Wazzup Pilipinas News and Events

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Thrill-Seekers Would Be Pushed to the Limits With AXN's Ultimate Thrill 2016 in Boracay

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Summer is ultimately more exciting with sand and sea and action-packed activities with this year's AXN Ultimate Thrill in Boracay.

A destination for adventure seekers and beach bummers alike, this event will include challenging obstacles on land, air, and water for the teams. Participants would have to navigate their way from station 1 to 3 as they hope to finish the race ahead of all the others. Exciting challenges like water toss, giantjenga, robotic writer, and paddle bike are just some of the games that they would have to win during the first to third leg of the race. It gets more intense for the main finals as they would have to brave a wild ride on G-Max and glide through a zipline, but with an unexpected twist! Meanwhile, beachfront activities like body jam and hiit classes will surely entertain other beachgoers while the race is going on.

AXN Ultimate Thrill 2016 will be held at Summer Place in Boracay on April 23, starting at 6AM. 200 qualified teams of 2 members, 18 years old and up, will have to register onsite. This onsite registration will be open at Summer Place a week prior to event day.

AXN Ultimate Thrill 2016 is co-presented by Smart and sponsored by C2 Cool & Clean, Fisherman’s Friend, and Smirnoff Mule.

Yamaha Announces New Cards, New Partnership and Official Racing Teams

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Yamaha Motor Philippines recently unveiled their new Privilege and Big Bike cards along with their partnership with Motoworld on April 11 at the Y-Zone located at Greenfield District in Mandaluyong. Yamaha Club Card holders discounts are extended to all Motoworld stores in the country.

The Big Bike card is exclusive to those who are owners of motorcycles in the prestigious lineup. Riders who own an MT-09, Super Tenere, TMAX, BOLT, and YZF-R1 are entitled to several perks like

10% discount to all Yamaha products
Exclusive touring rides and activities
Priority lane in Y-Zone and Type S Yamaha Shops
Preventive maintenance reminder
LTO Renewal assistance
Assistance for motorcycle insurance renewal

They also introduced their racing teams and satellite riders that will carry their flag of excellence around the country and beyond. Yamaha makes it a point to dominate on official racing tracks by recognizing its racing teams and satellite riders. Following a long dominating heritage in the worldwide racing arena, the Philippine setting is no stranger to talented racers.

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We recently attended an exclusive film screening that shows the Silverstone journey of Nissan's GT Academy 2015 Top 6 on April 11, 2016 at Bonifacio High St. Cinema 1, 3/f Bonifacio High St. Square 5th Ave. corner 30th. It was a lengthy screening produced by broadcast partner ABS-CBN as every episode from start to finish was shown. The popcorn and water we were feasting were already done yet the shows were still halfway over.

However, the show was sort of engaging as we were all eager to find out who among the Top 6 would eventually win. As they are eliminated every episode, we got an idea who to finally root for depending on their attitude and performance in every episode.

Later at the panel interview with the top 5 namely Terence Lallave, Daryl Brady, Joward Policarpio (the winner), Rafael Miru Lesaguis and Joel Agojo) - Luis Cachero was missing because he went back to his home country, we were given the opportunity to learn more about them. Aside from taking a video of the entire panel interview, I also had the opportunity to interview Joward Policarpio so watch out for the videos soon at our YouTube channel.

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"Quezon City is experiencing a renaissance. From historical and cultural sights, to a food scene that has exploded in popularity, Metro Manila’s biggest city is the new alternative hotspot for weekend vacations and lifestyle destinations."

I have to agree as QC has always been a very popular destination in the city for so many reasons. It is a city with attractions that you couldn't possibly finish within a single day.

Your Pambansang Blogger ng Pilipinas was recently invited to a Microtel by Wyndham’s Quezon City hotels media familiarization tour. The two hotels they have in Quezon City are located at UP Technohub (which is obviously within the UP Technohub complex and just a stone throw's away from the many government agencies surrpounding the Quezon Memorial Circle) and Acropolis (just opposite the Eastwood city commercial complex in Libis).

