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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Kuya Kim's ABS-CBN TV Patrol Evolution Feature Criticized by Religious Groups

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"I didn't believe in evolution before until I visited the Chicago Museum of Natural History and saw the evidence for myself. We evolved. It is a fact. The theory of evolution is one of the strongest theories in science." Ray Refundo

There's news out there that the Evolution feature of Kim Atienza on ABS-CBN's TV Patrol was criticized when he did not mention "Adam and Eve."

"In particular, they claim that the feature is fake because it does not recognize Adam and Eve, who, in the Bible, are identified as the first man and first woman." says Manila Coconuts.

This is actually Science versus Religion which really contradicts a lot if we are to base scientific discoveries and facts with the claims and writings in the Bible. What religious leaders taught us are now being dispelled by science, and not to offend anybody, common sense.

But since we are a Catholic country, many of us cannot let go of the culture which we inherited from our elders and ancestors. Long before proper education was scarce, many were led to believe in stories made up due to unexplained, and often regarded as mysterious and somewhat miraculous, circumstances and events.

They say this is why Manny Pacquiao will win in the coming elections, or if not by 2016, in the near future with a higher position than Senator....maybe as Vice President?

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Three, Two, One, Arai!

Independent Philippine Art Ventures, Inc., presents an afternoon of contemporary and classical guitar music with three outstanding artists from Japan who will play solos, duets, and trios at 530 pm on March 20, at the Abelardo Hall Auditorium in UP Diliman.

Concertgoers are encouraged to enjoy the UP campus that bustles with activity on Sundays. People hike, bike, walk, picnic, fly kites. The family-oriented concert will be a good way to cap a Sunday.

"Classical guitar has a PR problem. It seems to lack the "cool" factor steel-string guitars enjoy, and it doesn’t seem to be perceived as sexy as the electric guitar by a lot of people. You rarely see classical guitarists skyrocketing to mainstream fame, and you hardly hear of one being referred to as a guitar hero. But why? The truth is, classical guitar is sexy as hell—maybe even sexier than steel-string and electric guitars. There’s no hiding behind distortion or effects pedals; it’s just you and your mighty fingers. It's sheer beauty in its most raw, natural form. So, in an effort to dispel any beliefs or perceptions that classical guitar is boring and old school, we’ve created a list of reasons you should pick one up."

You can read the 10 Reasons You Should Play Classical Guitars here.

Featured artists: Tomonori Arai and Duo Trussardi

Chickilicious Chicken Steak and Tea Shop: Taiwan's No. 1 XXL Fried Chicken and More

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Taiwan's No. 1 XXL Fried Chicken is now here in the Philippines to give Filipinos real value for their hard-earned money!

My visit at Chickilicious Chicken Steak and Tea Shop gave me an awesome opportunity to try out for the first time a couple of their humongous slab of XXL fried chicken, namely the Takoyaki Crispy and the BBQ flavored fried chickens. If you love spicy chicken meals, then you can order them with three levels of spiciness from light, medium to extra spicy.

My first reaction was quite a surprise because I was expecting like a fastfood-sized chicken piece. What was served to me was quite a large piece that was a real steal if you'll consider its price. The huge piece of fried chicken was indeed very worth every peso you'll pay for it.

Match that with several choices for teas and juices. My drink was the highly recommended Taiwan Ultra Lemon Juice which was more refreshing than the ordinary lemonade drinks from other restaurants. I would have loved to try out the other teas and juices but I needed more room for the snacks that I ordered.

This is because Chickilicious also serves snacks that are not common at other restaurants. I ordered the Crispy Fried BBQ Tofu, Baked Cheese French Fries, Taiwan's Honey Bun, and the Crispy Century Egg. They were also the highly recommended snacks among the many other choices.

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The University of the Philippines Association of Civil Engineering Students (UP ACES)
Together with

Review Innovations | Tanduay | Zalora

Proudly present
JAMMENG’G 2016: RHYTHMIC INFUSION

February 27 | Ariato Function Centre | 7 PM

An event wherein musically-inclined talents of the engineering community are unleashed to battle it out live in a full electrifying jam session. With the given theme, this battle of the bands induces performances ranging from the craziest, most enlivened to the smoothest and sentimental crooning acts to gain the favor of audience.

