First Laguna Blogging Summit (#1LaBS) - September 27-28

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The 1st and the biggest Laguna Blogging Summit, 1LaBS (has been re-scheduled and) will be on September 27-28, 2012 at the Provincial Cultural Center at Santa Cruz, Laguna from 8:00am to 5:00pm and supported by the Laguna Provincial Government under Governor Jeorge "ER" Ejercito, Commission on Election (COMELEC), ALAM (Alab ng mamamahayag) and Philippine Information Agency 4-A(PIA) with Kliping Times, Creative Voices, Phil IT and When In Manila as media partners.

#1LaBS is a free event and will present famous speakers from the Philippines and abroad with different topics for 20 minutes speaking slot for each. Topics will highlights the importance of Social Media on what they do whether it's about Finance, Environment, Search Engine Optimization, Advocacy, Tourism, Marketing, Public Relations and Education.

Speakers:

1. Noemi Lardizabal Dado

2. Dean Jorge Bocobo

3. Tony Ahn

4. Sonnie Santos

5. Chuckie Dreyfus

6. Randell Tiongson

7. Atty. Toto Causing

8. Elizabeth Angsioco

9. Jayvee Fernandez

10. Jinkee Umali

11. Noel De Guia

12. Enzo Luna

13. Senator Richard Gordon

14. Jonel Uy

15. Azrael Colladilla

16. Janette Toral

17. James Jimenez

18. Wenchie Flores Sabban

19. Alvin Cloyd Dakis

20. Fitz Villafuerte

21. Jaypee David

22. Acee Vitangcol

23. Lloyd Luna

24. Pocholo De Leon Gonzales

25. Juned Sonido

For the past years, events like this has become a highly-anticipated interaction venue where famous and upcoming Pinoy bloggers give informative talks. More than 300 bloggers from all over the country make time to attend events like this and with 25 municipalities and 5 cities from the province of LAGUNA, we're expecting more.

According to COMELEC Spokesman James Jimenez "A historical event." The organizers seeks to promote Laguna in this event and for the different communities to understand the advantages of Social Media.

Pinoy Bloggers, see you all in Laguna on September 27 and 28, 2012! 

LookBook, A Fashion Preview of the Season's Trending Style at SM Fairview August 24

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Each year, SM City Fairview holds a fashion show that aims to promote mall’s fashion retail stores and to brand SM City Fairview as a fashion haven of the North East Metro in the long term.  For this year, SM City Fairview will be taking it a notch higher by staging again a major fashion show to be dubbed as “Lookbook” on August 24, 2012, 6pm at the Annex Atrium, SM City Fairview. 

The “Lookbook” Fashion Event will revolve around fashion trends of the season in diverse styles, statements and inspirations. The over-all concept is hinged towards digital and new media such as Facebook, Instagram, Wordpress, Twitter, etc. which are all meant to be shared.   

Why Look Book?

In these times when a day is not complete without checking on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and  Instagram, communication is everything. And everything is about SHARING.

Thus, even the fashion world has embraced this contemporary platform to connect to a wider and younger market - a new accessory for one’s BFF is bought after seeing a stylista’s fashion blog, a pair of shoes is ordered online after being inspired from a model’s tweet.

So a fashion trend is not complete when it does not exist in the realm of social media.  A simple outfit becomes a fashion ensemble when one shares it online and gains positive comments.

A personal style can be transformed into an online fashion diary and when it creates hype, it becomes a FASHION STATEMENT.

LOOKBOOK; or the online fashion diary is inherently meant to be shared. And the brands featured in one’s Lookbook are the brands that one has chosen to embrace. And by sharing, we let others understand and eventually embrace our brand.  

The Biggest Fashion Event Yet

With the help of the finest production crew, stylists and the top models of the country today, it aims to be the biggest fashion event of SM City Fairview to date.

The show will feature SM City Fairview’s mix of foreign and local brands and their newest collections such as Celine (CLN), Charlie, Elle Girl, Folded & Hung, Mags, Oxygen, Penshoppe, Plains and Prints, Regatta, Sanuk, Scoop Project, Sketchers, Tomato, Una Rosa, SM Accessories, SM Men’s Fashion – Just Delivered Jeans.

With this good line-up, the event will be sliced into different segments that will echo fun, young and vibrant tones.  These are  FashionablyChic, PrepForSchool, NationalPartyDay and Casual Craze.

To jazz-up each of the collection, Philippine Fashion Week Designer and stylist of the stars- Jot Losa will take part in the fashion show as he is tasked to do the styling.

