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The VUDU Cebu Lx (LUXX) Reveal will be on December 10, 2010, Friday. Vudu - Turning over the velvet rope to the EVOLUTION.

Dress code in full effect. Dress to impress. Strictly for 21 and above only. Spread the word and invite your friends and enjoy Lx Exclusively at VUDU, Crossroads , Banilad.

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Get your creative juices flowing and be the “artist” behind the next Nokia phone theme.

Nokia Philippines invites guys and gals 15 years and old and above to join its latest online contest, “Ovi Theme-spirations.” It is a mobile phone theme-making competition where you can get a chance to win the latest Nokia device and cash! Simply send in an image file which can be used for a wallpaper or theme that everyone will want to download and use for their Nokia phones. Entries will be judged according to originality and creativity. So send in those theme images and show the world how cool your taste in art is!

Your entry can be sent to ovithemes@ovi.com and should include your full name, email address, home address, mobile number, and birth date. You can send as many entries as you want but only one (1) entry per participant will be selected. Deadline of submission of entries is on December 12, 2010.

A total of twenty (20) finalists will be chosen. Five (5) finalists will be picked every selection date, which is scheduled on November 22, November 29, December 6, and December 13, 2010.

Chosen theme entries will be converted to Nokia theme files and will be made available on Ovi Store (www.store.ovi.com) for download using Nokia mobile phones with Symbian, S40 and S60 operating systems. Each of the chosen themes will be made available for download until January 31, 2011.

All participants whose entries are selected and made available on Ovi store automatically win P10,000 each.

Three contestants with the highest scores based on number of downloads, creativity and originality will be chosen as grand prize winners and will go home with P25,000 and a Nokia N8 each. Grand prize winners will be announced on February 7, 2011 through the Nokia Philippines website.

So make sure you send your entries now for the chance to put your personal stamp on a whole lot of Nokia phones. For more information on the “Ovi Theme-spirations” online contest, visit www.nokia.com.ph/ovithemes


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.

REGISTRATION for the Casino Femme Run "The Empowered Series" is still on in the following locations: Parkmall, Cebu City Sports Center, and Runners Ayala. The Empowered Series Run - Cebu Leg will be on December 12, 2010 @ 5:30AM at the Park Mall, Mandaue City.

After their successful staging of their Mindanao leg last November in Davao City which attracted more than 1,600 runners, the organizers (IPI) are expecting to draw more here in the Visayas leg. With the Cebu City Sports commission's plan of regulating running events in Cebu next year since not a few are doing it for Business, Dela Merced said that they are holding running events because it is the company's core objective to pursue and promote health and wellness.

Aside from the marketing aspect, IPI Foundation also has chosen beneficiaries wherein, these beneficiaries shall receive a portion of the proceeds for the benefit or their organization's programs and projects which is also part of the company's Corporate Social Responsibility programs. One of those organization is Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc.'s ALEx - Aboitiz Leaders of Excellence.

The event features the all-women 3K and 1.5K run, men's and women's 10K and men's and women's 5K divisions. The first four 10K finishers will receive P10,000, P5,000, P3,000 and P1,000 while the next six placers will get gift packs and medals. The 5K first four runners will go home with P6,000, P4,000, P2,000 and P1,000 while the next six placers will also receive gift packs and medals. All first three placers will also claim trophies.

In 3K, the champion will pocket P4,000 while the following three runners will settle for P3,000, P2,000 and P1,000, respectively. The 1.5 K all-women event top four will take home P3,000, P2,000, P1,000 and P500. Gift packs and medals will also be given to the fifth to 10th finishers.