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After two days of progressive drills and scrimmages, six boys and two girls topped the first Regional Selection Camp of the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Philippines 2016 presented by Alaska held February 20-21 at Benguet State University.

Jan Zyrus de Ayre, of Berkeley School, 14; Ric Ozner Joshua Gatuz of Cherished Moments School, 13; Vincent Mabiwo of University of Cordilleras, 13; Emmanuel James Macaranasn of Bayambang National High School, 13; Sergz Quitaleg of St. Louis University – Laboratory High School, 14; and Wrench Mason Roquid of University of Perpetual Help System- Laguna, 13 ruled the boys division while Katreena Areola, 13, also from Berkeley School; and Rae Jemima Caba, 13, of St. Louis University – Laboratory Elementary School are the girls who will represent North Luzon to the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Philippines National Training Camp this April.

These eight young ballers stood out from among the 667 Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA participants from the Cordillera Administrative Region and young players from Batangas and Laguna in South Luzon who travelled to Benguet for the opportunity to be selected for advancement to the next stages of the NBA’s global youth basketball participation program.

The finalists excelled in the skills stations and scrimmages and exemplified the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA core S.T.A.R. values of Sportsmanship, Teamwork, a positive Attitude and Respect throughout the camp. The Jr. NBA committee headed by Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Coach Craig Brown evaluated the regional finalists.

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The Junior Executive Society (JES) is an academic organization in the University of the Philippines Los Baños under the College of Economics and Management. Founded in 1995, it is dedicated to the pursuit of academic excellence and the promotion of entrepreneurship as a vital form of boosting rural and urban development.

The “Tiger of Economics and Management” roars as it celebrates its 21st year of existence. To share their success, they will be holding a thanksgiving dance party entitled “ROGUE”, the grandest and most daring (electronic dance music) rave party you will ever experience where part of the event’s proceeds will go to the foundation, A Liter Of Light. UPJES is known to throw the biggest parties in UP Los Banos-UPLB with more than 1200 attendees so we are expecting approximately 3500 this year.

But instead of it being a rave party in Los Baños, they will be having a VIP club scene instead where in they will be bringing the crowd of Los Baños to Metro Manila.

Thus, this year as part of the celebration of the 21st year of existence of the organization, they will be holding their thanksgiving party on February 26, 2016 at Chaos Nightclub, City of Dreams Manila.

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While teachers recognize technology will play a bigger role in improving pedagogy, challenges include shortage of training, inadequate budgets, and lack of curriculum integration

Microsoft today released the findings from its inaugural Microsoft Asia EduTech Survey 2016 which polled close to 200 educators in the Asia Pacific region. According to the study, educators acknowledged that technology will continue to play an integral role in improving pedagogy, but flagged that the top challenge faced in optimizing technology was a lack of training to do so.

According to the survey respondents, educators in the region (95%) recognize the importance of technology’s role in transforming education and inspiring students. The top three uses cited were to enhance classroom learning experiences; to improve efficiency in their role; and to better communicate with students.

While almost all educators (96%) are already influencing technology decisions in their work, nearly all of them (97%) wish to do more. In fact, they unanimously (100%) agree that technology will play a bigger role in transforming and improving education systems in the future.

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Tony Fernandes, co-founder and Group Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia has been recognised by the US-ASEAN Business Council with the Fourth Pillar Award for his extraordinary contribution towards the growth of Asean and the U.S.-ASEAN relationship.

The award was presented by Mr. Keith Williams, President & CEO, UL LLC and Chairman, U.S.-ASEAN Business Council to Tony Fernandes, making him the second recipient after the Administration of U.S. President Barack Obama. The ASEAN Economic Community Conference 2016 dinner reception was held in San Francisco with key business leaders and government officials from across ASEAN and the U.S. in attendance.

The ASEAN charter speaks to a community comprising three pillars: political security, economic and socio-cultural. The Fourth Pillar Award is presented to a person or organization representing the “fourth pillar”, a person that has made an extraordinary contribution towards the growth of ASEAN as well as fostering better U.S.-ASEAN relationship, effectively making the foundation of ASEAN stronger through their focus and involvement.

