Wazzup Pilipinas News and Events

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Woman, Create: 365 Wonders 2016 Planner Launch Event

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"All Universes must begin somewhere."

Come see the wonders on the 28th of November as Woman, Create finally debuts the first edition of their creative planner, 365 Wonders, a planner / art book featuring local artists, writers, illuminators and dreamers across the city. For 365 days, let this book be your excuse to create, scribble, think, ideate and find inspiration in your everyday; a reason to jumpstart your creative journey and enrich the Universe found within you.

Find truth and comfort in the art, stories, thoughtful meanderings, poetry, lines, insights and experiences of strangers you will never meet, except through this book.

Are you ready to ...take the next dip into your creative wonders?

Avail our pre-order promo from November 10 - November 28, 2015 to receive 20% OFF its original price.

Pre-order via: http://bit.do/365WondersPreOrder

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This November 21, 2015, the University of the Philippines Department of Science and Technology Scholars’ Association (UP DOST SA) will be holding the 31st Annual SciQuiz, or simply SciQuiz: HELIX, at the College of Science (CS) Auditorium, UP Diliman. On this day, Grades 7 to 10 students from all over the region will gather to engage in a healthy competition that will test their knowledge of the different sciences.

With the theme, “HELIX: Spiraling Towards Scientific Excellence,” the event aims to enhance students’ scientific abilities and critical thinking skills, promote science consciousness among the youth, and build camaraderie among the participating schools. It shall also introduce the DOST-SEI scholarship for the future applicants. SciQuiz: HELIX consists of the following rounds: (1) a written exam, (2) a quiz bee round, (3) an oral defense, and (4) a buzzer beater round.

This year’s SciQuiz is co-presented by Iflix, in cooperation with Ponds, also brought to you by the Mind Museum with our media partners Wazzup Pilipinas, ClickTheCity and DZUP 1602. Your school can still join! For more information, like UP DOST SA’s official SciQuiz page: www.facebook.com/SciQuizUPDOSTSA.

Monday, November 16, 2015

U-Hop Wins Final Arena Battle at Tech in Asia 2015

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U- hop, the country’s first app based shuttle service, recently won in the Final Arena Battle at Tech in Asia 2015 held in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Tech in Asia’s two day conferences are held tri‐annually in Singapore, Tokyo, and Jakarta. They are among Asia’s largest conferences organized for the region’s tech ecosystem. The conference bring together entrepreneurs, investors, media and developers to understand more about the startup community.

Before the conference proper, Tech in Asia scour the whole Asian region and pick the top 10 startups to compete in the final Arena battle on November 12. U- hop was chosen to participate and won in the Arena. The first Filipino company ever to win the prestigious competition.
U- hop brought home a prize money of US$10,000 and a legacy engraved on Tech in Asia Jakarta 2015 Champion Trophy. Our victory was featured on different media outlets all over the world.

Tech in Asia’s partners include Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Samsung to name a few.

Ayala Land, Inc. Bags ITS South Terminal Project

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The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has awarded the Integrated Transport System (ITS) South Terminal to Ayala Land, Inc. after the firm submitted the bid with the lowest annual grantor payment of Php 277.8-Million. The original project cost is at Php 4-Billion.

“This is the second ITS Project that we have awarded. Our goal here is to give passengers coming from the South seamless transfers to other modes of transportation, as well as help decongest traffic in the Metro.” said DOTC Secretary Jun Abaya.

The winning concessionaire is required to submit post-award requirements to the Pre-qualification, Bids and Awards Committee (PBAC) no later than twenty (20) days from the receipt of the Notice of Award (NOA).

Ayala Land, Inc. is responsible for the design and construction of the new terminal which will be situated in a 5.57 hectare land along FTI Compound in Taguig, this will connect passengers traveling from neighboring provinces such as Laguna and Batangas to other modes of transport including buses, taxis and jeepneys.

The private concessionaire will operate and maintain the terminal for a period of thirty-five years (35).

Construction is set to commence in August 2016 and be completed in 18 months or in January 2018. Operations of the terminal will be in full swing by February 2018.

Sparta Opens Calisthenics Academy

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Sports and Recreational Training Arena, also known as SPARTA, recently opened the first and only calisthenics academy in the country.

SPARTA has a sprawling space of almost 10,000 square meters right smack in the middle of Mandaluyong City. The entire facility is being developed phase by phase. Early this year, it initially opened the country's first and only FIFA 1-star certified indoor football field.

Its owner, TV host and football player Amanda Fernandez, says, “We envision a sports facility which turns ordinary individuals into modern-day Spartans wherein they can overcome their own limitations through constant practice and focused training that challenge them beyond their limits.”

The Sparta Calisthenics Academy was launched this November with the aim of training athletes and non-athletes using bodyweight movements. The benefits of calisthenics include being able to build Spartan-like strength, power, balance, endurance, proprioception, and of course, aesthetics.

Calisthenics comes from the Greek words, "Kalos" and "Sthenos” which means beauty and strength.

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Nick Foster, in the Bob Jane T-Marts Porsche fitted with Michelin tyres, has been crowned the 2015 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Champion this weekend on the streets of the Gold Coast.

After what he described as the worst possible start to the season, Nick Foster never gave up and today claimed the ultimate reward.

