Augusto "Boboy" Syjuco 's Advocacy: PH To Have The Fastest Internet In The World

Former Iloilo representative and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) director general Augusto Syjuco Jr., popularly known as Tito Boboy wants to check on the economic loses brought about by slow internet connection speeds, and for the Philippines to have the fastest internet service in the world. 

The Philippines is considered as No. 2 Business Process Outsourcing Internet Service provider in the world, and despite lost opportunities of $45billion that would also have increased our 1.3 billion employees by an additional 1.04 billion employees to 2.34 billion.

“We succeeded despite being of the notoriously slowest broadband speed in Asia at 3.6 megabits per second, compared, say, to Singapore’s 69.69 mbps, which is 19 times faster than we are,” Syjuco said. 

And as part of Syjuco’s advocacy, to ensure that we will have the fiber optic INTERNET PHILIPPINES BACKBONE in 2017, that will be the fastest Internet speed in the world.

Syjuco said that with a faster internet, the country will be able to attract more BPO companies to do business here in the Philippines and thereby adding an estimate of 1.3 Billion job opportunities in this sector alone or a 45 Billion USD additional income for the country.

"To prioritized this advocacy for us to attract more foreign investors and create more opportunities for Filipinos," said Syjuco. 

A former lawmaker has declared his intention to run for president in the 2016 elections, to run for president of this country because he have so much to share— of knowledge, experience and wisdom.

Aside from being a public servant, Syjuco is also a writer, an artist, a pistol shooter and a Commodore of the 6th Philippine Coast Guard Auxilliary in Iloilo.

Meet the Former Congressman of Iloilo Augusto Syjuco Jr. at the Bloggers Night  last January 9, 2016 at the Forbes Park, Pakati City. #TitoBoboySyjuco 's part of his advocacy is for our country to have the fastest Internet in the world 

For more info visit www.augustosyjuco.ph and https://www.facebook.com/titoboboysyjucopresident2016/

To know more on Augusto Syjuco Jr., here are some of his achievements:

- He studied at Ateneo de Manila and Peekskill Military Academy in New York, USA (Elementary to High School). 

- Graduated a Cum Laude at the University of the East in 1963 with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration (BSBA). 

- He earned his MBA at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA in 1964. 

- He has a doctorate in Management, Humanities, Public Service and Industrial Technology. 

- Syjuco, when he was 28 years old, he was elected Vice President of the 1971 Constitutional Convention and is the principal author and sponsor of Article 13 that paved the way for the establishment of the Sandigan Bayan and Ombudsman. The article is later adopted during the 1986 constitutional commission. 

- He was elected twice as congressman of the second district of Iloilo in 1998 and then in 2001. 

-He was the former Director General of TESDA and a member of the PGMA (President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo) 5-Person Think-Tank.

Interactive projectors for education models worldwide ! Epson and SMART Bring Best-in-Class Collaborative Learning Solution to Classrooms

Epson, the number-one projector manufacturer in the world1, and SMART Technologies Inc. a leading global provider of collaboration solutions, today announced an agreement where SMART Notebook® collaborative learning software will now be included with Epson interactive projectors for education models worldwide. 

The addition of SMART Notebook software to Epson interactive projectors provides a potent combination for collaborative learning. 

Epson interactive projectors that will be bundled with the SMART Notebook software within Southeast Asia include the models EB-595Wi, EB-585Wi, EB-575Wi, and EB-536Wi 

It is now easier than ever for educators to obtain the world’s leading collaborative learning software along with market leading collaborative displays. 

“We’re delighted to extend the reach of our longstanding partnership with Epson to a global offering,” said Greg Estell, Solutions President, SMART Technologies.

“SMART Notebook allows educators to easily create engaging, interactive learning in a way that’s natural to both teachers and students, and now they can do so on any Epson Interactive projector.” 

