Fair Trade Enterprise Launches It's Domestic Line

Quezon City – For more than four (4) decades, Community Crafts Association of the Philippines, Inc. (CCAP) and its subsidiary CCAP Fairtrade for Development, Inc. (CCAP Fairtrade) have assisted marginalized handicraft producers through product design and development and exporting their handicrafts to Fair Trade buyers abroad. This year, CCAP and CCAP Fairtrade launches their local brand of export quality handicrafts called Likhang Atin by CCAP Fairtrade. This is another innovation by one of the longest running social enterprises in the country. “We called it Likhang Atin because we feel very strongly the need to emphasize the great, yet local, skill and talent that went into each and every product that we will be rolling out for our domestic line,” says Voltaire P. Alferez, Executive Director of both companies. “The products are proudly community-based products produced using local knowledge and skill as well as local resources,” he adds. Likhang Atin by CCAP Fairtrade products were crafted following Fair Trade principles which seeks to uphold the dignity of labor, women empowerment, child protection, environmental protection, among others. Fair Trade is an international movement seeking to address oppressive labor practices, unfair compensation and abusive treatment of workers particularly of women and children. CCAP and CCAP Fairtrade are members of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO), the international network of Fair Trade advocates. “We hope that the local market would appreciate and patronize export-quality handicrafts that use environment-friendly materials and processes and at the same time empower women, protect children and give livelihood to the communities that support them,” says Mr. Alferez. He invites everyone to come and visit their domestic store at No. 693 G. Araneta Avenue corner Kaliraya St., Tatalon Quezon City or visit their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ccapfairtrade. For more information, kindly contact Mr. Voltaire P. Alferez at vpalferez@ccapfairtrade.com or through 09772131436. For product information and ordering, kindly contact Ms. Marla U. Palileo, Entrepreneurial Development Program Manager, at marla.palileo@ccapfairtrade.com or through 09175726094.

Join This Year's Asia Premium Travel Mart at SMX Manila!

Attended by big hotel establishment representatives from Sofitel, City of Dreams, Bohol Resort, Cebu Villa, Makati Diamond Residenses Manila Pen,  to name a few, APTM promise their guests who are participating this June 23 to 25, an experience that would make their visit worthy and enriching.

Now on their second year, the first being a success, this year, participants can expect the best of luxery destinaton from around the Philippines,  get to see their people, culture, hertage, food,  hospitality, has to offer, 

Philippines is definitely one of the most beautiful country in the world, gifted with breathtaking beaches, wonderful sceneries, awesome and hospitable  people,, why travellers from around the world come to visit here and what more can one ask for?

Visit the APTM Trade Show this June 23-25 at SMX Convention Center Manila, to get a very reasonable promo from different tourist destination and alot more options to choose from and see what luxery destintion truly is!

APTM provides a platform for travel counselors to network and meet with luxury Sellers from all over the world.

Visit here: http://aptm.ph/

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Photos taken at APTM prescon

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Innovative Strategies for Development Summit, ICT Month, and World Wi-Fi Day

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. 

MA' ROSA Will Be Shown In Local Cinemas Soon

As we all know, the Philippines is filled with great actors and actresses from the local scene, and most of them if not all, is being awarded and recognized by different organizations due to their magnificent acting and portrayal of a given role for a certain show, and Jaclyn Jose is no different. This veteran actress is one of this year's most celebrated celebrity ever to become an awardee in the recently concluded Cannes Movie Festival. The movie Ma' Rosa in which Jaclyn Jose starred, gave her the opportunity to become one of Festival De Cannes Best Actress. This movie is directed by Mr. Brillante Mendoza, and will finally be shown in the Philippines this July 6.

Ma'ROSA  is the story of Rosa, that owns a small community convenient store connected to their home in the slums of Metropolitan Manila. Together with her husband, NESTOR, they use their convenient store as cover-up for selling illegal narcotic, Methamphetamines. Their fate changes one Saturday night when their neighbor BONG-BONG, who works as a fly-by- night parking attendant, begs her to sell him a small pack of Methamphetamine without knowing that it’s a ploy for a pending buy-bust operation leading to Rosa and Nestor’s warrantless arrest by a police team led by Sergeant CASTOR.