SM City Fairview just keeps in getting better and bigger with a wide array of fashion brands making it a perfect spot for the North Metro’s fashionable people.

'Lawless'

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Acclaimed director John Hillcoat (“The Road”) delivers a thrillingly vivid slice of American outlaw history in The Weinstein Company's critically-applauded epic gangster tale, “Lawless.”

An official competition entry in last May's Cannes Film Festival, “Lawless” is the true story of the infamous Bondurant Brothers: three bootlegging siblings who made a run for the American Dream in Prohibition-era Virginia. Based on author Matt Bondurant’s fictionalized account of his family, 

The Wettest County in the World, the film gathers an ensemble of gifted, dynamic new-generation stars – Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Mia Wasikowska, Dane DeHaan – alongside two of the finest actors of their generations, Guy Pearce and Gary Oldman.

Join MILO® 3in1 - APEX Running Clinic (September 10 to December 1, 2012)

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On its 3rd year, we are bringing you MILO 3in1 - APEX Running School: SEASON 5 happening simultaneously at Quezon City and Bonifacio Global City with the following schedules:

Quezon City Memorial Circle	Bonifacio Global City- High Street
Monday and Wednesday (6:00-8:00pm) Saturday (5:30am-7:30am) September 10- December 01, 2012	Tuesday and Thursday (6:00-8:00pm) Saturday (5:30am-7:30am) September 11- December 01, 2012

The Running Clinic has 4 Categories that will fit your running level:

Participants will undergo 3 levels of training: 

Each level consist of 12 sessions (P1,800 for 3 levels)

Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
The Biomechanics and Science Behind Running	The Optimal Performance Training for Runners	Advance Optimal Performance Enhancement Training
Runner’s Body/Injury Prevention	Strength and Conditioning	Advance Strength, Conditioning and Flexibility
September 10/11- October 6	October 8/9 to November 3	November 5/6 to December 1

The Running Clinic has different activity per session:

RECOVERY DAY	SERIOUS TRAINING DAY	LONG EASY MILEAGE RUN
Mondays and Tuesdays	Wednesdays and Thursdays	Saturdays
10% Running Science Lecture 50% Injury prevention, strength / conditioning training 30% Easy / Recovery run 10% Cool down stretching	10% Lecture 20% Strength training and conditioning 60% Training runs 10% Cool down / Recovery	No lecture No Strength and Conditioning Just easy Mileage Runs

Participants will get the following for joining: 

• Training singlets. (P350 value!) 
• Postural and Physical assessment. (P1,500 value!) 
• Bio-mechanical Running Video Assessment. (P3,000 value!) 
• Comprehensive 3-months strength and conditioning program. (P6,000 value!) 
• Sports medicine and sports science lectures. (Priceless!) 
• Supervision by top running coaches. (P6,000 value for 3 months) 
• Personal group physical therapist. (P3,000 value for 3 months) 
• Water / hydration booth. (at P10/day for 3 months = P350 value!) 
• Certificate for the graduates. (Priceless!) 
• Elite Milo-APEX Training Program by US Trained Athletic Performance Enhancement Specialist and Philippine Olympic Committee / RP National Teams Sports Training Consultant Coach Jim Saret (Priceless!) 

Individually, all of the above will cost you almost P20,000! (Priceless Values Not Included)

If you get to be one of the limited 150 runners slot that will get to be included in the Milo-APEX Running Clinic this May, you get all the above for only P1,800!

Why is the MILO 3in1 - APEX Running School the most sought after running clinic in the country:

1. The MILO 3in1 - APEX Running School is the biggest and most scientific running clinic in the country. It was the first to revolutionize running clinics by introducing injury prevention, core training, strength training, speed and power training, and many more.

2. The smallest coach to student ratio of 1:20.

3. MILO 3in1 -APEX has produced more than 600 runners in 2 years. 99% of Milo 3in1 -APEX runners have beaten their personal record while running less mileage.

4. Top sports medicine (Dr. Eufemio - current president of Phil. Orthopedic Society); Dr. Rafanan - current president of Phil. Rehab Association; Peak Form - country's 1st sports recovery center), Sports Science (Coaches Jim Saret, Asha Macam, Madel Galvez and Lei Mangubat) , and Running Coaches (Cresenciano Sabal, Elmer Sabal, Gerlad Sabal, Janette Agura, etc.) are leading the program.

5. It is the only running clinic offering a full 42k marathon program.

6. The only running clinic where participants are prepared to become part of the Milo Marathon - the biggest marathon in the Philippines (on its 36th year this 2012). Participants need to register separately for the Milo Marathon.

