Gateway Gallery celebrates Araneta as Heritage Town

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Gateway Gallery observes the summer month of May as Heritage Month. To celebrate this theme, Gateway Gallery will open the exhibit Araneta: Heritage Town on May 15, 2019. The exhibit highlights the rich history of Araneta district and its peripheral areas as center of lifestyle and entertainment with Araneta Coliseum as its centerpiece.

The exhibit discusses the roles that the vintage town played in the development and enrichment of the area and how it shaped the public’s consciousness with regards to leisure, consumption, religion and traditions. It will also explore the roles that the iconic structures in the district played in shaping the public’s customs and awareness, and how the public shaped back these structures.

The exhibit will be divided into sections that will give the viewer a clearer perspective of its traditions and history. The exhibit is curated by Gari Apolonio with the assistance of the Araneta Archives Unit. It will run until June 2, 2019.

To supplement the exhibit, Gateway Gallery has lined up activities that will complete the viewer’s experience of the heritage district. These activities include a Street Photography Workshop on May 19, Araneta Heritage Walk on May 25 and Araneta Heritage Talks on June 1.

The Araneta Street Photography Workshop will be a full day workshop on May 19 which will be conducted by award-winning photojournalist Luis Liwanag. The lecture will be complemented with a hands-on photography around the Araneta Center. Facilitator’s assessment of the students’ photos ends the workshop.

The Araneta Heritage Walk is a guided walking tour along memory lane that will familiarize the participants on the iconic structures in the district through historic and anecdotal accounts. It includes a quick food stop to enjoy classic refreshments popular decades ago. The May 25 heritage walk starts at 9 am and ends at 12 noon.

The Araneta Heritage Talks on June 1, 3 to 5 pm, is a focused discussion on the key issues related to heritage and Araneta district as a historic town. Three speakers will delve on general heritage information, the characteristics of Araneta as a heritage district and the crucial work of archiving. Noted architect and urban planner Paulo Alcazaren will talk about the second topic. He will be joined by Architect Reynaldo Lita of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines and Maritess Gonzaga, the Director of Araneta Center’s Archives Department.

The exhibit and its activities is supported by the J. Amado Araneta Foundation, Araneta Center and its Archives Department. These celebrations become more timely now that Quezon City Government has officially declared Araneta Center as one of its tourism districts in its new ordinance. The announcement was made in April 2019, recognizing it as Cubao Growth Center.

Everyone is enjoined to visit the exhibit and participate in its collateral activities for a more enriched understanding of heritage and a deeper appreciation of this district. To join and get full details of the activities, check out Gateway Gallery’s social media accounts (Facebook: GatewayGalleryPh, Twitter: gateway_gallery, Instagram: gateway.gallery), call 588-4000 local 8300 or email gatewaygallery@aranetagroup.com.

Gateway Gallery is the art museum of Araneta Center. Located at the 5th floor of Gateway Tower, It is open daily, from 10 am to 7 pm. Entry to the museum is free. It is managed by the J. Amado Araneta Foundation.

GenieTech Urges ASEAN Businesses to Reinvent, Transform to Leapfrog Global Competition

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Solutions provider to host JDA’s Supply Chain ASEAN Summit – Manila

Despite the increase of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows in ASEAN countries than China, there are still factors that hinder the growth of the region, says leading solutions provider, Genie Technologies, Inc (GenieTech).

Citing a data released by Thomson Reuters, GenieTech Chief Operating Officer Mahesh Gopinath said that the total inward FDI inflows in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines grew to a record high and exceeded US$200 billion last year.

In the Philippines, the same growth is also seen, especially that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) noted that investors continue to view the country as a favorable investment destination. BSP also sees FDI inflows may reach up to US$10.20 billion in 2019.

“With this continued growth, the challenge now for ASEAN countries is to rise up to the goal of achieving its regional economic integration as a single market,” said Gopinath. “Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, or logistics providers should start reinventing and transforming their businesses with necessary strategies to leapfrog the global competition.”

To elevate the discussion on this trend and, to provide a venue for interactive and insightful sessions, including an industry panel, GenieTech, in partnership with JDA, will be holding JDA’s Supply Chain ASEAN Summit – Manila, at the City of Dreams Manila - Integrated Resort, Hotel & Casino this May 23, 2019.

