Wazzup Pilipinas News and Events

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Daddy-Licious Treats At Burgoo

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This Fathers’ Day, Burgoo offers new and delicious treats at all its outlets located at T. Morato in Quezon City; Powerplant Mall in Rockwell Makati; The Podium in Ortigas; Gateway Mall in Araneta Center Cubao; Robinsons Galleria in Ortigas; SM City The Block in North EDSA; Mall of Asia in Pasay; SM City Marikina: SM Southmall in Alabang, The District in Cavite, The Terraces Mall in Fairview, Vista Mall in Taguig and the newly-opened Solenad 3 in Sta Rosa Laguna.

Your dad and the whole family will surely like these new and delicious dishes such as: Wild Wild Wings (chicken wings coated with four different flavors such as picante, sour cream, Oklahoma and buffalo chili sauce and then served with bleu cheese dressing), Lamb Ragu Bucatini (tender lamb strips and bacon with onions, cooked in red wine and tomato sauce; tossed in bucatini pasta and served with garlic bread), and Sicilian Pizza (a gourmet thin crusted pizza, topped with pomodoro sauce, mozzarella cheese, roasted mushrooms, anchovies and slices of tomatoes, baked to perfection with julienne basil). A surprise treat also awaits all dads on his special day!

From appetizers, salads to pasta, pizza and main entrees, Burgoo has also made available quality and sumptuous dishes for your dining pleasure like Mozzarella Sticks, Fried Calamari, Gambas al Ajillo, Seafood Caesar Supreme, Shrimp Pomelo Salad, Frutte de Mare and Garden Fresh Pizza, Seafood Jambalaya Pasta, Seafood Linguini, Linguini with Clams, Shrimp Arrabiatta, Tomato Basil Spaghetti, Shrimps and Chips, Seafood Jambalaya,, Spinach Grilled Salmon, and Friday Fish Fry. For sweet endings, highly recommended are Raspberry Cheesecake, American Fruit Salad, Brownie ala Mode, etc.

For reservations and inquiries, please call 9277424, 8381815, 6875254, 7263578, 9136112, 5560091, 6336256 or 4420115.

Decoding Dirty Duterte and His Devious Detractors

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Eighty-five million intelligent and responsible Filipino voters did not vote for Rodrigo Duterte because they saw through him what kind of a man he is. Unfortunately, they were the silent majority who were either too lazy to get up on their feet and vote, or the ones who never registered at allbecaus ethey already gave up on society.

The 16 million who were duped in believing Duterte would bring change to the country were the ones who were actively following his exploits against other presidential candidates, and got personally hooked with his "bad boy" personality because they hated the guts of the current administration bets who made them suffer from all the everyday traffic congestion, LRT/MRT inconveniences and unending struggle against corrupt government practices.

Acting like a thug is like walk in the park for the former Mayor of Davao city. He portrayed the least becoming so he got what he wanted: the love for an underdog by the masses who had enough of the elite and their lavish lifestyles.

However, Duterte has got to get used to the new reality that he's now one of the world leaders. It requires a lot more than just looking tough. It warrants you to be globally appealing and acceptable since common sense dictates to be always polite and never domineering.

Decode. Dissect. Analyze. Do we really need to do these after every speech or statement of Duterte? His supporters would bash every one who speaks negatively about the man, and would sometimes be filled with a lot of curses and hate speech. There have been several cases where friends "unfriend" each other in social media because of differing political views. In any case, defending Duterte from so called devious detractors has been a very aggressive stance of die-hard supporters.

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Celebrating freedom through mindful artistry, LoveYourself, Inc. taps modern day Filipino visual artists to showcase their craftsmanship at Pride Night 2016 at Pineapple Lab in Makati City in support of the cause to erase the stigma about HIV & AIDS, and uplift the morale of the LGBTQI community.

Opening with free entrance on the eve of Philippine Independence Day (11 June), the Pride Night 2016 features the artworks of Jun-jun Sta. Ana, Leeroy New, Niccolo Cosme, Mars Bugaoan, Derick Vinculado, Tokwa Peñaflorida, Joshua Galvez, Erka Inciong and other community artists some of them are LoveYourself Volunteers. The exhibit will run until end of the month to further promote relevant information on equality, safety sex practices, and sexual health.

Showcasing his never-before-seen pieces, Cosme said "I am very excited to connect and share my ideas and aspirations during the Pride Night, and to hear different stories as well. Let's exchange energies."

Meanwhile, when asked about what to look forward to on his masterpieces, Vinculado said "They can expect my art to be playful and open to interpretation, innocent and surreal."

