Rising Philippine Pop Culture is set for the 7TH PPOP Awards of the Year

The Philippine pop industry is no doubt for its capability to rise despite the global pandemic and the struggles to shine in the midst of the challenges faced by the entertainment and local music scene. We can see it right from our very eyes how we stand again and bounce back with the current happenings from jam-packed concerts and convention, topping hits on music charts and radio airwaves, left and right online programs and TV shows featuring PPOP artists and noticeable product endorsements and commercials plus a huge domination in the social media platforms with the surprising trends of the growing PPOP community. 

 

Following the spark started by the advocate and founder of PPOP Awards in 2016, Jhon Mark “Yuan” Quiblat who was an awardee for Dangal ng Lahi for Most Exceptional Filipino Advocate for Culture and Arts stood up by his belief in the talents of the Filipino young artists that needed to be recognized and acknowledge the artist’s contribution in the evolvement of the Philippine pop culture.  An awarding platform was then given way to the young artists and their talent management to pay off with the hard work to produce and develop world class artists that excel in fields of music and performing arts. 

 

This year 2022 makes PPOP rise to its benchmark expectations and now fully grown with numerous groups launched and debuted from the different talent managements and entertainment agencies that marks a footprint to the exciting journey of PPOP stardom making proud of the best of the Philippine pop artists of this generation. 

To support this event; Please email us at info@ppopawards.ph or ppopartistsleague@gmail.com

Mexican films at ‘Cine Mexico’ festival 2022!

MANILA, Philippines – In the mood for free movies? Here’s your chance – the Embassy of Mexico in the Philippines is holding its annual Cine Mexico film festival from September 7 to 11.

The festival will be held at the Red Carpet Cinema at Shangri-la Plaza.

Six Mexican films will be screened: La Promesa (2018) by Oscar Blancarte, Ella Es Ramona (2015) by Hugo Rodriguez, Después de Lucia (2012) by Michael Franco, El Mar entre las Casas (2020) by Juan Pablo García Gordillo, 90 dias para el 2 de julio (2021) by Rafael Martinez Garcia, and Fuego Adentro (2020) by Jesús Mario Lozano.

La Promesa tells the story of a rebellious but intelligent child named Leo who strikes a friendship with his teacher Professor Cruz, who is struggling with depression after his wife leaves him.

Ella Es Ramona is about a woman, Ramona, who has struggled with being overweight all her life, and whose life might just take a turn after finding magical beetles in a Tarot café.

Después de Lucia follows a teenager in her journey of starting over at a new school and in a new town after the death of her mother.

El Mar entre las Casas tells the story of a biologist who returns to his hometown after the death of his mother and finds that she has left him a significant inheritance on the condition that he fulfills her expectations for him.

90 dias para el 2 de julio is about a 20-year-old man who hides in his home while the presidential elections pass, upon the request of his boyfriend Andrés, the presidential candidate of a very conservative party.

Fuego Adentro tells the story of a man who hides in a lost town until his younger brother finds him to bring him news of his beloved Marta and in the process uncovers a past he did not know and his destiny.

THE GLOBAL WOMEN EMPOWERMENT SUMMIT 2022

The Global Women Empowerment Summit (GWES) 2021’s Manila leg is set to take place on June 5 to 6, 2022 at the Manila Marriott Hotel in Pasay City, with the goal of empowering women from all over the world to discuss and solve women’s issues in a non-political manner, as well as to honor women champions, showcase women’s skills, and motivate more women of any race and color to win all challenges in life and become an inspiration to mankind.

The event is set to showcase “The Best of the Philippines” through a series of forum and activities including immersive pocket events highlighted by the presence of Her Royal Highness Sheikha Jawaher Bint Khalifa Al Khalifa of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, who will be the Royal Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker.

Honorable Pasay City Mayor Ms. Imelda “Emi” Calixto-Rubiano will open the event joined by Marriott Hotel Manila’s General Manager Mr. Bruce Winton, and GWES Overall Chairperson and CEO Ms. Love Charmaine Uychoco.

Afro Asian World Events, the MICE Division of Afro Asian Travel and Tours, Inc., a major DMC in the Philippines, has been officially appointed to host the Global Women Empowerment Summit 2021. For the 2021 edition of the Global Women Empowerment Summit, they will serve as the Philippine Ground Handler and Business Event Management Company. The Department of Tourism, Philippine Airlines, Informatics, Ralphs Wine, Le Charm Suites, and Distelleria Limtuaco are all sponsors of this event.

The World FinTech Festival Philippines 2022

The World FinTech Festival Philippines and the Philippine FinTech Festival are side-by-side events under the Digital Pilipinas Festival are coming this October 2022, in partnership with Elevandi, one of the biggest FinTech movers in the world and organizer of the Singapore FinTech Festival!

This five-day event will bring together the industry leaders, innovators, technologists, and government regulators that will shape the future of Asia's digital economy.

The Upcoming World FinTech Festival Philippines and Philippine FinTech Festival is poised to be the country's first in-person gathering of innovators, industry leaders, technologists, and government regulators all coming together to define the future of Asia's digital economy.

