Latest Survey Says Mar Rohas is Now Leading the Presidential Race

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D' Stratworks Research & Strategies, Inc. has just released a survey showing how Mar Rohas has gained the lead in the presidential race. The bet of the current administration has finally made it to the top of the surveys.

Rohas has been way below the other two candidates who previously fought a tight lead so many supporters were surprised of this sudden change of momentum. Who would have thought Rohas would be able to catch up.

Followed by Grace Pole in second place, the lead of Mar Rohas is noticeably not that high and that the small percentage could very well become a tie soon if they conduct another survey before the election on May 9, 2016.

Grace Pole still maintains her love for the Filipino people even though she was formerly an American citizen by oath. We are still not sure if her husband and son already did the same return as Filipino citizens but we are sure they would be welcomed as contestants for That's My Foreignoy talent search. We've seen how her son can dance really well, and I'm sure her husband could match it up with a song number.

It was apparent that the third placer, Rodrigo Dudirty has lost the confidence of the masses due to his unapologetic behavior on his joke about an Austrian vape victim. It looks like the ultimate burden caused by his malicious behavior has put a heavy toll on the mayor of Dabao. The people's original perception towards him as a savior from hell has obviously weakened to his disadvantage.

Jojo Binat, regardless of his continued decline to explain his side regarding the overpriced skin whitening soaps and lotions he has purchased for his constituents monthly town hall meetings, has amassed enough points to reach the fourth position which is not so far from Dudirty.

Many are saying the two are best of friends that is why there is now a case against Trillanes from his son as a form of vengeance against Trillanes discovery of Dudirty's hidden accounts and properties. Until now, the public has not been given the pleasure of examining the accounts of Dudirty at the COC Julia Vargas town hall,

Meanwhile, Miriam Saintako is still at the lowest percentage of the survey inspite of her courage to persist in curing her sickly state. It was reported that she has been taking special medicines not even available yet commercially in the supermarket, groceries or drug stores all over the world. She said she will reveal the cure as soon as she confirms its effectiveness by surviving her dreaded disease of old age.

We would like to remind all the voters out there to be extra careful in selecting your candidates for the different positions in the land. Please do not do the lazy vote by only voting for the most popular candidate or those that made the extra effort of handing you some transportation and snack allowance contained inside an envelope.

Please be wary of the deceivers and false prophets that has tried to make themselves look like your saviour. Only you can save yourself by making the right choice and not the lazy choice.

“Fill your Senses with Art and Appetite” by Maximillian Co

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Imagine yourself walking down the park, holding your favorite glass of wine, contemplating which art piece to get after seeing a lot of pieces you like from the dozens of art stalls. How about spending a Saturday at your usual weekend market, smelling the mouth-watering aroma of the newly cooked tapa, hearing the skin of the best bagnet in town crackle as it is being deep fried, all of this while eating your favorite juicy sausage from your favorite banger stall. Also, maybe going out with your friends to see your favorite local indie artists coming together for one concert. What if you have all of these three come together into one big weekend gathering, can you even imagine it??

Well, we wouldn’t want you to get disappointed as the Business Management Society of De La Salle University brings you Art and Appetite. Experience a weekend where food meets art, a crossover between your favorite food market and art fair while chilling out with your favorite tunes brought to you by up and coming bands and artists in the local scene. Aside fro this, every bite you take from your food can help scholars from the Mano Amiga Academy finish their studies as the proceeds of the fund- raising activity will go to this institution. Art and Appetite aims to bring out a fusion of everyone’s favorite things- art, music and, food, into one great weekend gathering that is sure to bring a cornucopia of experience and a guaranteed feast for the senses! One does not only get to enjoy this fun-filled occasion, but also gets to help a fellow achieve their dreams for the future.

So what are you waiting for? Mark your calendars this coming June 4 and 5, that is a Saturday and a Sunday, for a weekend you surely would not want to miss! Art and Appetite will be happening at the C1 Park at Bonifacio High Street from 11 am until 11 pm for both days. Bring all your friends, family, loved ones, basically everyone, and prepare your palates for a feast you will not regret and your palettes for art that you will never forget.

Michelin Boosts Porsche Dream SUV Drive Event with Fill Up With Air Safety Campaign

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Michelin boosted the Porsche Dream SUV Drive event on April 24, 2016with its trademark road safety initiative called the Fill Up With Air campaign (FUWA).

The Porsche Dream SUV Drive, a motoring event for Porsche Cayenne and Macan owners, was a point to point drive from Petron Dasmarinas Village, Makati City to Balay Dako Restaurant in Tagaytay City. Michelin, a long-time global partner of Porsche, provided free tire safety check-up for all participating SUVs before the take-off, paying close attention to the recommended tire pressures for each unit as a safety measure. Michelin shared more tire safety tips with car owners in Tagaytay City.