It has to be noted that 20% of the proceeds from the sale of the artworks will be used to fund LoveYourself's worthwhile activities to strengthen the cause on HIV awareness and testing. Interested visitors/prospective buyers must only register at go.loveyourself.ph/PrideNight to reserve a slot.

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These are the candidates of Miss Global Philippines 2016 wearing their very intricately designed long gowns on June 5, 2016 during the Coronation Night held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater of Resort World Manila in Pasay city.

I'm hoping they were all conceptualized by Filipino designers. We should encourage our very own designers to be globally competitive while making sure they use materials sourced from the Philippines.

We know that there is superb quality in many materials that can be found in the country and the sources would increase if many of our fellow Filipinos will patronize our very own raw materials. This will also prompt foreign designers to also look into getting their materials from the Philippines.

Congratulations again to the winners namely:

Miss Global Philippines 2016 CJ Hirro
1st Runner Up - Perlyn Ocampo
2nd Runner Up - Janelle Olafson
3rd Runner Up - Sammie Anne Legaspi
4th Runner Up - Christine Horstmann

Do our country proud by being a great example of the true beauty of the Filipina - shining with greatness and confidence both inside and out, no matter what she wears.

Partner Photographers: Collin Sarthou Yap and Edmund Chua

‪#‎AllianceSendOff3‬ Fundraising Dance Concert

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ALLIANCE PH with Vivo Philippines proudly presents ‪#‎ALLIANCESENDOFF3‬

#AllianceSendOff3 is a fundraising dance concert as an official delegate of the Philippines for the World of Dance 2016 Finals in Pasadena, California and 2016 World Hip Hop Dance Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada, both in the United States of America.

This will be on July 17, 2016 at the Henry Lee Irwin Theater, Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) at 6:00 PM.

Tickets are available for only PHP 300

Please contact Kitkat Morato at 0917 890 2791 for ticket inquiries or just message any Alliance member for orders!

Go ALL IN with the Alliance once again as they send one of our country's very own delegates to the international stage this July and August of 2016!

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In 2015, Digital Strategies for Development Summit brought together 600+ people from 25+ countries. Participants discovered new strategies, best practices, and exchanged ideas through several interactive and thought-provoking thematic areas. This year, DSDS becomes bigger and better as it launches the Innovative Strategies for Development Summit 2016 (ISDS 2016), designed to look at technology, particularly ICT, as an enabler for innovation and effecting developmental impact. ISDS 2016 will be global as it brings together a consortium of high level thinkers and leaders from various local, national and international key organizations. It aims to facilitate dynamic discussions, create connections, strengthen relations, and exchange knowledge on best practices in the use of ICT innovation in the context of Sustainable Development.

Since the launch of the Global Goals (SDGs), all discourses on developmental issues are better shaped if aligned to these goals. ICT and ICT – led innovation can similarly have better purpose if the outcomes help achieve the SDGs, providing a uniform approach and objective. ISDS 2016 acknowledges this importance and seeks to gather a diverse set of stakeholders and participants to discuss, debate, and develop new strategies related to the use of technological innovations in several SDGs: Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Agriculture, Universal Healthcare, Smart Cities, and Connectivity.

This gathering is held to commence the 2016 ICT Month entitled “ICT: Susi sa Kinabukasan”. In line with this, we will present the Office’s plans for this year’s ICT Month together with the progress of the Juan, Konek! Free Wi-Fi Internet Access in Public Places Project and the provision of support of the Office in the World WiFi Day H.O.P.E. for Connectivity Charter.

Speakers and Panelists at the press briefing are the following:

Secretary Mario G. Montejo - DOST

Undersecretary Louis Napoleon C. Casambre – Executive Director, DOST-ICT Office

Bettina G. Quimson – Head, e-Society

Brahima Sanou – Director, ITU Telecommunications Development Bureau

Roy Espiritu – Spokesperson, DOST-ICT Office

Asian Development Bank Representative

Usec. Casambre would be taking this opportunity to talk about the transition from the DOST- ICT Office to the new DICT. this will be the first time he'll be talking about it in detail. Incoming Department of Agriculture Manny Piñol will be a keynote speaker during the Agri plenary on Thursday morning entitled: "How ICT can drive Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Economic Development."

More details of the event can be found at the event's official website

Monday, June 6, 2016

KalayaRUN 2016: Independence Day Run

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Before the rainy season officially ends summer with it's non-stop and almost every day downpours, almost, let's have one more run at the KalayaRUN to celebrate our Independence. The fun run event will be of course held on June 12, 2016 at the CCP Complex in Pasay City.