7. MILO 3in1 - APEX runners will have a PEAK FORM Physical Therapist exclusively for their particular running groups / teams.

About APEX Sports Training

Coach Jim Saret is the founder and training director of APEX (Athletic Performance Enhancement) Sports Training Inc. APEX is the same program used by the Philippine Olympic Committee, Philippine Swimming Team, RP-Smart Gilas Team, various PBA teams and college varsity teams.

MILO 3in1 - APEX = Running Science + Sports Medicine Specialists + Specialized Training Equipments + Elite Running Coaches + Milo Recovery Drink + Fun Running Teammates!

Register at http://www.coachjimsaret.ph/2012/08/join-milo-3in1-apex-running-clinic-2012.html?spref=bl

NATIONAL DAYS OF MOURNING OVER THE PASSING OF SECRETARY JESSE M. ROBREDO FROM 21 AUGUST 2012 TO THE DATE OF HIS INTERMENT

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Proclamation No. 460, s. 2012

MALACAÑAN PALACE

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 460 

DECLARING NATIONAL DAYS OF MOURNING OVER THE PASSING OF SECRETARY JESSE M. ROBREDO FROM 21 AUGUST 2012 TO THE DATE OF HIS INTERMENT

WHEREAS, Secretary Jesse M. Robredo was appointed as the Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and as a champion for good governance, was instrumental in the implementation of far-reaching reforms in local governance;

WHEREAS, Secretary Robredo served with utmost dedication as Mayor of Naga City from 1988 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2010;

WHEREAS, his outstanding performance as Mayor of Naga earned him numerous awards such as the Magsaysay Award for Government Service in 2000, the first Filipino mayor to be conferred the distinction;

WHEREAS, the nation has lost one of its great leaders and public servants; and,

WHEREAS, his many virtues as a public servant have permanently earned for him the gratitude of the City he led, and the Republic he served.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the power vested in me by law, do hereby proclaim 21 August 2012 to the date of his interment as National Days of Mourning.

As provided for by law, for a period of six (6) days, the national flag shall be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset in all government buildings and installations in the Philippines and in our posts abroad.

Further, from 21 August 2012 until the date of interment, the flags shall be lowered to half-mast in Malacañan Palace, the City of Naga, and in all offices and installations of DILG, Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), Local Government Academy (LGA), National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM), Philippine National Police (PNP), and Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC).

Done in the City of Manila, this 21^st day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twelve.

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

By the President:

(Sgd.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA JR.Executive Secretary

Proclamation No. 460, August 21, 2012

Katy Perry : Part of Me in 3D

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The first woman in music history to produce five Number One singles off of one album, Katy Perry has scaled the heights of pop music stardom few have reached before her.  So when the artist invited two young filmmakers to tag along (and “catch everything on film—nothing off-limits”) as she circled the globe on her record-breaking “California Dreams Tour,” she thought it might produce something of interest to her legions of fans.  But it proved to be bigger than anyone could have predicted.

             

The result is the 3D movie music event of the summer—Katy Perry: Part of Me—a backstage pass, front row seat and intimate look at the fun, glamorous, heartbreaking, inspiring, crazy, magical, passionate and honest mad diary of Katy herself.

                

This is an intimate, fly-on-the-wall portrait of a natural born performer hitting the very peak of global popularity—the unflinching and ever-present cameras reveal the highs and the lows of Perry’s extraordinary trek, both personally and professionally.

The genesis of the project lies with the artist herself: 

“I could instinctively feel that something important was about to happen that year—it felt like this big wave was coming, and it felt like it was going to be a long one.  So, I reached out to two filmmakers and said, ‘Hi, guys, I’d like to you come on the road and document the ride.’”

               

That ride was a year long world tour – selling out 124 arena shows – across the United States, Europe, South America and the Far East, and cameras were able to not only capture the palpable excitement and fun of her live concerts, but also to follow Perry back to the ‘reality’ of her day-to-day life, away from the stage lights and candy-colored costumes.  Frank interviews with those who perhaps know the real Katy best—her family and her assembled family of “Team Perry”—offer glimpses into Perry’s background, as well as create a picture of a woman giving her all onstage…while pressing personal challenges await offstage. 

Per Katy:  

“This movie is a journey.  Last year, I had a year I’ll never be able to re-create…amazing highs and some big lows, but that’s life.  Everyone goes through the good and the bad, but it makes you stronger.  But no matter what, as with my live concerts, my ultimate goal with this movie is to make people smile.”

“Katy Perry : Part of Me” is released and distributed by United International Pictures through Solar Entertainment Corp. Katy Perry albums are available in the Philippines from PolyEast Records.

