Isko Moreno has announced run as President with Dr. Willie Ong as running mate

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Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso will join the presidential race in the 2022 election, with former senatorial candidate Willie Ong as his running mate or Vice President. This was confirmed by Manila PIO Chief Julius Leonen.

“Ang gusto kasi  ni Yorme o Mayor Isko Moreno yung makakatulong sa pamamahala lalo na ngayon at meron tayong pandemya… sana man lang 'yung tungkol sa kalusugan ng taumbayan, tungkol sa pandemya ay merong tututok talaga.” - Lito Banayo, campaign manager, on Dr. Ong

What will happen to Manila now? if he could stay as the "Yorme" of Manila then I believe that Manila will have it's glory back once again but running to a higher post? He is still young, and still new that he still has a lot to prove. 

And we should never forget he used to be a strong ally and enabler of the Duterte administration during its first years. It is only lately that he spoke out against them now that election season is nearing.

For a local executive who takes pride in the Manila vaccine rollout, it is really ironic that Isko Moreno would pick a Dengvaxia anti-vaxxer to be his running mate. 

What game are you playing, Yorme? 

Willy Ong is also only probably fit for a lower government position but not as VP yet. His background as medical practitioner or expert may be what we need during this pandemic but we are talking about the whole 6 years of service. Is it necessary to have such an expertise in the second highest position of government?

Sa mga napipisil for president, si Leni Robredo lang ang talagang nagpakita ng leadership at malasakit. Lalo na sa pandemic na ito... Naappreciate ko naman si Yorme dahil marami talagang nagbago sa Manila.. But Leni has reached the "laylayan" kahit na less budgetted at hindi suportado, lagi pang kinokontra, ng Malacañang.

Leni would probably give way. Pero since hindi ganun kapatok si Isko, baka manalo pa rin si Duterte and his cronies.... or perhaps BongBong Marcos.

Ang sad kasi we know the maraming vote na makukuha si Isko but we also know na di enough yun para manalo. Ang gagawin lang niya is mahati yung mga voters. He is the 2nd Grace Poe. Leni is trying to strategize but these ambitious men are killing our country...or maybe they just don't believe in the capabilities of Leni. Why will they agree to become Leni's VP when they are ahead of Leni in every survey. Lahat naman yan sila nagpasurvey na and with Sara Duterte not running for president, anybody can win.

Hindi ko lang alam saan kumukuha ng confidence kay Isko, eh nung huling senatorial elections hindi nga siya makapasok pasok di ba. Isko lost placing at 16th and losing to Pacquiao placing at 7th.

A Leni-Isko tandem would be a more winnable tandem for the opposition but I guess too much ambition killed it. This decision will surely bite Isko back.

Isko played his cards right by being somehow an enabler yet being vocal lately. What makes the Leni-Isko tandem a great tandem is Leni defeating BBM or Sara and Isko's chances of defeating PRRD for VP.

Kahit na madaming magpa-rehistro kung madami ding tatakbo na kakalaban sa DDS tiyak na sila ulit ang mananalo dahil mahahati ang mga boto.  

So much for a UNITED OPPOSITION.

But sadly this infighting by the opposition might spawn a Marcos-Duterte or Go-Duterte win.

Hopefully not, since ganyan din naman noong 2016 with Grace running also. Pero at the end nanalo pa rin si Leni Robredo kaya naniniwala ako kaya natin siya ulit ipanalo now na mas madami na ang gising sa katotohanan. It's a matter of funding na lang talaga yan since hindi siya ang administration bet ngayon.

PLDT highlights PH as strategic hyperscaler destination in China event

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PLDT highlighted the increasing attractiveness of the Philippines as the next strategic hyperscaler destination in Asia during the China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) 2021.

According to PLDT Territory Head for China and Asia Pacific Region Darren Wu, the Philippines is getting the attention of global cloud companies for prospective investments in the near to short term.

"Structure Research, a respected research firm niched in the data Center, internet and cloud space cited Manila, Philippines as one of the emerging DC markets which are in the opportunity quadrant. The country was positioned to having a high growth rate outlook alongside Malaysia and Thailand," said Wu.

