One Big Phi Spotlight: Front and Center

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The Phi Kappa Mu Fraternity and the Phi Lambda Delta Sorority of the UP College of Medicine, in partnership with John Robert Powers, Island Cove Hotel and Leisure Park, and Zalora, in cooperation with Mont Albo Massage Hut, Life Support Medical Equipment and Supplies, David's Salon, Royal Star Appliance Store, Crescendo Audio and Music Depot, brought us ONE BIG PHI SPOTLIGHT: Front and Center.

Last Monday, February 22, 2016 at the Chill Bar, Bocobo, we chilled with Ebe Dancel, Bullet Dumas, and Johnoy Danao together with various acts from UP Manila such as the A Band, Class 2020 Band, Noise From the Attic, RSO Band, PHI Band, and the newest batch of brods and sisses, Stormtroopers and PHI6ht Club, took center stage and performed the night away!

Everyone sat back and unwind as talented performers, together with various acts from UP Manila, take center stage and perform the night away!

The proceeds of this event will be coursed through PROJECT HERФ, a comic book project on cancer awareness, as well as EmpoweRED, the Phi Lambda Delta Sorority's project on HIV awareness.

Mr. and Ms. Executive Looks 2016 Winners

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Congratulations to the DLSU-D Junior Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (JFINEX) for the successful holding of its annual fashion competition and fund raising activity entitled Executive Looks: Pastel Play on February 24, 2016. The event aimed to accumulate funds for the "Golden Patriot Scholarship Fund" through ticket selling by the contestants.

The new reigned Mr. and Ms. Executive Looks 2016 are Roi Leonard Digma and Raven Jean Tabilin respectively.

Roi Leonard Digma is a current first year student taking up Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major in Human Resource Development Management. When asked how he feels being the new reign Mr. Executive Looks 2016, Roi said "I feel great and blessed to think that it’s my first time to join such competition. Executive Looks 2016 was a great experience for me. I’m looking forward for more opportunities like this to come." He dedicates his success to his friends, family, and oto the whole HRD family who have supported him throughout the competition.

Raven Jean Tabilin is a current third year student taking up Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major in Management Accounting - specialized in Business Analytics. Raven said joining the pageant is already an honor, and winning the title is beyond exceptional. She feels blessed and thankful to the Lord and to the people who helped her achieve this success. And most especially, she feels very inspired to show other people the importance of business ethics and wearing of proper business attire to promote professionalism.

IBM Philippines and Foundation for Media Alternatives at Radyo Inquirer's Vigattin Show

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As always, your favorite VIGATTIN (Victory In Governance And Technology Through Information Network) radio show had an awesome line-up of guests last Saturday, February 20, 2016, namely Thomas Neil Brill Wagan and Lope Doromal, the Brand and Communications Officer for External Relations, and the Chief Technologist of IBM Philippines respectively, and Christina Lopez, the Program Assistant for Gender and ICT of the Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA).

Also as my co-anchors were Leonel Fred Alea Ador aka Ads from AMA Online University and Mitchie Tabirao from 8Layer Technologies.
IBM Philippines discussed about Cognitive Computing and its possible applications to our everyday lives. We also tackled about IBM Watson, a supercomputer who once beaten others in a Jeopardy TV game show, and can now also function as an expert in Medicine with the role of a Doctor, and even concocting up dishes like a Chef just by letting it know what are the available ingredients on our fridge.

This technology is a lot bigger than mere Artificial Intelligence and it was an overwhelming experience knowing such a computer now exist. I could probably accurately say that most of the technologies from our Science Fiction movies are quickly becoming a reality. Both Lope and Thomas were all eager to share with us their knowledge and the bright hi-tech future we will soon be witnessing thanks to tech companies like IBM. Ultimately, the world, the universe rather, will continue to be "rewritten" in software code, while the "cloud" is now the new platform for digital builders.