Sneak Peek Trailer of “THE CAMPAIGN”

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Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis join the political fray in Warner Bros.' new comedy “The Campaign” from director Jay Roach (“Meet the Fockers”)

Synopsis:

When long-term congressman Cam Brady (Ferrell) commits a major public gaffe before an upcoming election, a pair of ultra-wealthy CEOs plot to put up a rival candidate and gain influence over their North Carolina district.  Their man: naïve Marty Huggins (Galifianakis), director of the local Tourism Center. 

At first, Marty appears to be the unlikeliest possible choice but, with the help of his new benefactors’ support, a cutthroat campaign manager and his family’s political connections, he soon becomes a contender who gives the charismatic Cam plenty to worry about.

As election day closes in, the two are locked in a dead heat, with insults quickly escalating to injury until all they care about is burying each other, in this mud-slinging, back-stabbing, home-wrecking comedy that takes today’s political circus to its logical next level.  Because even when you think campaign ethics have hit rock bottom, there’s room to dig a whole lot deeper.

“The Campaign” stars Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott and Katherine LaNasa, with John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd and Brian Cox. Directed by Jay Roach and written by Chris Henchy & Shawn Harwell, from a story by Adam McKay & Chris Henchy & Shawn Harwell, it is produced by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Jay Roach and Zach Galifianakis. Amy Sayres, Jon Poll and Chris Henchy serve as executive producers.

Opening across the Philippines this August, “The Campaign” will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

LINKIN PARK Returns With Fifth Album, “LIVING THINGS”

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Living Things is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Linkin Park was scheduled for release last June 20, 2012. Production was handled by vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin, who both co-produced the band's previous studio albums Minutes to Midnight (2007) and A Thousand Suns (2010).

The band states that Living Things combines elements from their previous four studio albums to create a new sound. They stated they finally felt they were in "familiar territory" and "comfortable in their own skin" after years of experimentation that resulted in their two previous studio albums, Minutes to Midnight and A Thousand Suns. Living Things was chosen as the album's title because of the numerous personal topics about people implemented on the album.

The lead single for the album, "Burn It Down", was sent to radio and released to digital music retailers on April 16, 2012.

Shinoda spoke to Co.Create about the album's art, saying that it will "blow them [the fans] away...the average person is not going to be able to look at it and go, I understand that that’s completely new, like not just the image but the way they made the image is totally new. So there’s going to be that." On April 9, 2012, the band released a teaser video for the album on Tumblr. Warner Bros. Records announced that the album's art will be released on April 16, 2012, the same day "Burn It Down" will be released.

On April 15, 2012, Mike Shinoda posted a blog update confirming that the new album title will be Living Things and that the album will be available for pre-order through their website, starting April 16. Living Things will be released on June 26, 2012. Pre-orders for the album began in April 17, 2012; upon purchase, fans will be subscribed to Living Things Remixed, remixed songs from the album. In celebration of the release of Living Things, the band teamed up with music streaming website Spotify to release live compilations of each album era.

The band had numerous influences and inspirations for Living Things. Shinoda told Rolling Stone that "Skin to Bone" and "Roads Untraveled" contained folk music influenced by the works of Bob Dylan, as well as the inspirations of Dylan. In the seventh track "Victimized", which Rolling Stone described as "the band's most aggressive track in years", were influenced by punk rock bands such as Pennywise and Dirty Rotten Imbeciles.Shinoda noted the minimal content of numerous punk rock songs attributed to the short length of "Victimized"; bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrel noted that the song's working title, "Battle Axe", "which to me is..what that song is; it's just this big 'crack' and then you're out." Like the band's first two albums, the penultimate song ("Tinfoil") is an instrumental. Brad Delson, the band's guitarist, had vocals in the tenth track "Until It Breaks", which was Delson's idea.

On March 28, 2012, Shinoda confirmed that the album's first single is "Burn It Down". On April 11, 2012, it was confirmed that it would be sent for radio airplay and released to iTunes digital download on April 16, 2012. Shinoda also confirmed they were filming a music video for the song, with the band's turntablist Joe Hahn directing the video. The band teamed up with the Lotus F1 team to create a musical racing iPad app entitled Linkin Park GP, where players drive a Lotus E20 and interact with an environment that allows the player to create a remix of "Burn It Down", as well as zooming into individual sections of the song. The music video for "Burn It Down" premiered on MTV on May 24, 2012.

Living Things is now released globally and being distributed in the country  by Warner Music Philippines.