Failing to score even a single point in the first four races of the season, the challenge ahead of Nick was huge. The speed was always there, and thanks in part to the knowledge that his tyres would not let him down, Foster was able to push hard in every race.

“To win the Championship is by far the best moment of my career so far – it hardly seems real at the moment! Even though the start of the year was tough, I never gave up because I knew we had the package to get the job done,” said Foster.

“Having the confidence to push hard each and every lap was really important, especially this season. With Michelin tyres we know this is possible. There have been times this season when we have taken the tyres off at the end of the round, and there is still plenty of life left. We can’t ask for more than that!”

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In line of Thanksgiving Day celebration on November 26, Burgoo is giving away Free Angus Cheeseburger from November 26-30 with P500.00 food purchase at any Burgoo American Bar Restaurants.

An annual celebration in the US, Thanksgiving Day is now also celebrated in the Philippines which is also a time for merrymaking, shopping, family reunions and feasts. Consequently, this Thanksgiving Day feast on Burgoo’s sumptuous variety of appetizers to share, sandwich and burgers, soups and salads, stone-baked pizzas, delicious pasta, mouth-watering chicken and chops, seafood sensations, premium steaks and ribs, and luscious desserts. At Burgoo it’s always a family treat!

This is also Burgoo’s way of thanking God for its many blessings ad giving back to its loyal guests!

The Burgoo restaurants are located at Tomas Morato (9277424), Rockwell (8981815), The Podium (6875565), Gateway Mall (9136112), SM Mall of Asia (5560091), Robinsons Galleria (6336256), The Block (4420115), SM Marikina (4771934), Fairview Terraces by Ayala (720-9513), SM Southmall (5192114), The District Imus (0915-8023070), and Starmall Prima in Taguig (632-1411).

Thanksgiving Treats At Gumbo

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On the fourth Thursday of November, Gumbo New Orleans Restaurant joins in commemorating this one of the most important holidays in the US, Canada and several countries including the Philippines. Thanksgiving Day is a joyous family festival celebrated with lots of enthusiasm. On this day people express gratitude to God for His blessings and give thanks to dear ones for their love and support.

As an act of thanksgiving, Gumbo is giving away complimentary Fish & Chips with P500.00 food and drinks purchase in all of its outlets from November 26-30. Thank your family and friends by treating them with these sumptuous and mouth-watering dishes at Gumbo such as Seafood Jambalaya, Bayou’s Stuffed Crabs, Shrimp Etouffe, Bourbon-Style Baby Back Ribs, Southern-Grilled Chicken Caesar, Cajun-Style Fried Chicken, Seafood Boil, Family Feast, among others.

Visit Gumbo at SM Mall of Asia (5560238), The Block 442-0106, Mega Atrium (6353015), Robinsons Manila Midtown (5671820), Gateway Mall (440-4632), Robinsons Magnolia (7209632).

Upsilon Sigma Phi Conducts Breakthrough Medical Mission

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Celebrating 97 years of excellence, leadership and service, the Upsilon Sigma Phi, the oldest Greek-lettered fraternity in Asia, recently reaffirmed its commitment to serve the public with the Upsilon Cares: Free medical, dental, optical and surgical mission held last November 14 at Barangay Kabulusan, Pakil, Laguna.

A breakthrough number of more than 2,000 underserved residents of six barangays Banilan, Dorado, Casa Real, Matikiw, Casinsin and Kabulusan in Pakil received free medical and health care services including medicines and eyeglasses. In cooperation with the Provincial Government of Laguna, the activity was part of the UP-based fraternity’s 97th anniversary celebration appropriately dubbed “Transcendence: 97 Years of Living the Imperative of Service” and is a continuing testament to the brotherhood’s tradition of making a difference in the lives of Filipinos.

The massive public service initiative was also a major success as it was able to bring together almost a hundred resident members and alumni from the fraternity’s only two chapters in UP Los Banos and UP Diliman/Manila. Upsilon alumni doctors, Dr Renato Dario, Dr Ian Ezpeleta, Dr Francis Rabara, Dr Jegar Catindig and Dr Sean Aquilino and twenty (20) other UP Manila medical students also collaborated with other doctors and staff of the provincial government medical team in dispensing various medical assistance services of the event.

Upsilon Cares provided FREE of these services: medical consultation, dental (tooth extraction), minor surgical procedure (warts removal, cysts (Sebaceous, Lymphoma), boils, circumcision), optical (eye screening) and pap smear. Also, free ECG and laboratory (FBS/ RBS, urinalysis, cholesterol test, uric acid test). The event also provided free medicines, eyeglasses, food, games and toys for kids and provided even free haircut for all.

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Sodas and juice drinks are no longer the only things that come in 6-packs as Starmobile offers the UNO B206 featurephone in discounted 6-pack bundles. Dubbed the ‘Christmas 6-Pack Deal‘, the limited-time offer gives Filipinos to enjoy additional holiday savings by buying in bulk.

“Christmas is a time of giving and reconnecting with family and friends. The UNOB206 6-pack deal is an easy and affordable way to be able to call and text your loved ones both here and abroad,” said Starmobile President Ulysses Lao.

Available beginning tomorrow, October 31, 2015 at S&R Fort BGC, Shaw Boulevard, Congressional, Alabang, and soon S&R Nuvali, the bundle includes 6 phone units, 6 multi-cut Smart Prepaid SIMs, and 6 gift labels at a discounted price of only P3,399.