Microtel by Wyndham is a pioneer in the no-frills, back-to-basics service concept and considered as the fastest growing. With 13 hotels across the Philippines, Microtel by Wyndham strategically positions itself at the center of leisure and business hubs in the country. It is the sole Microtel by Wyndham franchise in Asia belonging to the Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest and most diverse hotel company with over 7,800 properties and 678,000 rooms in 72 countries under 15 hotel brands.

As what Ms. Ali Makabenta, the General Manager of the Microtel by Wyndham Acropolis, reiterated during our interview with her, "Location, location, location" is a prime factor contributing to the hotel chain's success. But we get to meet Ms. Ali on the second day of our media fam tour when we visit their Acropolis branch which has a feature that's very interesting for me, and I'm sure for the rest of the readers, but I would put you in anticipation for the meantime.

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The heat is on, summer has come. It's travel season again where most people have already set their travel itineraries and ready to explore different parts of the country, or the world. This is the time when we get to visit the many beaches and resorts, climb or hike the mountains, or go spelunking at new destinations. It's the time when many travel and tour events are offered to leisure travelers or casual backpackers.

This is why the National Association of Independent Travel Agencies Inc. (NAITAS), one of the country's biggest travel and tourism association with more than 400 members and 15 chapters nationwide, has put up once more the "NAITAS Travel and Trade Show (NTTS) 2016."

The 2nd run of NTTS is blistered with more and more exhibitors and stakeholders who participated on April 8, 9 and 10, 2016 at the SM Mall of Asia SMX Convention Center.

NTTS 2016 offered once more the Philippines' liveliest travel, tourism and trade fair promoting outbound and inbound destinations and allied products and services.

NAITAS, in partnership with the Philippine government through the Department of Tourism and the Tourism Promotions Board of the Philippines, put up an even greater event with more exhibitors, more entertainers, more surprises and more fun.

Pintig: A Night of Live Music and Poetry

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In its 57th year, the UP Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants takes its Too Much Information campaign, an advocacy campaign initiated to emphasize the value of transparency, a step further through Pintig: a night of music and lyrics, poetry and verse like no other, which will be held on April 29, 2016 at Balay Kalinaw, University of the Philippines, Diliman.

As the culminating activity of the UP JPIA’s Too Much Information campaign, Pintig features performances from some of Metro Manila’s up-and-coming spoken-word artists and acoustic acts: White Wall Poetry, Risen Collective, Us The Trio, BennyBunnyBand, Joie Munoz and many more!

Through this line-up of performances and by showcasing a selection of pieces from these artists, TMI aims to emphasize the role of transparency that goes deep into our personal lives and out to the social consciousness of the people, and engage people to deal with it as a challenge in our daily lives.

Don’t forget to like us on Facebook facebook.com/UPJPIATMI.

Pintig is also made possible by ClickTheCity, WhenInManila.Com, Indie Manila, Wazzup Pilipinas, Buhay Kolehiyo, Amplify.PH, pye.PH, AktivShow, 1DigiMedia and DZUP 1602.

CEO SUITE Serviced Offices: Premium Office Suites at a Prime Location

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"Start Small, Think "BIG" - a mindset that every Startup Business Owner, SME & Entrepreneur should have.

We all want to look good to everyone because having an impressive portfolio is the key to get noticed by potential clients or partners.

But for newbies in the business who are still striving for attention, we should initially work on a presence that would help build trust and assurance to our companies. This includes establishing an office address that I believe is essential in the foundation of every business.

"One of every business’ successes depends on its location. This is regardless if it’s referring to store locations, office locations, virtual office locations, etc. Being in a strategic business location for your company could conclude the level of your success."

Though there are already so many businesses that made it to an undeniable success, having a conducive meeting place to meet with our clients, other than coffee shops and hotel lobbies, would further catapult us to greater heights. Having a business address at a prime and accessible location may spell a huge difference in the final choice of a client on which company they would decide to work with. Just as how job applicants are somehow gauged based on which college or university they came from, a reputable business address could put us up there among the top choices.

