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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Tourism Promotions Board of DOT Signs MOA with Manila Shimbun

Domingo Ramon Enerio III, Chief Operating Officer of the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), shakes hand with Nobuhiko Hashimoto, adviser of the Asian International Community Information, Inc. (AICI) after signing Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

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An assortment of articles and photos on Philippine tourist destinations, specifically targeted to the Japanese outbound travel market, will be made available to the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), the marketing arm of the Department of Tourism, to support its marketing communications programs.

The TPB recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Asian International Community Information (AICI), Inc. as partnership for the use of feature articles and high resolution photos published by AICI’s The Daily Manila Shimbun (TDMS), the publishing firm of the Navi Manila Magazine and the Navi de Cebu Magazine. AICI has copyrights to the articles and photos.

Navi Manila Magazine, a tourist guide for Japanese visiting the Philippines written in the Japanese language, with Navi de Cebu, tourist magazine for Japanese tourists and residents in Cebu, specialize in travel articles on tourist attractions in the Philippines. The contents of both magazines are appropriate for better marketing of Philippine tourism in Japan.

Precision M3800 and PowerEdge T20 Launched by Dell Philippines

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Dell Philippines recently launched the Dell Precision M3800 - their thinnest and lightest 15-inch true mobile workstation along with the Dell PowerEdge T20 - an entry-level uni-processor server at the Craft Rock and Grill at the Fort Strip last January 28, 2014.

The Dell Precision M3800 is a merging of a beautiful ultra-thin form factor design and workstation-class performance, while the Dell PowerEdge T20 enables users to consolidate data and applications from multiple devices into a single server where they can be shared more effectively.

According to Christopher Papa, Country Manager of Dell Philippines, due to the consistent evolution of our workplace, customers are requiring more portable systems without sacrificing performance. They also require a server that will allow them faster data transfers compared to using external storage, cloud storage or email.

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The Ajinomoto Umami Culinary Challenge (UCC) once again opened its doors to hundreds of young talents and provided them with a venue to learn from the best in the culinary and food service industry.

The event was held last Tuesday, January 28, 2914 at the Hall 2 of the SMX Convention Center in SM Mall of Asia.

Year after year, the contest successfully grows in size and coverage, gathering the Philippines' most creative and innovative foodies, culinarians, professional and aspiring chefs.

Accordinng to Chef Russel Bautista, UCC Competition Head and Resident Chef of Ajinomoto Philippines Corporation. "This one day event is a golden opportunity for us to witness our future chefs showcase their skills and masterpieces. Ajinomoto hopes to contribute in discovering and maximizing their true potentials."

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Google Street View initiates its very first 360-degree panoramic shots of the Philippines at Intramuros, Manila. We can now virtually look around certain places of the walled city using our online gadgets and computers. The sites now available for viewing are the San Agustin Church, Baluarte De San Diego, Plaza San Luis Complex and Fort Santiago.

This was revealed to us during the Google Street View Launch held at the SMX Convention Center at the Mall of Asia a few days ago with Department of Tourism Secretary Mon Jimenez as guest of honor.

It will continue driving Street View cars in the Philippines starting with places in Metro Manila to capture more panoramic images of the famous tourist spots in the country. This includes historic or heritage spots like the structures in Intramuros where they chose as a starting point of this project because of the vast number of structures there that are almost turning into ruins.

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We were informed about the Fila Polo Cup 2014 only a few days before the actual event so we had second thoughts about attending in such short notice. But it was surely a great decision to finally come and witness the great Gatsby-themed event sponsored by the Italian clothing brand Fila Philippines.

Aside from getting to see for the very first time the game of polo and how it actually works at the Manila Polo Club, it was a day filled with a momentous production number and a truly star-studded affair featuring several high-profile personalities from all levels of society.

We got to see famous people from the government, showbiz, sports, media and foreign guests, plus the beautiful elite people that you won't see everyday.

Aside from awarding the winners and runner-ups of the polo game which included Fila owner Butch Albert himself, there was a spectacular series of activities that made the day more grandeur. The day was ended with an astonishing dinner buffet that surprised everyone as it appeared so quickly prepared and assembled out form the curtains which covered the field where an amazing performance was held earlier.

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The very eloquent darling of Social Media, Bianca Gonzalez shares her Get-Confident secrets and shows off her awesome figure in the cover of Women's Health magazine January-February 2014 issue.

Looking really sexy wearing a cute magenta top revealing her belly button and paired with a short denim jeans.

The Women’s Health Philippines magazine’s latest issue also features "Workout Strategies For Your Fitness Level," Stay Healthy Shortcuts", "How to Slim Down for Good", "Tips From Leading Dermatologist On How To Get Flawless Skin," "Five Fresh Approaches to Solve Life Dilemmas", "Secrets to Mind Blowing Sex", among others.

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Preview magazine strips down the hottest love team of the moment in the season's bare essentials. Kim Chiu and Xian Lim revisit the 90s and sweet talk their way to the February 2014 issue.

With a title of "Dare to Bare" does this mean the two love teams are now willing to show off more skin in this issue or in the near future in other forms (TV, movie, etc.)?

The love team to beat are wearing only a few clothes and no sign of any accessory, clearly states they might be taking off a few more to expose their assets.

Why not? Both celebrities have the body to show off to the world and flaunt whenever and wherever they want. It's a free world and the more daring you get, the more you get noticed.

Are the two almost pass their wholesome love team image and getting ready to bare more in a rebellious theme?

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

PNP Wheel of Torture: Your Luck May Run Out Soon

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I've heard about the Philippine National Police's (PNP) dreaded-by-detainees "Wheel of Torture" where punishment is given to a detainee based on outcome of the spinning multi-colored wheel.

Do you think it's a horrifying treatment to be served to the detainees? I can imagine right now how the police pokes fun of the condition of the men, mostly drug traffickers, behind this so-called detention facility located at Binan, Laguna. What is even a lot cruel is that the detention facility is not even a legally run PNP facility as claimed by being non-existent from their records as if it was kept a "secret".

Under the game, detainees were punched if the “torture wheel” stopped at “20 seconds Manny Pacman,” referring to a nickname of popular boxer Manny Pacquiao, or hung upside down if it stopped at a punishment called “30-second bat.”

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Keep staring and get PHOEM! Phoemela Baranda is FHM Philippines’ February 2014 issue cover girl!

Our sexy showbiz news reporter goes delectably daring on the February issue of FHM Philippines magazine. At the cover, we see her wearing nothing but her little white panties. It looks like many men will be drooling soon when they get the chance to buy a copy of the magazine.

The February 2014 issue is now available in supermarkets, newsstands, and bookstores everywhere! Grab a copy now! Digital copies will soon be available for download at this link.

Click the link for a sneak peek at her cover photos.

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Wow! Another award for Wazzup Pilipinas! The year 2014 has been a blessing for our blog!

It was only last January 23, 2014 when Wazzup Pilipinas received a National Award for Most Outstanding Filipino Community Blog Site for 2013 from the National Customers' Choice Awards for Business Excellence.

Now, I just received another e-mail earlier today congratulating us for winning another award for Best Filipino Community Blog Spot conferred by the Golden Globe Annual Awards for Business Excellence.

OMG! We are so thrilled and honored for being recognized for our efforts to make our blog the most preferred online media partner in the Philippines!

Awarding will be held at 6 pm on March 22, 2014 at the Centennial A Grand Ballroom of the Manila Hotel.