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The Filipino Blogosphere: Political Expression, Communication, and participation, A dissemination Forum will be on March 5, 2011, 3:00PM onwards, at Don Merto's Restaurant, 94 Juana Osmeña St., Cebu City. The dissemination forum on the Filipino Blogosphere is organized by the Strengthening ICTD Research Capacity in Asia (SIRCA) and Center for Research and Communication of the University of Asia and the Pacific.

The dissemination forum entitled "The Filipino Blogosphere: Political Expression, Communication and Participation." will be a graced by the presence of Atty. Ethelbert Ouano with the Research presentation shown by SIRCA. Expected participants are people from the NGOs and from the academe.

A total of 202 women benefited from two separate breast and cervical screening activities initiated by the Eduardo J. Aboitiz Cancer Center (EJACC) of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) last Feb. 12 and Feb. 19.

Ninety-five women were screened in Reinhard Wirtgen Memorial Hospital in Alegria, Cebu, an activity of EJACC in collaboration with the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) OB-Gyne Department held last Feb. 12.

Around 107 women were screened last Feb. 19 at EJACC located inside the VSMMC Compound. The activity was in partnership with the Integrated Midwife Association of the Philippines-Cebu Midwife Clinic and VSMMC Breast Clinic.

EJACC is a program under the Integrated Development focus area, one of the five key focus areas in RAFI’s comprehensive approach to elevating lives and communities. Its other focus areas are Micro-finance & Entrepreneurship, Culture & Heritage, Citizenship & Leadership, and Education.

A forum on breast and cervical cancer was conducted before the screening procedures.

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among Filipino women while cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women.

In its campaign against breast cancer, EJACC urged women to adopt early detection measures, such as monthly breast self-examination by age 20, yearly health examination by age 30, and yearly mammogram by age 50.

“Regular breast and cervical screening is very important to know and detect early stage of abnormalities and pre-cancerous growth or early malignancies of cancer,” Ronald delos Reyes, program coordinator of EJACC, said.

He also advised women to take preventive measures like maintaining a healthy lifestyle and nutrition, exercise, proper hygiene, avoiding stresses and vices, using barrier contraceptive, maintaining monogamous sexual relationships, and getting human papilloma virus vaccination.

Cervical cancer can be detected through various screenings such as pap smear, visual inspection with acetic acid, colposcopy, HPV testing, and single visit approach.

“Learning the facts about breast cancer could save lives so let us know, fight, and win,” Dr. Claudin Biodongan of VSMMC Breast Clinic said.

“Cervical cancer is preventable with early detection and treatment,” Gertrudes Calsada of IMAP Cebu Midwife Clinic pointed out.

Jocelyn Leyson, a recipient of the screening, said that she availed of the free screening, which she considers an opportunity for early cancer detection and prevention. For her, it was better to know any early malignancies and treat it rather than to shell out for expensive cancer treatment for late cancer stages.

For more information about breast and cervical cancer, please contact EJACC at 254-6351 and look for Gina Mariquit.

Cebu, Philippines - As a thriving city, Cebu has always been the core of everything in the Central Visayas region. Staying true to that, Cebu became the fitting choice for the first ever Career Hub, staged by the country's number one job site, Jobstreet.com.

Quoting employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapiliz-Baldoz of the Department of Labor and Employment Central Visayas Region, "invest in our country's resource, our human resource, to make us more competitive and employable", Jobstreet.com aims to be the Cebuanos' ally to promote their enhanced employability to some of the country's roster leading companies that are willing to tap Cebu as the next employment abode in the country.

During the opening day of the Jobstreet.com Career hub, an on-the-spot hiring was facilitated and many cebuano jobseekers, as well as employers, found the right match. Thanks to Jobstreet.com's career enhancement aids such as tips on winning resumes and acing interviews, there is not doubt that this 3-month long campaign will fuel the employment in the Queen City of the South.

Mary Grace R. Colet, the Country Manager of Jobstreet.com led the company to become the market leader of online recruitment industry in the Philippines, and is also the one who spearheads the Cebu career hub. "Our country is full of potential, and we are bent on utilizing each potential to the maximum, starting with the people. Cebu is the right place to start this campaign." Believing that the best way to improve the lives of the people is through better career, Colet, along with her dedicated team, built the Jobstreet.com Career Hub.