It is time to step-up our business with CEO SUITE's serviced or virtual offices. Achieving greatness goes with having a good business reputation that CEO SUITE office solutions can help us with.

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In the highly competitive world of information technology, being bigger does not mean being better. While size may, to some extent be an advantage, more often, it is the ability to understand what the customers need, the insight to know where the industry is going and the keen sense to spot what trends there are, that sets companies apart into leaders and followers. Third Pillar Business Applications, Inc. despite being a new player, is already proving to be a company that leads rather than follows because it believes that business organizations must have a strong foundation for its business applications to sustain and support its growth. Furthermore, to have a strong foundation, an organization must start by having reliable and accurate business data to work with.

Third Pillar puts utmost priority in good data governance and data quality. It believes that every company must have a robust sales and marketing solution to boost sales output and customer service. It also needs a good procurement application to help reduce cost. In this regard, good data governance and data quality; sales and marketing; and procurement are the areas Third Pillar is focusing on to help transform its customers to being innovative and revenue earning organizations.

Founded only three years ago by a group of business and IT veterans, the company has now grown into a trusted and reliable business solutions provider because of its key strategic partnerships with industry leaders namely, Salesforce – the innovative company behind the world’s #1 Customer Relationship Management Platform that helps organizations sell, service, and market their products smarter. Salesforce enables companies to build meaningful long lasting business relationships with their customers resulting in increased sales revenue. BackOffice Associates - a worldwide leader in information governance and data modernization solutions. Its award-winning products are built on a revolutionary platform and can address the needs of business users that want to unlock the value of their data assets. CPM Consulting, a BackOffice Associates, LLC Company, which provides professional consulting services by aligning, designing and implementing SAP solutions for business planning and financial consolidation. Consus Global Consutling, one of the leading consulting firms in the spend management space, adds positive impact to the bottom-line of its customers by helping them achieve guaranteed savings in their annual spend.

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As part of the Power Task Force Election 2016, the Department of Energy (DOE) remains keen on ensuring that power supply in the country will be adequate, reliable and stable for the entire summer period, especially during the national and local elections.

“Our team is currently assessing the power supply situation by closely coordinating with the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines and the power plant owners/operators in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao to make sure that the generating facilities which are currently on maintenance shutdown will be back online ahead of the election period,” Energy Secretary Zenaida Y. Monsada said. She emphasized that these planned outages are more on the integrity assessment of the plants to ensure that these are sound and running during the elections period.

Sec. Monsada added that the yellow alert only means that we have a limited or thin reserve power; and based on the outlook for Luzon, yellow alert status will only register in the afternoon of today as reserve power will normalize in the evening.

Moreover, it has been reported to the DOE that the National Grid Corporation of Philippines, as the system operator, has already alerted the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp., the operator of the 600 MW Malaya Plant to run this generating facility in an effort to augment the power supply. The DOE has also coordinated with the Interruptible Load Program participants for provisional power supply of about 826 MW to supplement the available capacities.

Luzon power generating plants undergoing maintenance shutdown are targeted to be back online before April ends. Expected to be back on stream tonight are the 300 MW Calaca Unit 2 which suffers from turbine problem, and TMO Units 5 and 6 totaling to 119 MW which extended its maintenance works. Other plants with scheduled maintenance are the 382 MW Pagbilao Unit 1, 190 MW Magat Hydropower plant, and 145 MW San Roque Unit 3.

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Catch the Philippines Premier Stand-Up Comedian Mike Unson and the Comedy Cartel as they satisfy your comedy curiosity with their funny punchlines and antics at their show at Le Café Curieux on April 22, Friday,9:30 pm! A production of eCircle Entertainment & Management Corp. andSanctum 2.0! Bring everyone you know and let's all laugh 'til we can't take it anymore! See you guys next week!