Michelin Philippines team was led by Michelin Marketing and Communications Manager Caroline del Rosario and Intelligence/Pricing Manager Erlaine Castellano, together with Jimmy Gimeno from En-tire Car Care Center, distributor of MICHELIN tires.

Fill Up with Air (FUWA) is a Michelin global initiative to increase public consciousness for road and public safety. Michelin and Porsche have a long-standing partnership globally and locally and have embarked on many joint initiatives together.

Wazzup With All These Duterte v Trillanes Hullabaloo?

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Hindi ko maintindihan ang ibang tao. Hindi lang po ang pagbabago ng Presidente, Vice Presidente, Senator, Congressman, Mayor, etc., ang kailangan natin. Kundi pagbabago ng sarili natin. Iwasang gumawa ng alam naman mating masama - pagtatapon sa lansangan, palakasan sa mga anumang kalakaran, pagsuhol sa mga nasa posisyon, paglabag ng batas trapiko, panloloko sa mga pasahero ng taxi, pagkakalat ng mapanirang tsismis na walang basihan, pagsasabing ikaw ang orihinal pero nananamantala naman pala, hindi pagsasabi ng buong katotohanan, selective memory, panlalamang sa kapwa, pagsisinungaling sa pagbayad ng buwis, panonood sa mga nakakabobong teleserye at kay taklesang Kris Aquino, etc., 

Kahit sino pa po ang iboto ninyo, kung ganyan pa rin kayo ay walang darating na pagbabago. Lokohan pa rin ang mangyayari sa bansang Pilipinas.

Now with regards to the secret bank account at BPI Julia Vargas of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte that was exposed by Senator Antonio Trillanes, the fastest solution to all these hullabaloo is to allow the public to see Duterte's bank account...then criticize and humiliate Trillanes for being wrong. Huwag ng pahabain ang istorya. Huwag ng hanapan ng butas si Trillanes.

Kung inosente naman ay walang dapat katakutan. Lalabas ka pang mas magiting kung maipapakita mong wala ka talagang itinatago. At titiklop si Trillanes dahil nagkamali siya.

If Duterte was there, right there and then ay pwede na niyang ipakita ang kanyang bank account. Tapos na sana ang hiwaga if he was willing to show it publicly.

Now the public will never know the truth until after the election.

Chatri Sityodtong Brings MMA to the Mainstream in Asia

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Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is considered by some to be the fastest growing sport in the world. Just in the past decade alone, viewership has increased from the hundreds of thousands to the millions. Though the allure and excitement of martial arts in a safe and competitive environment has drawn fans from all corners of the globe, the sport’s popularity in Asia can be attributed to one Thai entrepreneur from humble beginnings.

Meet Chatri Sityodtong, the 45-year-old businessman who spearheaded MMA’s success in Asia as one of the co-founders of the Singapore-based ONE Championship, today the largest sports media property in the region.

In 2011, ONE Championship was built with the aim of unifying all of Asia’s martial arts talent under one global MMA powerhouse. It began with a small fanbase of hardcore MMA fans excited at the possibilities of what would become a global phenomenon. Five years later, ONE Championship is broadcast to a potential 1 billion homes in over 70 countries worldwide. The organization is also working with various blue-chip sponsors to sign the top MMA talent and world champions in Asia to exclusive contracts.

“My passion and love for martial arts gave me the drive to bring ONE Championship to fans in Asia who yearned for exciting live MMA events in their own backyard. I have trained in Muay Thai and various other martial arts my entire life, and I felt compelled to showcase the sport’s beauty not just to Asia, but to the entire world,” said Sityodtong.

Tourism Lifestyle & Business Expo Entertains Everyone at Glorietta

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The first Tourism Lifestyle & Business Expo at the Glorietta Activity Center held last April 26 to 28 filled the crowd with information and entertainment for the whole family.

The Makati Branch of the Center for Pop Music Philippines showcased their roster of talents during the first day, which includes the Center Teens and their rendition of popular songs. The Center for Pop Music is the training school popular singers such as Charice Pempengco, Sarah Geronimo, Rachelle Ann Go and more.

On the second day, the candidates of Miss Tourism Philippines 2016 did their Summer Fashion Show which gathered a big crowd of spectators, media and supporters at the venue. Afterwards, they roamed around the exhibits and checked out the products and services there.

The final day is filled with travel know-how as bloggers from different places have spoken about their experiences and cultures during the Usapan sa Glorietta Discussion Day. In addition, a raffle was done and gift certificates from Slimmers World have been given away to six lucky visitors.

Metropolitan Theater Cleanup and Restoration: A Wonderful METamorphosis

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Like a lowly caterpillar wrapping itself in a cocoon with the hope of one day emerging into a beautiful butterfly, so is the vision for the long-abandoned Metropolitan Theater which fell into disrepair and left covered in dirt and rust after an ownership dispute five years ago.

