The World We Want!

What better way to solve a problem is to identify them. And with the United Nations coming up with a project, My World, a survey on questions and issues important to us, that needs to be answered..

Vote here: http://www.myworld2015.org/index.html

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have made a huge impact on the lives of billions, but there is still much more to be done to address extreme poverty, diseases and environmental crises.

The global development agenda for the period after 2015 will build on the progress made on the MDGs while confronting persistent inequalities and new challenges facing people and planet.

The new development agenda must result from a truly open and inclusive process that engages people from all parts of the world and all sections of society.

The UN and the Secretary General’s High Level Panel on post-2015 want to hear directly from people across the world about what is important to them, so that their views can be taken into account in this global conversation. MY World is conceived as a tool to deliver this.

MY World is a global survey for citizens led by the United Nations and partners. It aims to capture people's voices, priorities and views, so that global leaders can be informed as they begin the process of defining the new development agenda for the world.

Through creative online and offline methods, MY World asks individuals which six of sixteen possible issues they think would make the most difference to their lives. The sixteen issues have been built up from the priorities expressed by poor people in existing research and polling exercises and they cover the existing Millennium Development Goals, plus issues of sustainability, security, governance and transparency.

From now until 2015, we want as many people in as many countries as possible to be involved with MY World: citizens of all ages, genders and backgrounds, and particularly the world’s poor and marginalized communities.

Results will firstly be submitted to the Secretary General´s High Level Panel for Post-2015 before their meetings in Monrovia, Bali and New York and will feed into their final report and recommendations for a new development framework in May 2013.

Afterwhich, MY World will continue gathering people´s voices up to 2015 and results will be shared with the Secretary General and global leaders as they prepare the next development agenda in the run up to 2015.
Visit here: http://www.worldwewant2015.org/
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/worldwewantph

Warner Music Philippines Launched Zendee's Much-Awaited CD Album!

      Bursting onto the national scene with her viral video on YouTube, Zendee has been an instant hit to both casual fans comprised of the masses and even the most ardent of music aficionados. Her amazing vocal prowess and out of this world personality have brought her something all Filipino artists aspire for but rarely have the chance to get – a global audience. This was brought about by the once-in-a-generation opportunity 

of guesting on "The Ellen DeGeneres" show, which she completely and utterly nailed from start to finish - dancing onto the stage with her Gangnam style dance march, to her tear-jerking interview, and topping it off with her awe-inspiring performance of  Jennifer Holiday’s “And I am Telling You”.  Finally, the much-awaited album is out!

Visit here: https://www.facebook.com/ZendeeRoseTenerefeOfficial

My Green Card-Powered By Warner Music Philippines' Musikcard!

MANILA, Philippines - Warner Music Philippines, one of the country’s top music labels, signed a partnership with Petronas, a global leader in the distribution of engine lubricants, to offer a new and exciting way of enjoying music on your favorite gadgets. The partnership introduces My Green Card, powered by Warner Music Philippines’ Musikcard, which allows Petronas customers to access the label's vast song catalogue.

Petronas is the first to offer this amazing music experience in the Philippines. Customers with a Petronas My Green Card can download 100 files of their favorite tracks — from pop, rock, love songs, OPM, hip-hop to R&B — into their PC, MP3 or mobile phones.

In photo are Flerry de Leon, Warner Music Philippines President & GM and Carlos Corpuz, Petronas Energy Philippines, Inc. President & CEO during the signing. Standing are members of the band General Luna, Ebe Dancel, Zendee and Mayeen Ledesma, Marketing Manager of the Petronas Energy Philippines Inc. Lubricant Business Division (far right)

Visit here: http://www.warnermusic.com.ph/
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/warnermusicphilippines

SULYAP 4!

    Hilig mo ba ang magsalaysay ng mga bagay - bagay o di kaya naman, may mga kuwentong nais mahubog at mapaunlad habang naghahanap ng makabagong kaalaman upang mailarawan at maibahagi ito sa isang masining at nakawiwiling paraan?

Ano pang hinihintay ninyo? Tara, makibahagi na! 

Sulitin ang pagkakataon at gawing makabuluhan ang mga nalalabing araw ng tag- araw. Halina't matuto at maglibang habang nililinang at pinagyayaman ang talento't kakayahan sa ikaapat na taon ng palihang---

"Sulyap: Pagsilip sa Paggawa ng Pelikula 4"

Isang libreng pantas- aral sa paggawa ng pelikula para sa mga mag- aaral man sa hayskul o kolehiyo at maging propesyunal, may edad 15 pataas.

ika- 25 at 26 ng Mayo at ika- 8 ng Hunyo 2013 

Lungsod ng Quezon

PARA SA MGA NAGNANAIS MAGPATALA:
Narito ang link ng talaan sa paglahok (application form)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FCHYQgVZFkeDHNxT_0-zWUGa6GQ1nL6zXaK3qyMrAAI/viewform
Ang HULING ARAW ng PAGPAPATALA ay sa ika- 10 ng MAYO 2013, Biyernes.