Rico Blanco is back with a new album "AMATS"

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Four years after his album "Your Universe" released in 2008, Rivermaya's former front man Rico Blanco now brings us to another universe in which his music continues to evolve. The singer/songwriter's new album is entitled "Galactik Fiestamatik".

One of the album's track, "Amats", finally made it to the MYX Daily Top 10. The song is a new wave genre, different from your old school poprock. The rock icon has put the emotion of being infatuated or almost been carried away by unreasoned passion or love in the track.

From MYXph.com:

The much awaited second album will take you to a festive adventure that is ethnic, folk, punk and futuristic all at once. All songs of which are Blanco's signature songwriting. Plus, altogether performed and recorder by the mastermind himself in his very own studio attic. "I wanted the album to sound more abrasive, more flawed than correct, " says the singer. So, expect this album to be deeply personal and as if Rico Blanco himself is singing beside you.

The carrier single, "Amats", is a song of infatuation that's almost stalker-ish. Rico reveals, "I wondered, what if I make it dark, talagang amats? It becomes more dangerous... you feel on the edge, uncomfortable."

 “Amats” is surely to join Blanco’s collection of masterpieces that have captured our hearts through the years. As a Filipino rock icon highly regarded for his ingenuity and dedication to his craft, it’s only fitting that Blanco’s latest endeavor deserves no less than a worldwide release to satisfy fans across the globe.

The track "Amats" is available on iTunes worldwide.

Rico Blanco - Amats [Official Music Video HD]

Gloc 9's Sirena already on the top spot of MYX Daily countdown

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In just three days, Gloc 9's Sirena already topped the MYX countdown. "Sirena" is a song which tackles gay issues. The track wants to create a social awareness about the struggles of a gay person in our society. The music video shows that gays are being discriminated. In which some parents beat down their gay children because they can't accept them.

Promotional banner for Sirena. [source]

With the help of Ebe Dancel's vocals, the track's chorus becomes more powerful. The chorus, "Ako'y isang sirena, Kahit anong sabihin nila ako ay ubod ng ganda, Ako'y isang sirena, Kahit anong gawin nila bandera ko'y di tutumba, Drum na may tubig ang sinisisid, Naglalakihang mga braso, sa'kin dumidikdik, Drum na may tubig ang sinisisid, Sa patagalan ng paghinga, sa'kin kayo ay bibilib", indicates gays to be more strong even though they are being discriminated because they can do all the hardships.

Gloc 9 is very proud with his new single because he worked very hard on this song not to offend anyone and this is his very first time to make a song about a gay man and to present it in a first person's point of view. [source]

Boy Abunda, one of the successful gays in the country also participated in the music video. Abunda's participation in the music video makes it more pro-gay.

Gloc 9's Sirena will touch your heart especially in the part in which his father finally accepted his gay son and said, "Anak, patawad sana sa lahat ng aking nagawa, Di sinusukat ang tapang at ang bigote sa mukha, Dahil kung minsan mas lalake pa sa lalake ang bakla" (Forgive me son for all the wrong things I've done. Courage and mustache is not the true measures [of being a man] because sometimes gays are more man than a man.)

Sirena will surely topped the MYX Pinoy Countdown and MYX Hitchart next week replacing I'll be There by Julie Anne San Jose on both charts.

"Sirena" is Gloc 9's first single of his new album "MKNM: Mga Kwento ng Makata", under Universal Records. It is also his first album under Universal Records.

The track "Sirena" is a siren to stop the discrimination against gay persons. Gloc 9 once again created a masterpiece on this song after Upuan and Walang Natira. The song Upuan tackles the incumbent officials on the government while the track Walang Natira tackles the sudden migration of Filipinos to work overseas and earn a living there leaving their family here.

Gloc 9 should be dubbed "The Rizal of Rapping" because he wants his listeners to be enlightened like what Rizal did on his two novels, Noli me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.

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"MKNM: Mga Kwento ng Makata" Tracklist:

1. Balak ni Syke

2. Apatnapungbara feat. Ian Tayao

3. Silup feat. Denise Barbacena

4. Alalay ng hari feat. Allan Mitchell Silonga

5. Sirena feat. Ebe Dancel

6. Hindi mo nadinig feat. Jay Durias

7. Sino (interlude)

8. Salarin feat. Bamboo Manalac

9. Inday feat. Cathy Go

10. Bakit hindi feat. Billy Crawford

11. Malakas (interlude)

12. Pison feat. Chito Miranda

13. Thankful feat. Maychelle Baay of Moonstar88 & Bambu

Bonus Tracks

14. Hari ng tondo feat. Denise Barbacena

15. Kung tama Siya feat. Jaq Dionisio of Kissjane