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Thursday, October 17, 2013

DOT Expresses Sympathies For The Earthquake Victims

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Tourism Secretary Ramon R. Jimenez, Jr., together with the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the tourism industry, expressed their deepest sympathies to the families and victims of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Bohol and Cebu last Tuesday morning, which also resulted in significant damages to cultural and heritage structures. The DOT has commenced moves for the swift recovery and rehabilitation of key tourism infrastructures in Cebu and Bohol. Secretary Jimenez said, “We ought to find ways to speed up recovery of the affected areas, especially that tourism is a major industry fueling their economies.”

The DOT Region 7 office reports that most hotels, resorts and other business establishments have resumed their operations and business as usual is being observed in Cebu and Panglao Island in Bohol. The rest are still assessing the structural integrity of their establishments. Though there are some tours still being carried out, areas severely affected by yesterday’s quake are off-limits to the public. These include the Basilica del Sto. Nino and Fort San. Pedro in Cebu, the Baclayon Church and Dauis Church in Bohol, and its other heritage churches. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and the National Commission of Culture and the Arts (NCCA) are conducting the necessary assessment of these heritage structures.

Parallel to the Secretary’s visit to the provinces tomorrow, the DOT’s Crisis Management Committee headed by Undersecretary Daniel G. Corpuz, will hold consultation meetings with heads of industry to come up with a contingency plan to regain market confidence and a plan to offer alternative tour programs within Cebu/Bohol.

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Inspirational Diva Jamie Rivera shares her newest composition in her first ever Christmas album with some of the best-selling recording artists in the country. Her song “Christmas Around The World” features an all-star ensemble of ABS-CBN’s teen stars and Star Records singers.

OPM stars included in her album are Toni Gonzaga, Liezel Garcia, Bugoy Drilon, Marcelito Pomoy, Jovit Baldivino, KZ Tandingan, Yeng Constantino, Angeline Quinto, Vina Morales, Marcelito Pomoy, Jed Madela, Erik Santos, Janella Salvador, and Kathryn Bernardo.

Jamie’s “My Christmas Gift” album also contains special renditions of classic Christmas songs including “Pasko Na Sinta Ko,” “I’ll Be Home For Christmas,” “Oh Holy Night/Silent Night,” “Let There Be Peace On Earth,” “Gloria In Excelsis Deo,” “Christmas Will Always Be Christmas” and her carrier singles “Joy To The World” and “Disyembre Na Naman.”

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The Greek mythology has been my favorite topic since junior high school. I used to memorize every little detail in the lives of the twelve Olympian gods and goddesses by heart. In fact, it had veered my life a lot, especially when I had learned the different love stories in Greek Mythology.

Here are some of the love stories:

Cupid and Psyche

Aphrodite was jealous of Psyche's beauty, so she sent her son Eros to shoot her with one of his arrows and cause her to fall in love with the ugliest many in the world. Eros buggered up, and as he beheld her sleeping form he was so stunned by her beauty that he pricked himself on one of his own arrows and fell deeply in love.

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King of the Gil: Enrique Gil the concert at the big dome. The gates of the Smart Araneta Coliseum will open at 8:00 pm on November 29, 2013.

Philippine showbiz’s ‘Dougie King’ Enrique Gil is ready to conquer the big dome this November as he brings his own swag and delight his supporters at his first ever concert titled “King of the Gil.”

“I will do everything that will make them stand up, dance and enjoy the night. I will definitely teach you how to dougie and much much more!” promised Enrique about his upcoming show staged by Star Events and ABS-CBN.

“King of the Gil” concert will be made brighter and more special as Enrique will be joined by his friends in showbiz namely Vice Ganda, Angel Locsin, Toni Gonzaga, Kim Chiu, Vhong Navarro, Jhong Hilario and Young JV. He will also share the dance floor with his “Muling Buksan Ang Puso” leading lady Julia Montes.

WD Introduces New Ultra-Compact Network Storage Plus Servers

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WD, a Western Digital company and world leader in digital storage solutions, expanded today its small- and medium-sized (SMB) storage solution portfolio with the introduction of the new WD Sentinel DS5100 and WD Sentinel DS6100 (S-series) ultra-compact network storage plus servers.

