also exercise their way to helping young scholars in Araneta Center and J. Amado Araneta Foundation’s (JAAF) “We Row For HERO” at the Gateway Mall activity area on Saturday, June 16.

From 1 p.m. until 4 p.m., a rowing machine will be available for 150 volunteers to use for one minute. Each minute corresponds to the money Araneta Center and JAAF will be donating to HERO (Help Educate and Rear Orphans) Foundation.

HERO has been providing educational assistance to children of fallen soldiers since 1988. Since then, the organization has already supported the schooling of more than 2,000 kids with the help of its partners like JAAF.

A number of its new scholars this year are children of soldiers who fought terrorists in Marawi last year.

Volunteers in this event will also get gift certificates from Anytime Fitness.

Visit www.aranetacenter.net and follow @AranetaCenter on Facebook and Twitter and @TheAranetaCenter on Instagram for more details.