JOLLY University Year 4 Grand Cook-Off and Congress!

“The final battle is on”

New learning experiences, fierce kitchen showdown mark JOLLY University Year 4 Grand Cook-Off and Congress

After grueling weeks of training and preparation, all aspiring student-contenders in the country’s long-running campus-based culinary search, JOLLY University (JU), are finally getting close to reaching their dream of becoming JU Year 4 grand champions.

A steep and well-fought encounter is taking place today at the Le Pavilion Tent in Pasay City with all the 120 elite finalists pulling out their best and most creative JOLLY-inspired dishes to clinch the coveted titles in the following four divisions: Individual Category (featuring Luzon Cuisines made easy, healthy and baon-ready); Team Main Dish Category (Visayas Cuisines Made Easy, Healthy and Jolly); Team Pasta Category (Mindanao Cuisines made Pastariffic) and Team Mocktail Category (Capture the Jolly Vibe of the Philippines in a Sip).

This year’s JU elite finalists are from 23 different schools across North and South Luzon and Metro Manila – competing to bring home the championship to their school. 

Philippines OpenGov Leadership Forum 2017 by OpenGov Asia

Philippines OpenGov Leadership Forum 2017 by OpenGov Asia on March 9, 2017 at Pan Pacific Manila

Enabling globally competitive ict-enabled government to facilitate good governance,strengthen accountability, increase transparency and improve operational efficiency to deliver quality services and make information available to the people 

The Philippines was Asia’s fastest-growing economy in the second quarter of the year 2016 outpacing expansions in China , Vietnam , Indonesia and Malaysia. Fueled by an increase in public spending, fiscal reform and renewed investor confidence, the country is now considered a regional showcase for socioeconomic progress. It has adopted a philosophy of inclusive growth under the slogan “Daang Matuwid,” which equates good economics with good governance. This underscores governance as an ingredient in achieving growth.

The Philippines is now faced with the challenge of sustaining its impressive growth and making it more inclusive. This places a demand on government to provide an environment that ensures openness, efficiency in the delivery of services, and spaces for greater competitiveness. Such a demand, together with increased expectations, requires the government to optimize the role of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in governance. It must move on from the non-integrated path of ICT development and agency-specific applications, toward a path that leads to an e-Government model that creates more valuable and meaningful services through interoperability and maximization of resources.

The government of Philippines has created “ The E-Government Master Plan (EGMP)” which is a blueprint for the integration of ICTs for the whole of government. It builds on past plans while incorporating current aspirations to create a vision for the future. As such, the plan also describes the systems of governance (e.g. institutions, agencies, processes, resources and policies) that need to be strengthened to make its implementation possible and sustainable. The EGMP presents building blocks for e-Government that include an initial list of priority projects.

IN UTERO, In the beginning

Leaders call for Moral and Innovative Leadership at the Global Peace Convention

MANILA, MARCH 1, 2017
The Global Peace Convention, a preeminent, world-level platform to share best practices and develop collaborative strategies in areas of education, health care, environmental sustainability, community-driven development and conflict resolution opened last Tuesday at the Marriott Hotel Convention Center.

“Pan de Musika” open mic on March 3 at Kamuning Bakery Cafe"!

"Pan de Musika" open mic night of beautiful music & poetry---organized by talentedyoung artists of Songwriters Philippines & Kamuning Bakery Cafe---will be held on March 3 (Friday)   7:30   p.m.   onwards   and   the   public   is   invited.   The   venue   is   the   78-year-old,handcrafted/pugon-style   Kamuning   Bakery   Cafe   at   Judge   Jimenez   St.   corner   K-1st   Street,Quezon City. Musicians and poets are welcome to contact Tels: 4161637, 9292216, 4126628,office   4151692,   4126685   or   Joanna   09302481553,   09059302339   or   Mela   09338604252   or09228901893   or   text   24-hours   09188077777   or   09178481818.   Emailkamuningbakerycafe@gmail.com.

A Healing That Cares At Holistic Integrative Care Center (HICC),

Healing that cares inspired Dr. Imelda “Meddie” Edodollon, MT, MD, NMD in going into integrative medicine – a medical approach different from the conventional one that Filipinos are used to.

Dra. Meddie, who has been a medical practitioner for the past eight years, believes that integrative medicine is best approach in healing the whole person – not just the body, but the person’s mind and soul as well. Her strong desire to make a difference made her establish the Holistic Integrative Care Center (HICC), which combines the best practices of both conventional and alternative medicine on top of her compassionate approach in handling patients.

“In the field of medicine, being healthy does not mean the absence of disease. Being healthy means that one achieved a balance of everything,” she said.

14th ASLI Conference 2017

14th ASLI Conference 2017
May 18 2017 at 09:00 am 
Novotel Manila Araneta Center 
Quezon City Philippines

The 14th ASLI Conference will bring together academics and professionals from Asia and the world, to exchange knowledge related to the theme "A Uniting Force? – ‘Asian Values’ and the Law."

The passing of Singaporean leader Lee Kuan Yew, not so long ago, has inevitably rekindled in many minds his enduring contribution to political thought: the concept of "Asian values." According to him, Asian nations have a distinct social and political ethics that places greater value on the collective and on social order, compared to other value systems that prioritize individual liberties. While easily brushed away by critics as a mere attempt to justify authoritarianism, Lee Kuan Yew’s idea has sparked considerable attention, especially among those who see it as a possible point of unification for Asian countries. Singapore’s success as a viable State presents a strong case for its neighbors. Are there Asian values and are they a uniting force?

This conference will be held for the first time in the Philippines and will be hosted by the University of the Philippines College of Law.