The WD Sentinel S-series feature high-performance Intel Xeon processors and are pre-installed with Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials. All WD Sentinel network storage products feature WD enterprise-class hard drives and these 4-bay WD Sentinel S-series desktop appliances offer up to 16 TB of raw storage.

Additionally, unlike traditional NAS systems, the WD Sentinel S-series allow small businesses to run line-of-business applications on their network storage platform.

“WD is using enterprise-class components to build a new family of network appliances for small businesses,” said Bill Evans, general manager of WD’s business storage solutions group. “The WD Sentinel S-series network appliances are engineered with Intel Xeon processors, pre-populated with WD Se datacenter 3.5-inch hard drives for rapid deployment, and feature dedicated 2.5-inch boot drives for maximum reliability. No other vendor offers a comparable network storage plus server in an equally small form factor. With a small footprint and quiet fan, an S-series appliance can be deployed anywhere.”

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The Department of Transportation and Communication’s (DOTC) Philippine Transit App Challenge, the first in Southeast Asia, was a resounding success, drawing participants from as far as Cebu for a three-month hack-at-home competition to develop an app that will ease commuting in the megacities of Cebu and Metro Manila.

At the culminating event held last 14 October at the GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center Auditorium in UP-Diliman, competition finalists got to demonstrate how their apps worked and the various benefits each offered.

Transport Secretary Joseph Emilio Aguinaldo Abaya thanked the developers for sharing their talent in helping provide tools to the commuting public for navigating the two giant metros.

“I commend all of the participants to our App Challenge, especially the finalists who are here tonight, for spending the last three months being a part of the solution to one of our country’s toughest problems,” he said.

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ORO Plata Mata : Digitally Restored on DVD

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Filipino viewers of all generations can now enjoy and relive the cinematic experience of the classic Peque Gallaga masterpiece, “Oro Plata Mata,” as Star Home Videos finally releases its digitally restored and re-mastered full HD version on DVD in all major video outlets nationwide.

“Oro Plata Mata” is the second film restored by ABS-CBN’s Film Archives in partnership with the Central Digital Laboratory (CDL) following the successful restoration of the Ishmael Bernal classic film “Himala,” topbilled by veteran actress Nora Aunor and written by multi-awarded screenwriter Ricky Lee.

The special DVD offers a digitally remastered copy of “Oro Plata Mata” from the full HD restored version with English and Tagalog subtitles alongside other exclusive features such as director’s commentary by director Peque Gallaga, actor’s commentary from several of the movie’s original cast, the original sequence treatment submitted to the Experimental Cinema of the Philippines made by Gallaga, the 1982 original trailer with remastered footage, restoration vignettes, and the original story boards used for the movie’s climactic fight scenes.

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Earthquake in the Visayas : Cebu and Bohol Under State of Calamity

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"OMG! May giyera sa Mindanao, May lindol sa Visayas, at may bagyo naman ngayon sa Luzon. Apocalypse na ba?"

A State of Calamity was declared in Cebu and Bohol after a 7.2 earthquake struck at 8:12 AM on October 15 with a magnitude of 7.2, according to PHIVOLCS. The epicenter of the earthquake was estimated to be near Carmen, Bohol.

It was reported that the earthquake damaged at least 10 historic churches in Cebu and Bohol. I am so sad for the deaths, injuries and displacement, and of course for the destruction of our heritage structures. My prayers and thoughts are with everyone who has been affected by the dreadful disaster.

This tragedy in Bohol and Cebu is a good opportunity for several leaders to act decisively. Unfortunately the national government is quite indifferent and the bulk of the effort went to the local regional governments. I cannot blame why federalist tendencies are widespread, since it seems that Imperial Manila has no time to help the provinces extensively and this is why there is a widespread gap between the urban and the rural areas regarding revenue and overall development.

In the midst of these tragedies in the country recently, I watched how the Philippine Azkals were a sure win to the Peace Cup title. Congrats to the Azkals for winning the 2013 Peace Cup title! Should we jump for joy now?