Registration Fees for the Casino Femme Run:

* 1.5K & 3K = Php250.00
* 5K = Php300.00
* 10K = Php350.00

Partners for environment protection. Fourteen individuals and institutions signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) in restoring the Philippine’s biodiversity through the Generation, REdemption, and Expansion of Natural resources INitiatives in the Philippines (GREENIN Philippines) Program of RAFI. These partners include (sitting from L-R) Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort and Spa General Manager Joachim Schutte, RAFI President Roberto Aboitiz, Aboitizland Chief Operating Officer Andoni Aboitiz, RAFI Chief Operating Officer Dominica B. Chua, (standing from L-R) DELSAN Office System Corp. Business Manager Cliff Bargamento, Cebu Association of Biological Society President Evanjohnn Mendoza, wild birds expert Nilo Arribas, Cebu Mountaineering Society President Jonathan Consuji, Cebu Bloggers Society President Vernon Go, Aboitiz Leaders of Excellence Chairman Razilee Rae Ligaray, Niña Erica Uymasuy of Saint Scholastica Academy, University of the Visayas (UV) College of Arts and Sciences Dr. Estrella Navarro, UV College of Pharmacy Dean Dr. Emma Yaun, UV Biological Society President Richiel Policher and Vice President Ralph Jieil Orbigozo, and private landowner Rudy Chua. Not present in the photo are private landowner Ramon Vidal and environment advocate John Keiner.

The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) partnered with 14 individuals and institutions in restoring the Philippine’s biodiversity through the Generation, REdemption, and Expansion of Natural resources INitiatives in the Philippines (GREENIN Philippines) Program of RAFI.

The partnership was sealed through a formal Memorandum of Agreement Signing held at the Eduardo Aboitiz Development Studies Center last Nov. 19.

The agreement was signed by RAFI President Roberto Aboitiz and representatives from the 14 partner individuals and institutions. They include AboitizLand, Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort & Spa, Aboitiz Leaders of Excellence, Cebu Association of Biology Students, Cebu Bloggers Society, Cebu Mountaineering Society, DELSAN Office System Corp., Saint Scholastica Academy, University of the Visayas-College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Visayas-College of Pharmacy, land owners Rudy Chua and Ramon Vidal, wild life expert Mr. Nilo Arribas, and environment advocate Mr. John Kiener.

Under the agreement, the partners will collaborate with and support RAFI by adopting the GREENIN Philippines Program; serve as the program champions by cascading program framework to its affiliates and subsidiaries located in different parts of the country; and plan and implement the program in accordance with the GREENIN Philippines Manual of Operations as well as undergo a comprehensive capability building program in the implementation and management of the program.

For its part, RAFI will serve as program integrator and process holder; closely coordinate with the partner in the planning and implementation of the program in accordance with the Manual of Operations of the GREENIN Philippines Program; facilitate the transfer of program technologies, systems and capacities to program partners or implementers; provide the partners with the necessary data and information required in program implementation; provide the necessary technical support to the partners in the implementation of the GREENIN Philippines Program; and keep the partners updated of the program status and developments by furnishing program reports regularly.

The GREENIN Philippines Program aims to rehabilitate and maintain the environment by collaborating with various institutions and businesses that promote the protection and rehabilitation of the environment by using native tree species.

The GREENIN Philippines Program is anchored on the lessons and insights gained from years of undertaking sound and viable environmental interventions. It is designed to enhance and maintain environmental integrity by restoring biodiversity. It seeks to develop, protect, enhance and co-manage denuded forestlands, brushlands and degraded residual natural forests and even private lots.

The reforestation component of GREENIN’ Philippines deviates from the traditional tree planting activities in the country and will develop real forests in critical areas like watersheds and denuded forestlands.

Stakeholders and partners will be equipped with appropriate knowledge and skills to be able to manage program implementation. Post-planting activities such as weeding, watering, applying fertilizer to the seedlings, and monitoring of the tree plantations will be performed to ensure the survival of the trees.

The GREENIN’ Philippines Program is one of the programs under RAFI’s integrated development focus area, one of the five key areas in RAFI’s comprehensive approach to elevating lives and communities. Its other focus areas are Micro-finance & Entrepreneurship, Culture & Heritage, Leadership & Citizenship, and Education.

For more information about the GREENIN’ Philippines Program, please contact Neil Papas at 418-7234 loc. 515.

