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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Leo Ralph Villamayor is New Emerging YouTube Artist with Let It Go from Disney's Frozen

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The weather is incredibly hot but what will make your summer a bit cooler is a new emerging YouTube artist who has just uploaded his first YouTube video – a cover of Let it Go from Disney's Frozen.

His name is Leo Ralph Villamayor, which may not ring familiar yet, but his with heartthrob looks that will soon change. The video was intended for the upcoming concert this June 7, 2015 8pm at Mall of Asia Arena of the Broadway superstar Idina Menzel, the original artist and though he didn't win the contest, a lot of people noticed his talent.

Leo covered the song in a unique male rendition, and he makes it sound effortless. The Voice of the Philippines Season 2 runner-up Alisah Bonaobra was also amazed at Leo’s beautiful version of Let It Go (the same song which made her a YouTube sensation and which she used for the competition of The Voice Ph 2).

Undeniably the song is a difficult one, as even legendary Broadway diva Ms Leah Salonga admitted to co-host Popstar Royalty Sarah Geronimo on the same show. So way to go to this new artist!

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Animax, Asia’s first channel specializing in Japanese animation, will be bringing its annual flagship event back to the Philippines! Viewers and fans will be treated to two days of fun-filled anime-themed activities at Animax Carnival Philippines 2015, to be held at Hall 4 SMX Convention Center, Pasay City on 30 and 31 May 2015, 11am to 8pm.

Anime lovers can look forward to a bigger event this year with more exciting activities such as special performances by renowned cosplayer Alodia Gosiengfiao, the Animax Cosplay Competition, exciting activities and sale of exclusive anime merchandise, and special guest performances from Japan. Admission to the carnival comes at the affordable price of Php200.00 each.

The Cosplay Royalty

The Queen of Philippine Cosplay, Alodia Gosiengfiao will be performing onstage bringing some of her best costumes and pegs. Her passion for anime, video games and other creative media has led her to contribute to the rise of Cosplaying activities in Philippines so better watch out for her.

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CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals that sets the standard for professional excellence, will recognize May as Putting Investors First Month. This marks the second year of this annual awareness campaign and builds on the success of May 2014, when activities took place in 58 cities globally by member societies representing more than 60,000 investment professionals. The initiative aims to unite investment professionals in a commitment to place investor interests above all others.

Throughout the month, many of the organization’s 144 member societies worldwide will host local events and call attention to the needs and rights of investors by endorsing the Statement of Investor Rights, a list of ten rights that any investor should expect from financial service providers.

CFA Society Philippines hosted the Philippine Retail Conference 2015 last May 16, 2015 at the SMX Convention Centre Aura. The conference provided education to over 1,500 retail investors collaboration with the Philippine Stock Exchange, Central Bank of the Philippines, Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Justice, Insurance Commission, ABS-CBN News Channel, The Global Filipino Investors, Fund Managers Association of the Philippines, Trust Officers Association of the Philippines, Money Market Association of the Philippines, Asian Institute of Management, and Ateneo de Manila University.

April Tan, president of CFA Society Philippines said that, “The conference aimed to increase the financial knowledge of individual Filipino investors in today’s dynamic market. With the theme ‘Secure Your Future Now,’ the conference highlighted the key principles and practices that will help individual investors reach their retirement goals.”