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Thursday, February 27, 2014

Beyond 2015: A Post-2015 Development Agenda for the Philippines

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Our country still has a long way to go in achieving its targets for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Thus the effort to develop a post-2015 framework that will be widely supported by many to sustain the development towards a more comprehensive and holistic approach.

But what is beyond 2015 that we need to plan ahead? We are still in 2014 yet there is still so much to do aside from the devastation brought upon by typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan).

For most politicians, it means the 2016 election. I am more than positive that many will be looking into that direction and will be focused in making their presence felt to gain votes from the masses. ...and since majority of the people are not reached by the news and social media, many are still clueless of whom to properly vote to run their respective cities. Incommunicado! Disconnected! Out of touch form the real world!

When I suggested to Lord Jack McConnell, Scotland's youngest First Minister, appointed to the House of Lords as Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale and Beyond 2015's post-2015 volunteer advocate, that the UN and the government can use bloggers to share information among our readers to help disseminate the efforts undertaken towards MDG-related issues, he said it was a great idea and he will gladly echo it to the rightful authorities.

Nuvali Night Sky Cinema: Love Is In the Air the Second Time Around

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Nuvali, together with Sky Cable, once again welcomes couples, families, and friends to its annual Nuvali Night Sky Cinema. It's sort of a post-valentine film showing event happening for the second time to showcase three love stories.

The night February 22 was made more special as people flocked the Nuvali open grounds to watch movies for free. Under the starry skies, the people were treated to three foreign movies namely You've Got Mail, Pray.Eat.Love and About Time. These are three movies all related to romance with their own remarkable twist that were loved by many. The newest among the three movies was About Time starring Rachel McAdams and Domhnall Glesson, which deals with time travel. It's a story about a man who desperately tries to change his past to make his future a lot better.

The other two movies were shown several years ago but set the mood for nostalgia among the crowd and reminiscent of the good-old-sweet moments of yesteryears. You've Got Mail which stars Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks featured the old style e-mail when SMS and social media were not yet invented. Pray. Eat. Love was a Julia Roberts film based on the memoir of American author Elizabeth Gilbert. The movie was about one woman's search for everything across Italy, India and Indonesia.

Power Sale Bazaar Summer Fiesta Edition

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Summer is the most anticipated season; it’s when we get to relax and unwind under the glorious sun. And who wouldn’t want to feel the sand between their toes as they soak up the rays wearing the hottest outfit and accessory?

This coming March, FTMS Events came up with the Power Sale Bazaar Summer Fiesta Edition --- a place where you can find the hottest and trendiest summer must-haves!

Get the chance to meet and interact with bloggers as well as the up and coming bazaaristas that are sure to make a splash this season! So get your beach totes ready and head to the Metrotent at Metrowalk Ortigas as we welcome the start of the best season with a fabulous fiesta!

Come and Join us! As we celebrate the start of the best season! Power Sale Bazaar Summer Fiesta Edition at Metrotent, Metrowalk Ortigas Pasig City March 14-16 2014.

For Inquires: Email/pm powersale.bazaar@gmail.com or text 09179626002. Follow on IG @powersalebazaar

VSO Bahaginan Honors Volunteerism Through Film Showings

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It was several years ago when I was offered to become a volunteer for Volunteer Service Organization (VSO) Bahaginan. After my stint with the United Nations, I felt so inspired to continue my advocacy of helping people. That time, I was determined to try an out-of-the-country assignment. My short assignments at other parts of the country including a few areas in Mindanao, and even outside the Philippines like Bangkok, Thailand, made me thirst for more adventure.

But it was also the same time that my wife just gave birth to our third child. I was invited so many times to join but I was hesitant to leave my newly-born child. Realizing I was not ready to leave my family for a shot at being a VSO Bahaginan volunteer, I gave up the opportunity.

It was only a few nights ago when I got invited to an event organized by VSO Bahaginan that made me recall those days when I almost jumped in to a new adventure. They held a special screening of six short-films shot across Africa documenting the life and journey of Filipinos serving as volunteers in some of the poorest places in the world.

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LINE, the world’s leading mobile platform with 350 users worldwide, has seen a record-breaking inflow of daily new users, as many as 10 times in some regions, since the weekend of February 23, 2014. The recent surge is attributed to LINE’s unparalleled communication services that are the most safe and reliable, in the midst of recent system trouble experienced by other service providers.

“We are pleased to provide our many users in the Philippines with a complete, exciting, and secure mobile messaging experience,” remarked Mr. Greg Kim, Head of the Philippines at LINE Business Development Division, LINE Plus Corporation.