Showing his support, Honorable Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama led the ribbon cutting to officially open this momentous event last February 25, 2011, along with Cebu's top employers and the media. Mayor Rama, a known firm supporter of the President's 22-point Agenda on Labor and Employment, fully extends his gratitude as his became the choice of Jobstreet.com for the campaign. He sees the Career Hub as the bond for his vision of Cebu as the flourishing city that he and the rest of cebuanos aspires to have.

"As we usher in 2011, there is growing confidence in all of us that we may yet see the brighter light of the day. And with that, we know we are slowly advancing our way toward the sustainable city that we all dream about, " Mayor Rama said.

Surely, the Cebu Career Hub will cement the fact that Cebu City is the newest employment abode for both employees and employers as it targets to help not only present jobbers, but also th future of the corporate workforce in the form new graduates and competent undergraduates.

RocketOne does 1318 will be at The Outpost | Saturday | March 5 2011 | 8:00pm. RocketOne does 1318 has NO GATE FEE and everyone is advised to be Early! This is the 1st Rocket One Party of 2011!!!

Press + Record + Play + Party ~ RocketOne does 1318 features cebu’s brand new underground
Drop Decay, Short 5′6, Dymphna, Lyza Venice, Dance With Me Kris, Foc Fashion, & rising stars Bethany!

Roberto Aboitiz, president of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), emphasizes to the new batch of scholars of RAFI’s Young Minds Academy their important role in nation-building. (Inset) Scholars sign their covenants to show their commitment to fully participate in the youth development program designed to develop young leaders who are ready to serve the public and its interests.

Five months since it culminated the fourth season of the Young Minds Academy (YMA), the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) held a covenant signing and orientation last Feb. 12, which signalled the commencement of the fifth season of YMA.

During the signing held at the Eduardo Aboitiz Development Studies Center, 89 scholars representing 18 teams inked contracts that signify their willingness to fully participate in and finish the eight-month YMA program that will include experiential education, learning visits and youth exchanges, capability building, immersion, research and concept development, and conference.

The signing was also attended by RAFI President Roberto Aboitiz; his daughter, Amaya; and Maria Goolsby of the Unionbank of the Philippines. Unionbank and City Savings Bank are partners of RAFI for the YMA program.

“We’re very excited about YMA 5. It is a program for the youth who have the potentials in nation-building. Through YMA, you will be trained to be action-oriented,” Aboitiz addressed the scholars before the covenant signing.

The YMA 5 scholars went through rigorous screening process, which included an Intelligence Quotient and personality test, essay writing, team dynamics, and panel interview before they were accepted in the program.

YMA is a youth leadership and citizenship development program of RAFI that aims to develop young leaders who are ready to serve the public and its interests.

It was launched last October 2006 and already ran for four seasons, including a special summer edition held in 2009 for Region 8.

It is one of the programs under RAFI’s Leadership & Citizenship focus area, one of the five focus areas in RAFI’s comprehensive approach to elevating lives and communities. Its other focus areas are Integrated Development, Micro-finance & Entrepreneurship, Culture & Heritage, and Education.

Unlike the previous runs wherein there were three categories, YMA 5 will feature only two—Generation A (17-20 years old) and Generation B (12-16 years old). The program modules are anchored on the theme of poverty and social welfare, which is based on the Millennium Development Goals. Formal training of the scholars starts in March.

For more information about YMA 5, please contact 418-7234 loc. 110 and look for Mel Yan.

Artist ko presents Play Per View - The Tioseco-Bohinc Film Archive. Play Per View is a Visual Presentation by the Tioseco-Bohinc Film Archive with live performance of HAPPY DAYS. The Play Per View - The Tioseco-Bohinc Film Archive will be on February 26, 2011 at Handuraw Gorordo, brought to you by Artist ko, The Tioseco Bohine Film Archive, and Handuraw Pizza.

The 2nd Visayan Longboarding Trilogy will begin this summer, specifically April. Final 9 day schedule for VLT 2010: APRIL 22 to MAY 1, 2011

2nd Visayan Longboarding Trilogy LEGS:

1st leg – Negros (Don Salvador Benedicto, Bacolod Bayawan)
2nd leg – Siquijor
3rd leg – Cebu (Boljoon, Cebu city)

Check out the Visayan Longboarding Trilogy Video:

There will be an upcoming cebu event called Unite as One Mosh Mania. The Unite as One Mosh Mania will be on March 5, 2011 starting 6pm onwards at the Ramos Gym. The Unite as One Mosh Mania is presented by San Miguel Corporation, 6000 Promotion and store, HappyCebu.com and the 1st 20 early birds will get a free shirt in the event!