Event: BLOGGABLE: How to Use Search, Social Media & Blogs to Promote Your Business
When: December 13, 2010 10AM-12PM
Where: Casa Escano, 94 Juana Osmeña Street, Cebu

FREE for members of the DigitalFilipino Club.

Individual members (participate themselves, no proxy)
SME members (2 representatives)
Corporate members (3 representatives)
P450 only for non-members until December 10, 2010
P500 for December 11, 2010 and on-site registration

Inquiries? Kindly email contact@fleirecastro.com

To Register for BLOGGABLE: How to Use Search, Social Media & Blogs to Promote Your Business, Click Here!

Fifteen-year-old Eula Caballero of Cebu was proclaimed as Star Factor’s Brightest Star in the grand finals of TV5’s first-ever star search held live at the Ynares Sports Arena last December 5.

Emerging as the best among the 18 Star Hopefuls who all vied for the title of Brightest Star when Star Factor first aired three months ago, Eula bagged the grand prize package of P1 M cash (tax free), a P1 M management contract with Talent5, a 4-year college scholarship from AMA Educational System, and a 3-bedroom, 2-storey house and lot from Moldex Realty.

It was fortunate that Eula made a last-minute decision to push through with the Star Factor auditions at the SM Cebu Event Center on August 7 this year. “I almost decided not to go because I felt so tired and had a fever and a cold that day. Besides, my mom wasn’t around and I was beginning to think that it was not worth going at all. It’s a good thing my sister stayed and told me she would go with me if ever I wanted to go to the auditions. I decided to go at the last minute even though I wasn’t feeling well, and all because I felt obliged to go because my sister already sacrificed her time for me. I wasn’t prepared when I faced the judges and I just danced freestyle. I thought I didn’t make it because the judges were laughing. I thought I looked awkward with my dance,” Eula shared.

Eula had always been praised for her exceptional beauty and dramatic potential by the Star Makers, Star Factor’s distinguished panel of judges comprised of Talent5 head Audie Gemora, writer-director Joey Reyes, music maestro Ryan Cayabyab, ace photographer Raymund Isaac, and popular star builder Annabelle Rama. Throughout Star Factor’s three-month run, Eula further improved on her craft and bloomed into what most people call “leading lady material.”

During the grand finals, Eula did a dance interpretation of Evanescence’s “Bring Me to Life” where she showcased her dramatic brilliance and outstanding depth of emotions. She bested her fellow grand finalists Morisette Amon, Christian Samson, and Ritz Alzul.

According to Perci Intalan, TV5 head of Creatives and Entertainment Production, the network has big plans for its first Star Factor winner. Eula will soon sign up with Talent5, TV5’s talent management and development division headed by Star Maker Audie Gemora.

With all the plans in the pipeline for Eula Caballero, there is no doubt that she will soon join the ranks of TV5’s biggest and brightest stars.

Azkals Philippine Football Team shocks Vietnam, 2-0, in AFF Suzuki Cup. What makes it shocking is that it is the biggest win in Philippine football history, the Philippines shocked defending champion and host Vietnam, 2-0, Sunday night in the AFF Suzuki Cup in Hanoi, a major upset that shook up the team standings and placed the hosts in danger of being eliminated.

Being a Football/Soccer Guy, it is a very interesting news and development for a country where football has played second fiddle, or no notice at all. Football in the Philippines have to go against basketball, billiards, boxing, and other prominent sports.

The world if not our neighbors regarded our team as among the weakest in Southeast Asia. The Azkals had to scrape through a qualifying tournament where they drew with Cambodia and Laos, results that were already something of a minor miracle.

They came to Hanoi with very low expectations against a field that included regional powerhouses Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Right in their very first game, though, the team, short on talent but long on grit and determination, served notice that this was a different Philippine team competing, going toe to toe with favored Singapore before finally conceding a goal in the 65th minute. It appeared a loss was imminent until Greatwich struck in the very last minute of injury time.