Para naman sa katanungan at karagdagang kaalaman mangyari lang na makipag- ugnayan kay Bb. Kate Villaflor sa pamamagitan ng email: maskay_project@yahoo.com/malayangsiningkayumanggi@gmail.com

Paalala:
- Ang “Free Workshop” ay may nakatakdang bilang lamang ng kalahok. (Limited slot only)
- Siguraduhing nasagutan ng maiigi ang talaan ng paglahok (application form). 
- Huwag kalilimutan na bukod sa talaan ay may buod ng kuwento (synopsis) kayong ipapasa at dapat ito’y may kaugnayan sa salitang 'SILANGAN'. SILANGAN-- Maaring mangahulugang SIMULA, PAG-ASA, LIWANAG, PAGSIKAT, PAGSILANG o ng ating bansa mismo.
- Ang lahat ng mapipiling kalahok ay makakatanggap ng confirmation email/ text matapos ang huling araw ng pagpapatala

iBlog:The 9th Philippine Blogging Summit

Hello everyone. We are now gearing up for iBlog9: the 9th Philippine Blogging Summit (#iblog9). In this regard, we would like to invite interested speakers to submit a topic proposal for consideration on or before April 15, 2013.

iBlog9 will take place on May 31 and June 1 at Malcolm Theater, College of Law, U.P. Diliman, Quezon City.

The first day will focus on Blogging for Business and Advocacies (entrepreneurs, corporations, non-government organizations, and similar entities). We prefer to receive proposals on topics that can help businesses and organizations better understand how they can tap blogs as a marketing and promotional tool, and how to work effectively with bloggers to achieve that purpose.

The second day will focus on topics of interest for Bloggers in general, such as blogging must-know, social media, blogging policies, taking blogs to the next level, among others. We are also interested in hearing experience of bloggers from different parts of the country.

Submit your topic proposal on or before April 15, 2013. The approved topics and speakers for the summit will be posted before the end of April as we open for registration.

Thank you.

WHAT: iBlog:The 9th Philippine Blogging Summit
WHERE: Malcolm Theater, Malcolm Hall, UP Diliman, Quezon City
WHEN: May 31 and June 1, 2013
Registration will start on April 22, 2013.

Visti here: http://iblogph.org/

HIGH INVESTOR CONFIDENCE IN DOTC AFCS PROJECT ATTRACTS MAJOR PLAYERS!

 Manila, Philippines – A total of nine (9) consortiums involving major local and foreign conglomerates, banks, and IT companies submitted eligibility documents to the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) last Friday (April 12), in an effort to qualify as bidders for the P 1.72-Billion Contactless Automatic Fare Collection System (AFCS) Public-Private Partnership Project.

“We are very pleased with the investor turnout for the AFCS Project.  Serious players from the transportation, IT, banking, and retail industries – both local and foreign – all came out to seek pre-qualification to participate in the bidding of the project,” the Transport Department said.

The DOTC believes that this is proof of high investor confidence in the project, as well as in the agency itself.

“The fact that these major groups want to be the our private sector partner for the AFCS Project only goes to show their trust and confidence in the Department, and in our open, fair, and transparent bidding process,” added the DOTC.

The 9 consortiums which submitted their qualification documents are:

• AF Consortium, composed of BPI Card Finance Corporation, Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, Smart Communications, Inc., Globe Telecom, Inc., AC Infrastructure Holdings Corp., and NTT Data Corporation.

AF Consortium will also rely on the required experience of Bank of the Philippine Islands, Octopus Transactions Ltd., SMRT International Pte. Ltd., Cubic Transportation Systems (Australia) Pty. Ltd., Accenture, Inc., MSI Global Private Ltd., and Indra Sistemas, S.A.

• Comworks Consortium, composed of Comworks, Inc., Philippine Gaming Management Corp., Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corp., Acer, Inc., Infochamp Systems, Corp., and Berjaya Philippines, Inc.

• E-Trans Solutions Joint Venture, Inc. Consortium, composed of Tera Investments, Inc., Eastwest Banking Corp., Sagesoft Solutions, Inc., Pilipinas Micro-Matrix Technology (PMT Joint Venture), Inc., and Pulsar Avancer Technologie, Inc.