Many users have already chosen LINE as the ideal solution that offers an advanced system support and wide range of features that offer free messaging, voice and video calling, as well as interactive elements such as Stickers, Timeline and Official Accounts, under the ongoing industrial changes in the mobile messaging market.

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At the start of 2014, Breakthrough Leadership Management Consultancy, an affiliate of the United Neon Group of Companies, assumed leadership of Salt and Light Ventures, Inc. The partnership, which was finalized towards the end of the 2013, was done to reinvigorate Salt and Light Ventures and ensure its sustainability as the pioneer and premier learning events organizer in the country.

Apart from retaining its service offerings, which includes branded learning events; the Asian Center for Trainers and Speakers (ACTS); and trainings and seminars, Salt and Light Ventures will also be embracing the Breakthrough Leadership framework and programs.

Breakthrough Leadership is an integrated, holistic framework for leaders and managers to approach their roles and relationships, prioritize their actions, and deliver stronger and more effective results. The program will allow organizations to reach dispersed leaders across the organization, connecting them throughout a learning journey.

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Pioneered in the country by international student-run organization AIESEC in the summer of 2013, the Youth to Business Forum (Y2B) poses with a bigger and more global comeback this March 24, 2014 at the SMX Convention Center, SM Aura, Taguig City.

Still presenting a unique avenue for the youth and business sector to discuss and collaborate on ideas for prevailing social issues, Y2B aims to create concrete solutions that will build a more sustainable future for the Asia Pacific region.

This time around, the youth forum will tackle matters of Value-based Leadership and its capacity to engineer social change through collective action with the help of the business sector.

The youth is encouraged to take on a proactive disposition on the development and alignment of personal values that would create opportunities for both individual and region productivity.

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"The anniversary of EDSA 1 will be marked with such great irony this year; the President supporting online libel and threatening press freedom, at the same time defending his appointment of a police general to the martial law compensation board. Both instances are betrayals of what the people stood for in EDSA 1 - freedom and justice.

Both instances show the disconnect between EDSA and Aquino, how the latter has become the anti-thesis to people power. The President has only succeeded in highlighting the unfulfilled promises of EDSA 1, reminding us that many things have remained the same or have worsened under the second Aquino regime. EDSA however also reminds us that true power lies with the people, and that they must use this power in the face of oppression." - Inday Varona

After the revolution, the "players" divided the spoils among themselves and the Filipino people up to this day were left out. A lot of its ideals have long been betrayed.

Cyber libel cases will only favor the powerful, rich and the privileged. The threat to our civil liberties is real. This was prioritized rather than Freedom of Information (FOI)? Anyare?

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Museums showcase our country’s history. It exhibits our culture, tradition and customs. It is a source of our pride as it highlights our Filipino heritage.

What museums can be found in Makati?

If you’ll look at the Makati map, you’ll find three in the city. They are as follows:

1. Ayala Museum. Established in 1967 under the auspices of Ayala Foundation, Inc, this art and history museum presents permanent exhibitions like The Diorama Experience which is composed of 60 handcrafted dioramas highlighting major events and themes from prehistoric times up to the EDSA People Power Revolution; Maritime Vessels that shows several models of different watercrafts that plied in the Phil seas; Gold of Ancestors that shows more than one thousand hold object from the Philippine culture that existed before the colonization in the 16th century like golden sashes, necklaces, earrings and finger rings, bracelets and anklets; Embroidered Multiples which includes rare silk trousers or sayasaya worn by elite men; work of arts by Luna, Amorsolo and Zobel from the late 19th to the 20th century; and a display of more than 500 Chinese and Southeast Asian ceramics.

Located at Makati Avenue cor. Dela Rosa Street, it is open from Tuesdays to Sundays, from nine in the morning until six in the evening.

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Launched just over three years ago, Philips recently announced that the Philips Airfryer, an innovative kitchen appliance that enables consumers to prepare a variety of meals in a healthier way, is now available in more than 100 countries. With almost fifty percent share of the global market for ‘light’ fryers, Euromonitor has confirmed that Philips is the world’s No.1 low fat fryer brand.

First launched in France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands at the end of 2010, and most recently in North America and Japan, the Philips Airfryer is now a truly global proposition.

“The Philips Airfryer is a great example of how we are driving profitable growth, by taking global innovations and bringing them to market in a way that is highly relevant for local consumers,” said Philips Consumer Lifestyle CEO Netherlands, Pieter Nota. “Eating healthier is an important lifestyle trend that transcends markets and with our Airfryer, we are empowering millions of consumers to make healthier choices every day.”