He also noted that the Philippines' cultural affinity has the propensity to access foreign content. Its mobile phone connections and internet users are the second highest in the Southeast Asia region, showing the capability of the local market to consume data and access services, and content from hyperscalers.

The country also has a promising business market where primary consumers of cloud solutions and services are local enterprises. Likewise, the US News and World Report and investment management company InvestAsian both ranked the country as one of the best countries to invest in.

"The ongoing investments of telecom companies for the country's adoption of 5G network and their impending localization simultaneous with PLDT's aggressive 5G infrastructure expansion thrust increases the attractiveness of the PH as a market for hyperscalers," Wu added.

PLDT owns the largest carrier-neutral network of globally certified VITRO Data Center facilities in the Philippines designed to support and fortify the operations of hyperscalers with its over 9,000 racks. VITRO data centers also host two major internet exchanges in the country and serve as the global gateway across different sectors, making it the preferred colocation site for hyperscalers.

This showed the country's acknowledgment of the digital economy and service opportunities to further expand bilateral economic relations. Similarly, PLDT also presented its hyperscaler thrust at the Philippine Digital Services Forum in the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) 2021.

The CIFTIS' Philippine Digital Services Forum seeks to promote the Philippine Information Technology (IT) and IT-enabled services to support Chinese enterprises' internationalization and complement services for Chinese consumers.

Present during the event were DTI Sec. Ramon Lopez, Philippines to China Ambassador for Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Jose Santiago Sta. Romana, PTIC-Beijing Commercial Counsellor Glenn Peñaranda and IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IT BPAP) Executive Director for External Affairs & Investor Relations Ricky Salvador, among others.

The Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) and the Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) Philippine Trade and Investment Center-Beijing (PTIC-Beijing) are co-organizers of the country’s participation in the event.

The PLDT Group recently joined the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) for the government’s push to invite massive technology providers to expand their operations in the Philippines.

For more information, visit pldtenterprise.com or hyperscale.ph

PH Post Office launched “Keep the Faith! Be a Hero” Covid-19 Vaccinated Stamps

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The Philippine Post Office released new stamps to advocate for vaccination against Covid-19 which was launched with Olympic Medalists Hidilyn Diaz, Carlo Paalam, Nesthy Petecio, Eumir Marcial and the iconic Jollibee Mascot as supporters of the "Get Vaccinated Drive".

The “Keep the Faith, Be a hero, Get your Dose, Fight Coronavirus” is the first postage stamp series issued by a postal administration to encourage and promote vaccination - in order to save your family, save the economy, save your country and save lives, by getting your dose to fight Coronavirus”.

“The stamp is the second in the series of “Covid-19 Heroes stamps”. The first one, launched last year when the pandemic started, was the “Frontline Heroes” which is a tribute to the untiring effort and dedication of frontline workers in keeping the country moving and the rest of us safe”, PHLPost said in a statement.

“The stamps are all inclusive of people from all walks of life who are being recognized as HEROES in our fight against Covid-19”, Postmaster General Norman Fulgencio said.

He added, “What we only need to do now while facing this pandemic is to unite and hopefully our people will get vaccinated to help our country move forward”.

“Likewise, it is vital that Filipinos continue to keep the faith intact as one community in solidarity with one another in order to ease the burden of the health care sector”, he said.

These stamps are a reminder that, it is now our turn to be a hero to our health care workers, and the easiest way to do that is to get our full dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

“It recognizes the importance of vaccination and the collective effort of healthcare workers in protecting the public from the Covid-19 pandemic”, PHLPost said.

The Post Office has printed a total of 80,000 pieces of stamps in the eight (😎 illustrated colored designs of ordinary people done by creative art director Rodine Teodoro. In-house Philatelic Artist Ryman Dominic Albuladora put the finishing touches in the stamps layout.

The stamps and first day cover envelopes are now available at “The Stamp Shop” Manila Central Post Office in Liwasang Bonifacio. For inquiries, please call 8527-01-08 or 8527-01-32 or follow/like the facebook page https://www.facebook.com/PilipinasPhilately/ for updates.