42nd Senior Transport Officials Meeting

The Philippines, through the Department of Transportation (DOTr), will host the 42nd Senior Transport Officials Meeting (42nd STOM) and the 22nd ASEAN Transport Ministers Meeting (22nd ATM).

The high-level meetings to be held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Manila from November 14 – 18, 2016 will gather transportation officials from the 10 ASEAN Member States. More than 200 transport officials and delegates will convene to discuss various transport initiatives and policies that will improve connectivity and enhance cooperation in the region.

The STOM leaders, working under the direction of the ASEAN Transport Ministers (ATM), are expected to review the implementation and establishment of transport agreements as set by the ATM. Among the projects to be discussed is the Kuala Lumpur Transport Strategic Plan (KLTSP), which is the transport vision and blueprint for 2016 – 2025. The KLTSP, an important pillar of the ASEAN Economic Integration, aims to make the ASEAN community more integrated, competitive, and resilient.

ZOOMANITY GROUP’S “DINNER IN THE DARK”!

       

“Open your eyes for the Blind”
Ever wonder what it would be like to be blind? Get a chance to open your eyes with their “dark” condition at a special dinner event called “Dinner in the Dark” by Zoomanity Group. This great cause will give you a unique experience of dining in total darkness and understand how it is to be blind.
Zoomanity Group, one of the leading companies in the park industry, will host series of “Dinner in the Dark” for the benefit of the Eye Bank Foundation of the Philippines. This exceptional event will create awareness amongst us what it is like to lose our sense of sight and appreciate it even more. Guests will have a 30 minute orientation before the dinner which will be held in different Zoomanity parks and restaurant. During the dinner, the participants’ sense of sight will be totally diminished then their other senses will take over and will be heightened. Wonderful scents and sounds, and beautiful music, will be expected as well.

Filipino Language Now Available on Microsoft Translator

Leading the efforts to support and increase the reach of communication globally and locally, Microsoft Translator announces the addition of Filipino together with five other Austronesian languages, including Malagasy, Fijian, Samoan, Tahitian and Tongan. These new languages mark the addition to over 50 languages already available in the translation tool.

Being able to improve communications that traverses a breadth of geography is important when supporting communications between peoples, business and governments and to bring people of different cultures closer together.

With Filipinos around the globe speaking the language and more nationalities coming to the Philippines wanting to learn, these additional languages on Microsoft Translator will help users communicate better across different types of platforms.

Translator, whenever and wherever

The TravelBookPh 1st Get Together @ The Legend Villas!

I always see and admire this place called the Legend Villas, whenever i passed through Pioneer, St. in Mandaluyong. I've always wanted to go and see what's inside. A beautiful and old structured house, museum or restaurant in the middle of modern high rises building in the city. Or so I taught. I wouldn’t know that its not just a restaurant, but a hotel after i got invited by Travelbookph, and grabbed the opportunity to finally get the chance see it. And a three star hotel, to my surprise And was really glad that ive attended this event! 

   A seminar and networking session was held at one of its nice function room. We get to know know the bloggers present and the company TravelbookPh and The Legend Villas itself. There were games and raffles too. Everyone was so engaged and happy with the program prepared for us.

After these, we tour the whole hotel, its rooms, facilities, etc. They have choices for every needs and occasions for family, friends, groups, name it. for a memorable stay. Not to mention all other services and their friendly crews, you would really feel at home in here. Go ahead, experience it yourselves.

Then we were all treated to a sumptuous lunch at Lola Maria’s Restaurant, to our heart's delight. It was an experience all worth remembering and wanting to come back for more!

Thanks indeed to The Legend Villas and The TravelBookPh for this wonderful experience. 

Enduring Identity by Carlomar Arcangel Daoana

For years, Salvador Ching has been evolving his version of the vernacular self—men and women in a traditional garbs but enclosed in a flurry of expressionistic colors, at home in tradition and modernity, in the constancy of geography and in the flux of history. They are, of course, nothing but Filipinos, which, for the artist, can be evoked through distinct and recognizable patterns and motifs. That he would choose serigraphy as an important process in his art practice makes evident that these enduring symbols must be repeated, perpetuated and asserted, as veritable extensions and continuations of our heritage.

Economic Citizenship and Global Residency Conference Manila

This exclusive symposium is by-invitation only for Immigration Professionals, Outbound Immigration Consultants, Immigration Lawyers, Private Bankers, Wealth Management Executives, Investment Professionals and Luxury Real Estate Brokers.

A Spook-Tacular Treat: Makati closed off Paseo de Roxas for another culinary Street Meet!

MANILA – Last October 23, 2016, Makati closed off Paseo de Roxas as it hosted its second culinary Street Meet.

Makati once again presented its distinct city vibe by transforming the most iconic business district into a spook-tacular space that brought an array of gastronomic delights, a fun fair for kids, and great entertainment for all.