Scan the QR Code or simply visit the link below to learn more and find out how you can participate in this groundbreaking event!

https://philippinefintechfestival.ph/registration/

Want to learn more? Click on the link below and find out how you can be part of the World FinTech Festival Philippines and the Philippine FinTech Festival from October 17 - 21, 2022!

https://digitalpilipinas.ph/early-bird-registration/

Black garlic innovations developed in Region I thru DOST-NICER Program

Have you tried black garlic ice cream? How about the dry condiment called furikake? 

     

These curiously delicious food innovations are being developed       by the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) -  Garlic and Other Agri-Condiments Center funded under the  Department of Science and Technology (DOST) - Niche Centers in the Regions for Research and Development (NICER) Program.      .  

One of the food innovations is the black garlic-- a processed garlic product prepared by heat treatment at high temperatures and humidity for several days. The process that is used in making black garlic is known to amplify the nutrient properties of garlic, thus, making it beneficial to health. Black garlic, with its marketing potential, can be suited to those who are health conscious and determined to supplement their diets with nutritious food.  

     

“The NICER program is designed to support regional development,” says DOST Assistant Secretary for International Cooperation and Officer-In-Charge of the Undersecretary for R&D Leah J. Buendia.  “Through sustainable innovation programs like the NICER in every region, we support the interests of every Filipino like the garlic farmers, traders, and local businesses to promote national economic progress.” 

     

The NICER Garlic and Other Agri-Condiments Center aims to uplift the garlic industry in the region by developing an integrated crop management system, enhancing garlic storage processes, improving the usability and profitability of garlic through black garlic processing, and determining the key strategies in improving the competitiveness of local garlic through value chain analysis. Through the development of low-cost but sustainable technologies, the garlic farmers and processors are expected to increase their yield (from 3.8 t/ha to 5 t/ha), reduce bulb weight loss (from 50% to 10%) and increase their income (30%).

For those interested to apply for funding from the DOST-Science for Change Program, please visit their website at www.s4cp.dost.gov.ph.  A nationwide call for proposals is open to accept applications from September 14, 2022 to October 14, 2022. 

INCTV Presents One for All, All for One Soon!

For the Dimaguiba family, fun and laughter are their shields to life struggles. Their encounters with others shed light on their firm resolve to keep the family uplifted. Witness the Dimaguibas' life-changing journey as they unite to overcome obstacles, while rediscovering each other's aspirations and remaining anchored to the true faith.

Await the first ever Family Sitcom of INCTV, starring celebrity couple Gladys Reyes Sommereux and Christopher Roxas! Soon, this 2022!

Wilson Lee Flores speech at the Commencement Ceremony of Navotas Polytechnic College

Philippines urged to be nation of producers & exporters, not just importers & casinos; “sugar problem is just tip of iceberg”

 

“Let us help the Philippines become a dynamic nation of producers, savers, investors and exporters, not just a nation of importers, a nation with too many casinos and gambling operations. I think the recent problem with prices and supply of sugar, a commodity which we used to export but is now an import product, is just the tip of the iceberg. 

From once a famous sugar exporter, the Philippines is now annually a net sugar importer, what happened to our sugar haciendas and sugar mills in terms of global competitiveness? It is sad that we seem to import almost everything, from sugar, rice, coffee, onions, peanuts to fishes, pork and vegetables, also manufactured goods from paper clips to cellphones and motorcycles,” said economics and politics analyst, realty entrepreneur and Pandesal Forum moderator Wilson Lee Flores in his speech at the August 27, 2022 Commencement Ceremony of Navotas Polytechnic College (NPC) in Navotas City. Flores has also won 15 CMMA awards and 3 Palanca literary awards.

 

Flores added: “Another tragedy is due to lack of domestic industries, vibrant agriculture and our limited foreign investments, we just seem to content ourselves in exporting our best young talents abroad to enrich other countries’ economies. 

Our leaders should wake up, have strategic long-term thinking to reform the socio-economic structures and directions of the Philippines. We need self-reliance not only with a genuine independent foreign policy, self-reliance in military defense capabilities not tied up to any foreign country, and the most important self-reliance in economics.”

 

Flores also congratulated Navotas City for establishing and supporting a polytechnic college to help college students of disadvantaged families, not another law school. He half-jokingly said: “The Philippines already has too many lawyers, possibly the highest number among Asian societies, when what we need is more technicians, engineers, teachers, agriculturists, information technology technicians. Perhaps the Philippines would also be better off economically if in the future we elect more engineers, scientists, teachers, farmers and poets as politicians, instead of too many lawyers in our rowdy politics?”

 

Navotas Polytechnic College Chairman of the Board of Trustees Mayor John Reynald M. Tiangco in his response speech said he agrees with Flores’ call for the Philippines to increase productivity and global competitiveness. 

The NPC batch of 2022 had 505 graduates, mostly graduates of Bachelor in Elementary Education, Bachelor in Secondary Education, Bachelor in Business Administration and Associate in Information Systems. Other officials present included Congressman Tobias Reynald “Toby” M. Tiangco and Navotas Polytechnic College President Dr. Rebecca T. Añonuevo.