ASEAN Data Science Explorers Kicks Off for its Second Year

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Programme by the ASEAN Foundation and SAP invites students across ASEAN to harness the power of data and deliver sound recommendations to address issues within the region

The ASEAN Foundation and enterprise software company SAP SE announced the launch of the ASEAN Data Science Explorers 2018. The programme, which is in its second year running, aims to inspire and catalyse ASEAN youth activism. It targets tertiary students across all 10 ASEAN member states to harness the power of data, gain insights by leveraging the SAP Analytics Cloud and deliver ideas or recommendations to relevant ASEAN bodies.

First introduced in 2017, the ASEAN Data Science Explorers (ADSE) is a data analytics competition that aims to enhance awareness and appreciation of the ASEAN community amongst young people through digital literacy intervention. By using the SAP Analytics Cloud platform, the initiative encourages participants to deliver data-driven insights which highlight issues in ASEAN across six United Nation Sustainable Development Goals, namely (1) good health and well-being, (2) quality education, (3) gender equality, (4) industry, innovation and infrastructure , (5) decent work and economic growth, and (6) sustainable cities and communities.

The programme will run from March to October 2018, kicking off with a series of enablement sessions organized for students and lecturers in local universities across all 10 ASEAN member states. Following the enablement sessions, the students are invited to form teams of two to register for the competition and submit their ideas. One participating team from each member state will stand a chance to be shortlisted and crowned as the national finalist before advancing to compete in the regional finals. At the highest honor of the regional finals, the 10 national finalists will be given the opportunity to present their winning ideas to a panel of judges which comprises of distinguished representatives from the ASEAN Foundation, SAP and various government or NGO organizations.

In light of Singapore’s chairmanship of ASEAN in 2018, the ASEAN Data Science Explorers 2018 regional finals will be held in Singapore, with Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) as a hosting partner. It will be held in conjunction with the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) finals, where the 10 national finalists will also be given the privilege to catch the WTA finals taking place in Singapore.

For further information about the ASEAN Data Science Explorers, please visit www.aseandse.org or email aseandse@sap.com. 

Consonant Forms, Resonant Practice

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Consonant Forms, Resonant Practice opened at the Yuchengco Museum last 17 March 2018. Winning works by women artists Ivi Avellana Cosio, Nona Garcia, Ambie Abaño, Marina Cruz, Joy Mallari, and Abi Dionisio from the Philippine Art Awards and the ASEAN Art Awards will be shown together with older and more recent pieces. Mrs. Love Marie Ongpauco Escudero graced us with her presence as she opened the exhibit with the women artists.

The Philippine Art Awards has redefined art competitions in the local context - doing away with fine arts categories to allow a breadth of visual mediums, organising cross-regional competitions, and initiating workshops on contemporary art. It has propelled the career of many artists and undoubtedly helped refine our approaches to both the production and reception of art.

The works in the exhibition share specific subject matter and themes: the body, places and vistas, and objects that allow reflection. Several of the images while rendered realistically, speak to the nature of reality itself.

Consonant Forms, Resonant Practice reflects on art competitions and women’s participation in them. While competitions like the PAA and the ASEAN Art Awards have been instrumental to the careers of many artists, they are not the main arenas where women artists develop their artistic visions. The exhibition argues for a wider latitude of art making for women artists.

The works can be viewed at the Cone Room, the Bridgeway Foyer and Gallery at the museum’s third floor until 28 April 2018.

Consonant Forms, Resonant Practice

March 17 – April 28, 2018

EXHIBIT ORGANIZERS

PAAFI - Promoting Advocacy for the Arts Foundation, Inc

PRESENTOR
PMFTC, Inc.

EXHIBITION CURATOR
Tessa Maria Guazon

ARTISTS:
Ambie Abaño
Grand Prize Winner, Philippine Art Awards 2006

Ivi Avellana-Cosio
Jurors’ Choice, Philippine Art Awards 1997

Marina Cruz
Grand Prize Winner, Philippine Art Awards 2008

Abi Dionisio 
Award of Merit, Philippine Art Awards 2016

Nona Garcia
Jurors’ Choice, Philippine Art Awards 2000
Grand Prize Winner, Asean Art Awards 2000

Joy Mallari
Jurors’ Choice, Philippine Art Awards 2000

PAAFI - Promoting Advocacy for the Arts Foundation, Inc, the organizer of the

Philippine Art Awards is grateful to the following for their contribution to this exhibition.

GENEROUS LENDERS
Avellana Art Gallery
Pinto Art Museum
JV Cobankiat
Carlos O. Cojuangco
Reynaldo L. Concepcion
Daniel and Monica dela Cruz
Trickie C. Lopa
Ramon and Lay Ann Orlina
Paulino and Hetty Que
Richard and Sandy Uy
Toti and Dorla Villalon

COLLABORATORS
Katrina Stuart Santiago
Altro Mondo Arte Contemporaneo
Metro Society
Tin-aw Art Gallery

INSTITUTIONAL PARTNER
Yuchengco Museum, Inc.

Manila Gearing Up for Debut of One Super Series at One: Heroes of Honor

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While the Philippine capital is abuzz with the announcement of the main event showdown between Team Lakay’s Kevin “The Silencer” Belingon (17-5) and Bali-based American Andrew Leone (8-3), another spectacle is ready to be unveiled at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Making its debut on 20 April at ONE: HEROES OF HONOR is the highly-anticipated ONE Super Series, a new iteration in ONE Championship’s efforts to bring martial arts to the forefront in mainstream culture.

According to ONE Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong, the ONE Super Series aims to provide the world's best martial artists a prestigious global platform to showcase the beauty of Asia's striking arts such as Muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, taekwondo, Kung Fu, wushu, sanda, silat, lethwei, and more.

It will feature various-styled bouts under ONE Championship’s unique rule sets, including kickboxing and Muay Thai, some in the ring, some in the cage, and with ONE Championship branded boxing or grappling gloves. It’s an exciting development in the professional martial arts landscape that could have a lasting effect on the future of the sport.

The premiere offering for Manila’s ONE Super Series is a battle featuring international kickboxing superstar Giorgio Petrosyan of Italy, who takes on 25-year-old “Smokin’” Jo Nattawut of Thailand.

The 32-year-old Petrosyan is known as one of the finest kickboxing talents in the world. He began his professional Muay Thai career at the age of 16 competing between bantamweight and middleweight, winning multiple titles across each division.

With a professional kickboxing record of 85-2-2, 2NC, Petrosyan is known for his incredible 6-year 42-bout win streak which is considered one of the most dominant reigns in middleweight history.

On the other hand, Nattawut is a kickboxing star from Atlanta, Georgia with a professional kickboxing record of 60-11-2. Originally from Korat, Thailand, Nattawut is a former Lion Fight Super Welterweight Champion and WMC Champion, known for his powerful elbow and knee strikes.

Aside from the marquee talent debuting at ONE Super Series in Manila, is the unveiling of a brand new ONE Super Series five-rope ring. Up until this point, ONE Championship has held martial arts bouts inside the famed ONE cage, but at ONE: HEROES OF HONOR, a new battlefield will be revealed.

Specifications and details have yet to be announced, but all bouts are expected to be held inside the new ring, including bouts that are officiated under ONE’s Global Rule Set. This means that, for the first time in ONE Championship history, Mixed Martial Arts contests will be held in the ring instead of in the cage.

This is a huge development and one that could be a potential game-changer. The ring is set to be unveiled in the coming weeks, with select media getting the opportunity to have a first-look before the arena doors open to the public.

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