That draw with Singapore, a team loaded with several naturalized players from Europe and Africa, was the talk of the tournament and was already considered a major achievement for the Philippines. No one among the 30,000 or so Vietnamese spectators in the stadium expected any trouble from the Azkals.

Let us stay tuned on the semifinals of the AFF Suzuki Cup and support our National Team for GLORY!

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The NGO that won the BBC World Challenge was from the Philippines, specifically from Bacolod City. The local Philippine nongovernment organization won the top prize at the BBC World Challenge 2010 for its perfected model of a hydraulic ram pump that has brought water to remote villages in the Philippines and other parts of the world.

The Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation Inc. (AIDFI) based in Barangay (village) Mansilingan, Bacolod City, won the top prize of US$20,000, according to Hazel Stuart, a British national based in Bacolod City.

The awarding ceremonies for BBC's World Challenge was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on Monday. Auke Idzenga of AIDFI won the whole thing out of 800 projects worldwide. It got down to 60, then 12, then the final three. What an amazing achievement for our Philippine NGO!

About World Challenge:

Now on its sixth year, the BBC World Challenge is a global competition aimed at finding projects or small businesses from around the world that have shown enterprise and innovation at grassroots level.

Other recognition/s:

Last November 18, AIDFI's entry "Running Water Uphill" also won the Community Initiative Award of the Energy Institute Awards held in London.

AIDFI has so far installed 170 ram pumps for about 50,000 beneficiaries. The AIDFI program centers around the locally perfected model of the old hydraulic ram pump, a device that can pump water to very high elevations without the use of electricity or fuel.

The awards ceremonies was broadcast last December 4 on the BBC World News and announced on the website on the same day. Visit the BBC World Challenge Site. Or see my campaign post for them HERE!

DEVOTEES of Saint John Bosco and the general public will have the chance of becoming part of a planned commemorative book on the pilgrimage of his relic in Negros and Cebu starting December 5 to 23, 2010 by taking relevant pictures on the visit and posting it on a Facebook page.

The relic is scheduled to arrive at the Bacolod-Silay Airport on a special flight on December 5 and brought around Negros Island until December 11 before it will sail on a chartered boat to Santander, Cebu early morning on December 12, 2010. After staying in Cebu for a week, it will be flown to Metro Manila for the northern leg of the relic’s Philippine pilgrimage.

The Philippine pilgrimage is part of the world tour of the relic that began in April 2009 in time for the 150th anniversary of the formation of the Salesians of Don Bosco or SDB. Designed to promote the saint’s work especially for the youth, it is part of the preparations for the celebration of the 200th birth anniversary of Saint John Bosco on 2015.

The commemorative book shall contain information about Saint John Bosco and his works, the pilgrimage of his relic, and a photo gallery of pictures taken by a special team headed by Fr. Fidel Orendain SDB that will accompany the relic starting with the arrival in Silay City until it leaves Cebu City.

PRworks Inc., which has committed itself to undertake the production of the book, is giving devotees and the general public the opportunity to contribute photographs for the pilgrimage commemorative book, said the agency’s managing director Doris Mongaya. Mongaya explained that one can contribute photos for the book by:

1. Going online and searching the Facebook page “Saint John Bosco relic pilgrimage (Negros-Cebu) Photos” and click like.

2. Upload your photos on the Wall. Include relevant information like your full name, contact info, place where the photo was taken, and some background description so we will know the context of the pictures you have posted. Note that the page administrators shall have the authority to delete irrelevant and inappropriate photographs and block those doing so.

3. A team of select photo-journalists shall choose the best 10 photographs posted. These 10 best photographs shall be included in the commemorative book and the ones who took them shall have the privilege of getting a free copy of the book after it is published.

4. The general public shall also have the opportunity to select the photographs they like. The top 10 photographs with most likes shall also be included in the commemorative book and the ones who took them shall have the privilege of getting a free copy of the book after it is published.
5. PRworks is now looking for possible sponsors for prizes for those chosen as the best contributed photograph and another for the photograph with most likes.