Tony Fernandes, who is also a member of the ASEAN Business Club Advisory Council said, “The theme of this conference – Asia’s Best Kept Secret: The ASEAN Economic Community – says it all. ASEAN is a dream and if we put the ASEAN people first, who knows what we can achieve. When you combine all ten member countries into a single market and production base, you are tapping into a community of over 600 million people. The potential this region holds is immense, and as a truly ASEAN brand, we will continue to lobby and spearhead ASEAN integration, especially but not limited to the aviation, travel and tourism industries.”

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Sony Channel, the premier destination for Hollywood’s hottest shows, concentrates the comedy on Sundays with a Roll-On-Floor-Laughing (“ROFL-ing”) line up of popular U.S series. All showcasing a fun and fierce female lead, these shows take Hollywood entertainment to even greater heights.

ODD MOM OUT STARS NOVELIST-FASHIONISTA IN HER OWN TV SERIES

Odd Mom Out stars its creator, Jill Kargman as a fictional character based on herself, Jill Webber. Set in the wealthy, cosmopolitan jungle of New York’s Upper East Side, Jill sets out to navigate the good, the bad, and the ugly of the elite mommy clique. Finding herself sticking out like a sore thumb in a bevy of shiny, seemingly perfect and ultra trendy mommies, Jill sees the world around her through a different lens.

The comedy satire is based on her novel published in 2007, Momzillas. It also stars Andy Buckley, Joanna Cassidy, Sean Kleier (Madam Secretary), and Abby Elliot.

This witty, tongue-in-cheek series airs every Sunday at 7:00pm.

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ChatPlus comes with free access to top messaging apps and up to 60 minutes of IDD calls to the US and Canada*

Not less than a decade ago saw the sending of greeting cards as a means of expressing care and love to loved ones both near and far. Fast forward to today, love greetings have taken many different forms. The advancements on telecommunications have allowed us to connect with our loved ones through more engaging ways. From simple international voice calls to more complex video greetings, all these are available right at our fingertips.

This love month of February, enjoy all the different forms of communication in one offering. Globe Telecom offers ChatPlus, an all-in-one bundle that not only gives customers access to their favorite messaging apps but to a generous amount of IDD minutes to the US Mainland and Canada that allow Filipinos to express their love in more endearing ways.

Without the need for a data subscription or a WiFi connection, Globe prepaid and postpaid customers will be able to not only chat but also send photos, video greetings, and make voice and video calls through apps such as Facebook Messenger, Viber, WhatsApp, Google Messenger, Kakao Talk, WeChat, and LINE. The bundle also comes with IDD call minutes to enable international calls from the Philippines to the US Mainland and Canada. As low as P25 per day, one can enjoy free access to these messaging apps plus 15 IDD minutes for calls. For those opting for a longer subscription and more free IDD minutes, there is also the ChatPlus 299, valid for 30 days with 60 IDD minutes.

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"Although it's an insult to her very impressive resume, maybe Miriam has better chances if she's running for VP." - MJ De Leon

Presidential aspirants Miriam Defensor-Santiago and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte embraced each other before the start of the ‪#‎PiliPinasDebates‬2016. Duterte later kissed Miriam's hand and also took her hand and escorted her towards the front of the stage during the group photo ops when the debate ended.

The show of mutual respect and admiration between feisty leaders Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte was very apparent. I like the way they respect and credit each other!

Kabahan na raw ang JaDine, AlDub, at KathNiel, dahil may bago na daw loveteam na umuusbong! DuRiam ang pahabol sa Valentines Day. Santiago and Duterte. Duterte-Miriam love fest blooms at the presidential debate.

Why DuRiam? Because it sounds like Durian, a popular fruit that can be found in Davao.It smells like hell but tastes like heaven daw. If only they can work together as one what a prosperous Philippines could be.

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Talkpush and Salarium to hold the first HR Automation Summit 2016 on April 28, 2016 at Makati Shangri-La, Manila. The summit will introduce some of the recent innovations in HR process automation, and will offer the stage to some of the leading companies in the Philippines to present how they have leveraged these technologies and adapted their implementation to the local market.