Not much is left of the theater's former grandeur after decades of erosion and abuse. Its colors have faded with time. Graffiti were painted along its arcades and glass shards and pieces of broken tiles have reduced this once renowned monument into an urban ruin.

The theater’s bid to regain its former glory was not lost to some employees who volunteered recently for #METamorphosis, a clean-up and restoration campaign also participated in by UST College of Architecture students and several other individual volunteers. The main goal -- to clear the theater’s arcades, trim the surrounding grass, sweep the scattered debris, and collect trash – jobs which the volunteers happily accomplished.

Lyber Taruc was one of the volunteers whose interest in the arts led him to help in the restoration drive. “Although it will definitely take time for the theater to be completely restored, I still believe that if we make an effort to save this piece of cultural heritage -- one that has witnessed the growth of Filipino Art over the years -- perhaps one day, we can witness its complete metamorphosis unfold,” he said.

Astro - Globe Strategic Partnership for Tribe OTT Service in Philippines

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Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad (Astro), a leading content and consumer group in Malaysia and Southeast Asia, and Globe Telecom Inc. (GLOBE), number one mobile brand in the Philippines, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to offer Tribe over-the-top (OTT) video services to Filipino customers. The agreement also reflects the strategic intent of both parties to collaborate on content opportunities that will be distributed on Tribe and other platforms across the region.

Tribe is an OTT service for ASEAN video consumers, which was recently launched in Indonesia offering live and on demand content comprising live sports, Asian movies, and TV series including popular Korean entertainment.

Henry Tan, Chief Operating Officer of Astro said, “As part of our ASEAN expansion, Tribe is exploring opportunities to extend its reach to the Philippines by partnering with Globe. This is a win-win collaboration leveraging off Tribe and Astro’s invested platforms and core competencies to deliver great content to Filipino consumers. Recognizing the importance of local and differentiated content, Tribe and Globe look forward to more discussions on the collaboration of content tailored to the Filipino audience, for distribution on Tribe and other available platforms. 

Additionally, Tribe welcomes participation from content creators and producers in the Philippines and across the region. To differentiate itself from traditional OTT players, Tribe focuses on building a community of fans who are highly and socially engaged with each other around the content they consume. We will achieve this by enabling fan driven participatory activities to heighten the consumption experience, which we expect will align well with the social nature of Filipino consumers, particularly the younger demographic”.

Let’s Unlock And Go On A Great Escape!

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Escape reality and surrender to the newer, bigger, and wilder version of UNLOCK organized by the UP Society of Management and Economics Students (UP SMES).

UP SMES is an academic organization based in the College of Economics and Management, UPLB pursuing to promote academic excellence and to develop entrepreneurial mind.

In 2014, UNLOCK served as the organization’s celebration of a decade of success. Around 700 attendees hunted and partied with the FHM model and TV personality, Ms. Sam Pinto. The proceeds of this benefit party was used to purchase 80 monoblock chairs for Tyani Elementary School in Brgy. Bay, Los Baños, Laguna.

This 2016, UP SMES offers you a great way to start the month with the organization’s second party, UNLOCK 2.0: The Great Escape. To add more excitement to the event, the organization has partnered with DJ Arra Pascual, a pioneer DJ and the hottest DJ in asia.

Get freed this May 5, 2016 from 9AM onwards at Vargas Hall, UPLB.

In 2014, we hunted. This year, get ready to escape.

#Unlock2016

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ePLDT Reinforces Leadership in Cloud Security with CSA STAR Certification

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ePLDT, the digital enterprise enabler of PLDT Inc., the country's leading telecoms and digital services provider, has reinforced its security capability for cloud computing as it attained Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Security, Trust and Assurance Registry (STAR) certification.

The industry’s most powerful security provider certification program, CSA STAR is a three-tiered provider assurance program encompassing rigorous auditing, transparency principles, standards harmonization, and continuous monitoring. It was established and is operated by CSA, the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment. With this new status as a CSA STAR registered service provider, ePLDT assures enterprise clients that the PLDT Group’s cloud services adhere the global industry’s security best practices.

“We understand our customers’ need for transparency and visibility in terms of the security controls provided by our cloud computing solutions, as these services handle sensitive, mission-critical data that must be safely guarded and protected” said Nico Alcoseba, Head of PLDT Group’s Disruptive Business Group. “As a CSA STAR registered service provider, we ensure our customers that the cloud solutions we offer are not only secure but consistently comply with globally recognized standards.”

“This certification solidifies our position as a trusted provider of cloud services for the enterprise, as well as demonstrates our increased cloud computing maturity,” added Dave Simon, ePLDT Group CTO and Service Delivery & Operations Group Head. “Through continuous applications of the different security controls set by CSA on our own cloud operations, we as a provider can in turn educate our customers on the best practices in the cloud.”

To know more about ePLDT’s Cloud Services, visit www.epldt.com.