Be healthy and fit as we celebrate Philippine Independence Day with our friends and family. Part of the proceeds will go to the project "PISO Para sa Kolehiyo" (PPK) - a program that helps provide young men & women an opportunity to finish high school and obtain a college degree.

PPK is a non-profit project headed by missionaries whose main goal is to be able to educate young people from the unreached victims of typhoon Yolanda. Let us help them have a better and brighter future!

EVENT DETAILS

RACE CATEGORY AND FEE:

3 KM Category - Php 450 Gun start at 5:25 AM
5 KM Category– Php 550 Gun start at 5:20 AM
10 KM Category – Php 650 Gun start at 5:15 AM
16 KM Category – Php 750 Gun start at 5:00 AM

DATE: July 12, 2016 (Sunday)

VENUE: CCP Complex, Pasay City

RACE KIT INCLUSIONS:

All runners will receive the following:

Singlet, Bib Number

Finisher’s Medal

Dri Fit Shirt

Raffle Stub

Sponsor Freebies

and Entertainment

REGISTRATION VENUES:

In store registration opens on May 5 to June 5 or until supplies last. Thursday to Sunday at 1 – 8 PM only.

RUNNR Trinoma
RUNNR Alabang Town Center
Toby’s Sports Mall of Asia
Toby’s Arena Glorietta
Move Store SM Megamall

Wazzup Pilipinas is a proud media partner of KalayaRUN 2016

Team Suzuki Made History During SAC Round 3

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It was a successful Round 3 for Team Suzuki Pilipinas at the Suzuki Asian Challenge (SAC) as they made history for the country at the Suzuka International Circuit in Japan. Following their success in the previous legs of the series, the team made a lot of firsts in this leg which proved the world that we, Filipinos can go side by side and rise in the very competitive world of international racing.

History was made when April King Mascardo’s (#43) strong performance during the qualifying landed him the pole position - a first for a Filipino in an international racing event. Pole sitter Mascardo holds the fastest course record (among the SAC riders in Suzuka) of 2:52.455 - 5.3 seconds quicker than last year’s pole. Following this is Eane Jaye Sobretodo’s (#22) top podium finish that is another first for a Filipino in the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) series. Mario Borbon, Jr. (#29) finished off on the 2nd place making it a 1-2 finish, one more first for the country.

On race 1, Mascardo was leading with Indonesian riders Jefri Tosema and Muhammad Sapril on his trail. The three racers went head to head during the last lap but unfortunately crashed altogether giving way to other riders behind them Team Suzuki Pilipinas members’ Sobretodo and Borbon to lead the race landing them on the podium.

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Top Chef Season 12 gives culinary competition shows another take at exquisite dish preparation and race for the gold.

Sixteen candidates compete for first place as they are presented with numerous challenges including Quick Fire Sudden Death challenge wherein the winner is immune from elimination on the next round. Follow them as they make their way through obstacles that test not just their cooking prowess but also their personal backgrounds and reservations.

Padma Lakshmi returns as Top Chef judge and host, sharing her glamour and taste as the participants vie for top position in this gastronomic journey. Joining her in guiding the talented participants are Richard Blais, winner of Top Chef: All Stars; Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, and Hugh Acheson.

Top Chef Season 12 premieres June 10, weeknights at 7.00pm, First and Exclusive on Sony Channel.

Sony Channel is seen on SKYCable Channel 35, Cignal Digital TV Channel 60, Destiny Cable Channel 62, Cable Link Channel 39.

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The Business Management Society (BMS) of De La Salle University (DLSU) recently presented the Art & Appetite: A Feast For the Senses - where art and food delightfully merged into one gastronomically sensational feast.

The event was held on June 4 and 5, Saturday and Sunday from 11 am to 11 pm at C1 Park, Bonifacio Global City High Street.

Budget Gourmet, Big Island Pete Shack, Puro Organic, Mio Gelati, Manong's Bagnet Station, Phat Boy, Bangketa, Pouf, Liquido Maestro, Art Nebula, Happy Creamery, EmpanadaMÁS, Wagger, Hunger Buster, Global Grub, Healthy Cane, ADC, and a lot more!

Art & Appetite: A Feast For the Senses was 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 local bands and artists! A concoction of everyone's favorite things- food, art and music. A guaranteed feast for the senses!

Below are a few more photos from the event. More photos can be found at our official Facebook page http://www.Facebook.com/wazzuppilipinas and videos can be found at our YouTube channel at http://www.YouTube.com/user/wazzuppilipinas