The summit aims to gather businesses and professionals to present trends that can help in synchronizing end-to-end supply chain from planning to execution; delivering agility by managing the diverse multi-echelon plant, warehouse, and retail inventory; as well as boosting productivity by tasking, scheduling, and forecasting workforce across the store and warehouse.

The event also seeks to provide insights into achieving the ideal mix of new products, best sellers, and private labels to maximize profitability and shopper satisfaction; driving higher margins and be profitable with far higher demand forecast accuracy, the right assortment and allocation in the world of omni-channel fulfillment; and delivering true space awareness, offering the flexibility to match available space with the optimal product mix.

GenieTech is a partner of supply chain solutions provider JDA, which helps in optimizing customer experience with the enterprises’ product and services. More than 4,000 JDA global customers use JDA Integrated retail and supply chain planning and execution solutions to improve costs, increase revenue, and reduce time to value.

For more information and to book a seat, visit the website at https://now.jda.com/JDA-SCAS-Manila.html.

Why Do You Need a Marine Radar For a Safe Voyage

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Any individual who has ever experienced the vast water during the evening, or who has been trapped by thick mist sometime know the importance of staying on course. If you ever needed to attempt and discover route shafts covered up by a jumbled shoreline realizes exactly how entangled exploring on untamed water can be. 

Luckily, marine devotees have an exceptionally convenient equipment available to them: marine radars. These basic yet valuable bits of innovation are frequently combined with marine GPS units to improve your security and your capacity to effectively explore troublesome waters. 

Obviously, you don't need to dependably have a GPS with your radar, yet you will find that making a complete network of marine gadgets is exceptionally successful.

To explore the innovation out there available, it pays off to discover top-notch, high-value gear for your vessel. Previously, marine GPS gadgets and different devices, similar to fish finders, were considered 'extravagant' and were just accessible to boaters with bigger spending plans. 

Presently, devices, for example, marine radars and other helpful electronics are reasonable and broadly accessible for mariners of all nature. Marine radar specifically is winding up progressively popular, particularly when joined into GPS navigation systems. This game plan enables you to utilize your instruments together in a compelling, simple to-utilize package without having to spend a lot of money.

A marine radar has a few segments that help you with exploring on untamed water. Three fundamental segments are its receiving wire, display, and scanner. Your radar's receiver is in charge of transmitting signals from your scanner that are reflected by close-by objects - either ashore or in the water with schools of fish. 

The marine monitor at that point, figures the total distance from your watercraft and sends the data to your display. This enables you to see precisely where you are and where the fish might be.

Marine radar is additionally viable in helping you manage severe climate, which can console any boater who is on the water amid a tempest, substantial mist, or obscurity. While nasty climate - particularly rain - can meddle with the successful scope of your radar, it can in any case be distinguished by the unit. 

This in turn, alarms you to possible climate-based issues lying ahead in your course. Experienced radar users have figured out how to remove their watercraft from the water at whatever point their radar begins encountering issues, since that is demonstrative of unfavorable climate ahead.

One accommodating tip for utilizing your marine radar with different marine electronics packages and gadgets, for example, marine GPS, is to use the radar's relative introduction display mode. This way, you can all the more promptly observe and comprehend the approaching data. 

By doing this, you are basically setting up your display with the goal that it is pointed a similar way as your vessel's bow. Thu-sly, like how a vehicle's GPS display is situated, you can see how the headings given are with respect to your bearing.

Many boating enthusiasts have thought of marine radar as being discretionary. Why have radar, they often state, when you can have marine Radars  GPS gadgets and other electronic devices? Well, the reason is basic: joining marine radar into your navigation system is an astute choice, particularly for your well being, that of your vessel, and everyone around.

Thankfully, the present market is full of advanced marine radars available for sale in a number of options. You can choose from standalone radars, and open array radar, to radar domes, and marine radar packages. 

Whatever unit you choose, make sure it is compatible with other marine electronics present on your boat. Having a radar will end up in making your voyage better, simpler, and safer every time!