This event focuses on how automating the current HR processes would have allowed companies to stay competitive, and to meet better differentiation in their respective markets, impact the function and productivity of HR Professionals everywhere.

This HR Automation event is an ideal networking opportunity for senior executives in human resources, operations and general management. The HR Automation event Summit also provides the Presenting Sponsors and Partners an opportunity to showcase some of their clients’ successful initiatives.

Keynote Speakers:

Max Armbruster, CEO at Talkpush
Judah Hirsch, CEO at Salarium
Penny Bongato, Executive Director, Talent Development at IBPAP

More speakers and content will be announced in the coming weeks. Early-bird registration will be available on March 1, 2016, so be sure to mark your calendars. The slots are only limited.

Event Details: http://hrnation.ph/hr-automation-summit-2016/

Sunday, February 21, 2016

Zen Master: Creating Value Proposition Through Innovation, Value Marketing and Personal Branding

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2Dfied Production presents

ZEN MASTER: creating value proposition through
Innovation, Value Marketing and Personal Branding.

02.22.16 @ SM Sta.Mesa, Cinema 1

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“You don't have to be the best in every way.
Instead, be the best in at least one way!
Build your own value proposition with the
help of Innovation, Value Marketing and Personal Branding.

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PiliPinas Debates 2016: Knowing Our Presidential Candidates

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From the first Presidential Debate of 2016 elections in Cagayan de Oro City dubbed as PiliPinas Debates 2016, we witnessed how all the presidential candidates are full of flowery words. But it's not HOW you talk about a problem. It's all about HOW you deal with it. At the end of the day, all these proposed projects are nothing but words without the necessary resources.

Grace Poe is in Pia Wurtzbach mode. Girl came prepared. I'm a little bit impressed. If she was applying for a job in a company; she would be great at the interview but the company may hesitate to hire her because of her thin portfolio. Free lunch everyday in public schools? You don't even have enough books and classrooms. Heller, Sen. Poe?!? She would have sealed the deal if she told us where the funding for all her planned programs will come from.

Jejomar Binay was emphasizing on UNDERSPENDING of the Government. He's clearly justifying his corruption of OVERPRICING for his Makati projects. Also, the definition of Political Dynasty is very clear to everyone. Why is he is trying to insinuate that there is a confusion? As per Santiago's statement, the anti-dynasty provision can be found most of all in our Constitution.

Mar Roxas is lot less like the Wharton graduate he claims and had the dirtiest mouth of them all. He may be the most qualified, but he just doesn't leave you impressed. What he said during the debate makes me wonder if he is still qualified for the position. There is truth in what he said about the two kinds of Makati, one that was made prosperous by the Ayalas, and the other one that is still poor and drug-infested. However, on his closing statement, he seems to be implying that we should vote him if we want to be like him. He has been consistent in being narcissistic. Excessively preoccupied with personal adequacy, power, prestige and vanity.

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"This isn't a personality contest. This is not a show for entertainment. This is a show to educate voters." - Miriam Defensor-Santiago

No one won the debate. The only awards are Best Speaker, Best Friendship Goals, Best in Advertising, & Best in Drama. That wasn't a debate, that was speed dating. Tell me your dreams, hopes and aspirations and let me see if I like you. It's a fishbowl questions, randomly selected, they prioritize in general need of all people.

It would've been a better debate if there weren't commercial breaks. Extended talk time + better debatable topics. Why are commercials longer than the debate itself?! More time for debate, less time for ads.

What were the most quotable quotes? What are your takeaways from the event? Were you satisfied with their answers? Who impressed you the most?

We should've had a drinking game while watching:take a shot everytime "daang matuwid" or "decisiveness" is mentioned. "I want to be Pres. because I want Filipinos to be free to dream. I want them to have the kind of life I lead." says Mar Roxas

"Why am I here? I am here because I love this country, and the Filipino people." Rodrigo Duterte asserts his 3 to 6 months promise to clean up Philippines by saying "I will stop drugs, crime and corruption in 3-6 months. There is so much corruption & drugs but nobody is minding this problem." Miriam Defensor-Santiago closes with "there should be academic excellence, head of class, professional excellence, walang bahid rin."