Entrance fee for the Unite as One Mosh Mania will be at Php90.00 + BEER and that 50 shirts will be raffled. Unite as One Mosh Mania will feature Attack of the gummy bears, Neverending weekend, iola, Short 56, Lightyear, Drop decay, Captains of a hundred, Dance with me Kris, Leviticus, This dying sonnet, Here with silence, BEef Jerky suplex, Battle the Hardship, False graveyard, Queen city crew, mindful, No lights for tomorrow, Terror and Hubris.

The 10th ABET Awards was held in the Center for Performing Arts, USJR at 6:00pm last February 18, 2011 which was organized by the Masscom Coordinates. ABET or Amateur Broadcast for Experimental Television Awards is a yearly event of the said organization that gives commendations to the short films and music videos of the students enrolled in Mass Communications.

MUSIC VIDEO CATEGORY:
Best Screenplay Award (true friend)
Value Oriented Video Award (true friend)
Best in Cinematography / Originality Award (true friend)
Best Director Award (Felvie Oracion of True Friend)
Best Female Performer Award (Cynthia Lois Tac-an of True Friend)
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR (true friend)
best male performer (charles letigio of thinking of you)
best in make up (when i look at you)


SHORT FILM CATEGORY
Best Poster Award (jemeneah)
Best in Cinematography (jemeneah)
2nd BEST SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR Award (jemeneah)
shortfilm of the year (ngano)
Best In Screenplay (sulat ni trese)
Best In Original Concept (sulat ni trese)
Third Best Short film of The Year (sulat ni trese)
best actress (pia abejo of ate)
best actor (wilo ybanez of kasakit sa kamatuoran)
best supporting actress (losyl villarico)
best supporting actor (vladimir kuizon of ngano)
best in visual effects (eskinita)
best director (john gestoni sajulan of ngano)
best musical score (ngano)
best themesong (eskinita)

will be updated soon with the complete list!

The SPIT on Tour will be on February 20, 2011, Sunday at the CICC Plenary Hall, NRA, Mandaue City, Philippines. SPIT is brought to you by Silly People's Improv Theater which provides Improvised, Interactive Comedy! Intelligent, Immersive Theater! They are also the premiere Improv Theater Company in the Philippines.

SPIT will feature Eri Neeman, Dingdong Rosales, Teresa Barrosa, Ariel Diccion, Aryn Cristobal, Missy Maramara, Chai Lontoc, and Gabe Mercado. For more information about SPIT please call 316-2987 or via FB thru Little Boy Prods.

The biggest graphic design conference in the South that aims entirely in promoting the colorful, progressive and dynamic medium of graphic design. This year's Visual Conference will be on February 12, 2011, Saturday, 11:00AM to 7:00PM at SM Cinema 2, SM City Cebu, North Reclamation Area Cebu City, Philippines.

I attended Visual 2009 but missed 2010 so you better check it out! For more information regarding Visual Conference 2011 check out visualdesignph.com

A very interesting way of celebrating Valentines Day! Experience their unique Valentine Celebration and you might overwhelm not just you, but your partner with this one extraordinary promo!

See you there!

Tangled is now showing on Imax at SM Cinema Cebu. Screening schedule are as follows:

Mondays - Fridays

1:00 PM | 3:50 PM | 6:40 PM | 9:30 PM | 11:10 END

Saturdays - Sundays
12:30 PM | 2:45 PM | 5:00 PM | 7:15 PM | 9:30 PM | 11:10 PM END

What are you waiting for, mark those calendars and set a schedule to watch Tangled now!
See you there!

Roberto Aboitiz, president of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), tells the Foundation’s communication partners—media, suppliers, service providers, and academe—that RAFI now has a “refreshed and powerful” definition of its soul and purpose as an organization. RAFI Communications Officer Haidee Palapar (inset, standing) explained the communication guidelines that come with RAFI’s refreshed brand.

The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) introduced the refreshed RAFI to its communication partners in a launching last Jan. 25 at Casino Español de Cebu.

The event was the first of the series of external brand launches that RAFI will hold this year after the Foundation launched its brand internally last Sept. 7, 2011. It was attended by RAFI’s communication partners, including media, suppliers, service providers, and academe, among others.

The refreshed identity of RAFI manifests the Foundation’s decision to upscale its core initiatives and ensure that its more than 160 employees have a uniform and comprehensive understanding in order to bring more impact in the communities where it works.