The 21st French Fil Festival!

Now on its 21st year, French Film Festival in the Philippines will run from June 8 to 14, 2016 at Greenbelt 3 - Cinemas, Bonifacio High Street, and Cinematheque Centre Manila.

The 21st French Film Festival is organized by the Embassy of France to the Philippines and Micronesia, INSTITUT FRANÇAIS, and the Af de Manille and Cebu, in cooperation with the Ayala Malls Cinemas.

Mobile Marketing Summit, Digital Commerce Summit and the IMMAP “The Power of X: Digital Multiplied” This Octorber!

To celebrate its 10th anniversary this year, the Internet and Mobile Marketing Association of the Philippines (IMMAP), the premier organization of digital marketing professionals in the country, will hold the first “IMMAP Digital Congress” or IMMAP DigiCon to encourage practitioners to amp up their skills in the rapidly evolving digital industry.

Carrying the theme “The Power of X: Digital Multiplied,” the IMMAP DigiCon fuses together other regular digital marketing conferences such as the Mobile Marketing Summit, Digital Commerce Summit and the IMMAP Summit into one grand event that is expected to draw around 3,000 delegates from various industries across the country.

Participants at the IMMAP DigiCon will gain the opportunity to listen to content provided by powerhouse experts and acknowledged regional and global thought leaders in the field of digital marketing. A total of 100 speakers representing the various sectors of digital marketing’s diverse ecosystem will enlighten delegates on 10 tracks of topics: “Branding and Marketing,” “Content and Distribution,” “Start-Ups,” “The Digital Creative,” “Social and Search,” “eCommerce and Payments,” “The Digital Agency,” “CRM, Data and Analytics,” “Research and Measurement,” and “Media and Ad Networks.”

Condo Rent in Metro Manila’s University and College Areas

With the new school year fast approaching, many college students are looking for housing options close to their chosen schools. Lamudi analyzed its price data to show how much rent to expect from condos in Metro Manila’s university and college areas

These days, condos in Metro Manila are being built close to pretty much everything, and that include colleges and universities, so it is not that difficult to find one that’s practically a short walk away from the gate of one’s school.

The great thing about this is that these real estate projects are also quite accessible to various malls, hospitals, stores, banks, and restaurants that they are attractive even to young professionals, newlyweds, and starter families.

Lamudi Philippines analyzed its property listings data to show how much rent can students (and their parents) expect from condos near Metro Manila’s university and college districts; namely, Manila’s university belt (U-belt) and Quezon City’s Katipunan Avenue.

University Belt Area, Manila
Although technically not one of Manila’s official geographical districts, U-belt is a well-known place because of the numerous colleges and universities that dot this area. The extent of Manila’s U-belt area traditionally has been defined to start at the intersection of Pablo Ocampo Street (formerly Vito Cruz Street) and Taft Avenue, where De La Salle University is situated, going as far north as España Boulevard in Sampaloc, the location of the University of Santos Tomas. Depending on the definition of its extent, U-belt may also include colleges and universities in the Intramuros area.

Lamudi data as of May 2016 shows that the average rent of one-bedroom and studio condos in Manila’s U-belt area currently stands at Php16,241 per month, while the average size of these condos is around 29 sqm. Many of these rental condos are located in the Ermita and Sampaloc districts.

Some of the most well-known, ready-for-occupancy condos in this part of Manila include Torre Lorenzo, Crown Tower University Belt, and Avida Towers San Lazaro, while those currently preselling include Green Residences and W.H. Taft Residences (both close to De La Salle University).

Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City
Up north is the busy Katipunan Avenue, which runs north to south in Quezon City from Tandang Sora to Bonny Serrano Avenue. This busy thoroughfare is lined not just with exclusive villages but also some of the Philippines’ most well-known universities and colleges, including the University of the Philippines Diliman, Ateneo de Manila University, Miriam College, and Philippine School for Business Administration. The area is also a busy commercial hub, with UP Town Center and Eastwood City both a stone’s throw away.

According to Lamudi data (as of May 2016), the average rent of studio and one-bedroom condos in the area stands at Php16,800 per month, which is slightly higher than the average for Manila. The average size of one-bedroom and studio condos is 29 sqm