“The pilgrimage of the relic of Saint John Bosco is a one in a lifetime event that we intend to preserve. We are excited that today’s technology has provided us with a way to tap public participation for the making of a great commemorative book,” said Mongaya.

The relic is expected to draw huge crowds in the various places it will visit.

SM City Cebu launched their improved and new-look website www.smcinema.com last November 17, 2010 which changes the way you reserve your tickets. SM Cinema along with Marketing Convergence Inc. and Mobile Group Inc. have teamed up to bring this state of the art information super portal.

SM Cinema has discovered a new way in defining convenience through entertainment paired with technology. SM Cinema's new campaign: No more lines. Go Online! has fabricated a revolutionary way of providing added convenience to its costumers, across all of its cinemas nationwide.

Signing up in the website will open you to a wide range of convenience in movie watching. You'll get up-to-date with the latest movie listings and events. You will, as well, receive special film promotion offers. Contests are in store for the online members such as "how to win exclusive movie items."

The latest version of this information portal makes for the most convenient movie watching experience. Everything movies from A to Z is at your disposal with a click of the mouse. SM Cinema has reinvented the look and feel of the website to make it more appealing and user friendly to our customers. The look is clean and fresh which is exactly the kind of environment we want you to be in. The SM Cinema website is easy to navigate and will give you everything you need to know about the movie you want to watch. All you need to do first is to locate the SM branch near your area and you can start browsing on the movies you want to watch.

Register now at www.smcinema.com!

SYSGEN is having Job Openings for IT Professionals! Sysgen is currently looking for Java, .Net, Infrastructure Manager, Oracle Developer or Administrator, Mainframe Developer, Quality Analyst, Business Analyst, Flash Web Developer and System Architects. View Job Openings of Sysgen.

The Kanser-Skwela Launch and Kapwa Ko, Mahal Ko Foundation, Inc. Cebu 18th Founding Anniversary last November 29, 2010 at the Chateau de Busay, Cebu City, Philippines.

On its 18th year, Kapwa Ko, Mahal Ko Foundation, Inc. jsut recently launched Kanser-Skwela, a home-based alternative learning system for children with cancer specifically those with leukemia. Children who were forced to stop their studies because of chemotherapy for cancer are given hope with the launching of Kapwa Ko, Mahal Ko Foundation, Inc.-Cebu's "Kanser-Skwela".

The Foundation has currently 57 children, 29 of whom are cured and 28 are still on chemotherapy. Of the 28 children on treatment, 15 don’t have formal education and 7 had to quit school as they undergo the rigors of chemotherapy.

The foundation's program is conducted in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) and aimed at providing education to children with cancer who have to drop out of the formal educational system.

About Kapwa Ko, Mahal Ko Foundation:

Kapwa Ko, Mahal Ko (I am my brother’s keeper) is a public service program aired every Saturday morning from 6:00am–6:30am by GMA7 Network. The show is recognized as the longest-running public service program in Philippine television.

Kapwa Ko, Mahal Ko was originally broadcasted and was launched on GMA7 Network on December 1, 1975, by its original hosts, Rosa Rosal (Philippine National Red Cross Governor), Hon. Orly Mercado PhD (later Senator and Department of National Defense Secretary), at GMA network. Kapwa Ko, Mahal Ko advocacy is helping thousands of indigent patients, in the entire country, and now mostly around Metro Manila, all of whom are in urgent need for medications, and even, surgical operations.

Cebu City Councilor Margot Osmeña, president of the foundation, said it has been a wonderful journey for the foundation when one looks back at its achievements since they started 1992. She said that it is not going to be possible without the help of all the volunteers. She hopesfor the cooperation and continuous support, blessings, from the local governments of the city and province, the foundation will be able to help more children.

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama was also present in the event and said: "We have a gift of life, don't waste it, share it, show your care, and show your love. You don't exist alone, we exist with each other. If the reward is not here, for sure it's up there."

Visit there Site HERE.