“Because so much time has past, it was a good time to revisit our core principles, philosophy and programs. A time to insure we have a uniform and comprehensive understanding of who we are and what our vision is. The ‘Branding Project’ we have been working on for one and half years is designed to secure this alignment. I think we now have a refreshed and powerful definition of our soul and purpose as an organization, and a clear understanding of what we want to achieve.

Now we are in a position to bring this to the world,” RAFI President Roberto Aboitiz said during the launching.

RAFI’s vision and tagline is “Touching People, Shaping the Future.” RAFI’s brand idea defines the 44-year-old foundation as an “Architect of Change.” RAFI’s brand promise is “elevating lives through a comprehensive approach that champions best practices in community development.”
The Foundation’s brand attributes include collaborative as it continues to work with partners; holistic as it carries out multiple initiatives to address complex issues; and role model as it leads by example.

RAFI now have five key focus areas—Integrated Development, Micro-finance & Entrepreneurship, Culture & Heritage, Leadership & Citizenship, and Education.

To carry out the programs under these focus areas, RAFI will capitalize on its capabilities, which include Grants & Awards that provide opportunities for concepts to become effective interventions in uplifting human dignity and that recognize role models in the community, respectively; Institutional Development & Planning that help out partners and communities organize for sustained change; Knowledge Sharing & Advocacy that enables RAFI to share its best practices and equip individuals with knowledge to drive change; and Service & Facilities that allows the foundation to provide support for its communities and partners.

The new logo introduced the Foundation also as RAFI. The shield has been sustained as a reference back to the Aboitiz family. Visually, RAFI’s new identity had been given a modern three-dimension appearance and a professional sans-serif typographic treatment.
RAFI’s new colors—Steel Blue, Ice Blue, and Saffron Yellow—reflect the professional but still warm attitude that RAFI brings in its undertakings.

“In the past, we made use of different logos, colors of uniforms, so it is not surprising that RAFI may be known in different ways. Today, we will begin to change this. Today, we will discipline ourselves to use our logo, our colors and our visual material in a consistent way,” Aboitiz explained.

RAFI has been serving the people in the Visayas and Mindanao through various programs and projects in development work for the past 44 years.

“Over time, we aim stand out even further as architects of change, as having touched people and shaped a better future. This is an exciting point in our history and a good time to position ourselves in the public eye and tell our story. Help us to bring our story—the RAFI Story—out to our recipients and partners. Be part of the RAFI Story!” Aboitiz addressed RAFI’s partners in communications.

Nokia Music Connection jammin’ at Casa Nami. Nokia, the world’s no. 1 mobile phone brand, recently had the Nokia Music Connection elimination round with four head banging performances at Casa Nami. Music Connection is a joint Nokia, Star Records and Myx competition that gives aspiring recording artists the chance to enter the mainstream music industry. Present during the event were judges: General Manager of Nokia Philippines, Benoit Nalin; Star Records’ Album Producer, Jonathan Manalo; Star Records’ Managing Director, Annabel Regalado-Borja; and guest judge, Myx VJ Robin Nievera.


About Nokia

At Nokia, we are committed to connecting people. We combine advanced technology with personalized services that enable people to stay close to what matters to them. Every day, more than 1.3 billion people connect to one another with a Nokia device – from mobile phones to advanced smartphones and high-performance mobile computers. Today, Nokia is integrating its devices with innovative services through Ovi (www.ovi.com), including music, maps, apps, email and more. Nokia's NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive digital mapping and navigation services, while Nokia Siemens Networks provides equipment, services and solutions for communications networks globally.

There will be a Wonngoys: An acoustic performance will be on February 12, 2011, Saturday, 9PM Onwards at ILAPUTI, IT PARK Cebu City. The Wonngoys: An acoustic performance will also feature the performance of CHISCA.

Be sure to be there at the Wonngoys: An acoustic performance!

The Really Bad Poets Valentine's Special: We are BITTER than most! The Really Bad Poets Valentine's Special is brought to you by Artist Ko and The Outpost. The Really Bad Poets Valentine's Special will be on February 13, 2011, Sunday at the Outpost.

The Really Bad Poets Valentine's Special will feature performances from not-so-bad musicians.

The MerMer Show will feature Ramonitos, PG-18, OLBO, 4Ps, and the all original lineup of happydays. The MerMer Show will be on February 4, 2011 at the Outpost from 9PM onwards. The MerMer Show Entrance is FREE and is hosted by Kaloy Uypuangco.

The MerMer Show is brought to you by The Outpost and Rhythm Central.