E-Trans Consortium will also rely on the required experience of Kentkart EGE Elektronik San. Ve Tic. A.S., Kentkart Marmara Elektronik Turizm San. Ve Tic. A.S., Kentkart Cukurova Elektronik San. Ve Tic. A.S., and JTKC Equities, Inc.

• Lamco Consortium, composed of Lamco Paper Products Co., Inc., New San Jose Builders, Inc., Landbank of the Philippines, and NEC Philippines, Inc.

Lamco Consortium will also rely on the required experience of Busan Transport Corp. and Samwon FA Co., Ltd.

• Mega Lucky United Consortium, composed of Asia United Bank Corporation, Dignitas Equity, Mega Cellular Network, Inc., and Gravitas 777.

Mega Lucky Consortium will also rely on the required experience of Korea Smart Card Corp. and LG CNS Co. Ltd.

• Megawide-Suyen-Eurolink Consortium, composed of Megawide Construction Corp., Suyen Corp., and Eurolink Network International Corp.

Megawide-Suyen-Eurolink Consortium will also rely on the required experience of EZ-Link Pte. Ltd. and China National Software and Service Co., Ltd.

• MTD-PRLM Consortium, composed of MTD Capital BHD and Puregold Realty Leasing and Management, Inc.

MTD-PRLM Consortium will also rely on the required experience of Puregold Price Club, Inc., Maybank Philippines, Inc., and Transit Link Pte. Ltd.

• San Miguel Transport Solutions Consortium, composed of Optimal Infrastructure Development, Inc., Catchweight Holdings, Inc., Deltacrest Holdings, Inc., and Allcard Plastics Philippines, Inc.

San Miguel Consortium will also rely on the required experience of Petron Corp., Philippine National Bank, Singapore Technologies Electronics, Ltd., Korea Railroad Corp., Korail Networks Co., Ltd., Vix Technology (East Asia), Ltd., and San Miguel Corporation.

• SM Consortium, composed of SM Investments Corp., BDO Capital and Investment Corp., Advanced Card Systems, Ltd., and Pentacapital Investment Corp.

SM Consortium will also rely on the required experience of SM Retail, Inc., BDO Unibank, Inc., and Goldsign Data Company, Ltd.

The joint DOTC-LRTA Pre-Qualification, Bids, and Awards Committee (PBAC) has a maximum of twenty-five (25) days from April 12 to evaluate the qualification documents submitted by the 9 consortiums, and to announce the shortlisted groups.  Actual bidding is scheduled to take place in the third quarter of this year.

Visit here: http://www.dotc.gov.ph/

DOTC MOVES LAGUINDINGAN AIRPORT OPENING FOR PASSENGER CONVENIENCE!

 Manila, Philippines – The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) today announced that it has decided to push back the transfer of the gateway to Northern Mindanao from the old Lumbia Airport in Cagayan de Oro City to the new P 7.8-Billion Laguindingan Airport by one-and-a-half months to June 15, 2013, in order to avoid disrupting passengers’ travel plans over the summer.

The Transport Department has conducted a walk-through at the Laguindingan Airport and was very pleased with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines’ (CAAP) preparations for the intended April 30 opening.  However, CAAP has received requests from airline companies to postpone the transfer until after the summer peak season, because the April 30 opening would require the cancellation of several daily trips.

According to the airline companies, their representatives were encountering difficulties in reaching a substantial number of passengers who had already purchased tickets for flights in April and May, to inform them of changes in their flight itineraries.

“It is in the best interest of the government and of the airlines to deliver safe and convenient services to the public,” said the DOTC. “As we took stock of the assessment of both CAAP and the airline companies that the Laguindingan Airport is already a safer alternative to the Lumbia Airport, we again listen to their inputs saying that postponing the transfer will be better for passenger convenience.”

“The postponement will give the airlines ample time to inform their customers of their new flight schedules at Laguindingan Airport.  This will lessen the possibility of disrupting travel plans and causing inconvenience to the riding public,” added the DOTC.

The airlines which operate at Cagayan de Oro are Cebu Pacific Air, Philippine Airlines, PAL Express, and Zest Air.  They serve a combined total average of over 2,000 passengers daily. 

The Laguindingan Airport is a key infrastructure project which is crucial to unlocking the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Corridor to more tourism- and agriculture-oriented activities.

The government has previously announced that it will be temporarily operated by CAAP using Visual Flight Rules (VFR) until its air navigation equipment is fully in place by May 2014.

Visit here: http://www.dotc.gov.ph/