“Educators are seeking the best hardware and software solutions to help them teach effectively, and to drive student engagement and learning outcomes,” said Keith Kratzberg, Senior Vice President, Epson America, Inc. 

“This partnership speaks directly to the needs of teachers to create engaging, impactful and fun lessons, as well as to respond to the needs of learners in real-time. By bringing together these leading interactive classroom technologies, we are providing the tools to meet those needs.”

Building upon the already established software relationship between the two companies that has enabled Epson to sell SMART Notebook software along with its interactive projectors in certain global markets since 2013, the new agreement allows Epson to bundle SMART Notebook software, including a SMART Notebook Advantage subscription during the first year, with Epson interactive projectors as a standard offering on a worldwide basis. The SMART Notebook Advantage subscription lets customers upgrade to new versions of Notebook software in that first year, as well as access technical support and unlock premium features within Notebook. 

This winning combination allows educators around the world to use the number-one selling interactive projector1 with collaborative learning software to create visually compelling, engaging and interactive learning experiences. Epson’s complete interactive projector line is tested and fully authorized by SMART for use with SMART Notebook software, and SMART Notebook fully supports Epson interactive features such as dual pen and finger-touch. Both Epson and SMART will provide customer support and training for their respective products, giving educators full confidence as they bring more collaboration into classrooms and other learning spaces. 

Availability 

Epson interactive projectors with SMART Notebook software entitlements will begin shipping in North America in November 2015 and throughout other regions of the world in early 2016. They will be shipped to Southeast Asia from February 2016. 

About Epson Interactive Projectors 

The award-winning Epson Interactive line of short-throw and ultra short-throw interactive projectors offers advanced connectivity options to project onto any existing whiteboard, wall or other smooth, light-colored, hard surface. 

Epson interactive projectors offer dual pen support and PC-free annotation with a range of devices including document cameras, DVD and Blue-ray players as well as tablets and mobile devices, or no source at all. 

The cost-effective Epson Interactive models deliver a large interactive learning area with variable image sizes and include HDMI connectivity. 

Epson projectors offer 3x higher color brightness than leading competitive projectors2. 

Epson Interactive projectors utilize 3LCD, 3-chip technology for brilliant images with vivid color. 

1 Based on units sold for 500-lumen and higher projectors, calendar year 2014, according to Futuresource Consulting Limited. 

2 Color brightness (color light output) measured in accordance with IDMS 15.4. Color brightness will vary depending on usage conditions. The projectors used by a third-party lab for measuring color brightness were leading Epson 3LCD business and education projectors and leading 1-chip DLP projectors, based on NPD sales data for June 2013 through May 2014 and PMA Research sales data for Q1 through Q3 2013. 

Singapore Airlines to add flights and launch new destination during Northern Summer and Peak Season

Singapore Airlines will add a sixth daily flight to Bangkok in March, up from five daily flights, alongside flight frequency increase to favorite destinations such as Colombo, Milan, Rome, Sydney, Ahmedabad, and Mumbai during the Northern Summer schedule (27 March 2016 – 29 October 2016) and peak-season. 

Düsseldorf will also become the newest destination in the Singapore Airlines network from 21 July 2016. Flights to Düsseldorf will be operated three times per week with the all-new Airbus A350-900 fitted with Singapore Airlines’ latest cabin products.

The sixth daily Bangkok service will be introduced with effect from 27 March 2016 to meet growth in demand for travel to and from the Thai capital. An Airbus A330-300 aircraft will be operated, adding nearly 2,000 seats per week on the route, which is popular with both business and leisure travellers. Flight SQ982 will depart Singapore at 5:35PM and arrive in Bangkok at 7:00PM. The return flight SQ983 will depart Bangkok at 08:05PM and arrive in Singapore at 11:30PM (all times local). 

Due to the Northern Summer schedule, frequency to Colombo will increase to 10 per week from the usual seven. While, Milan services will also increase to six per week from the current five, including two flights that continue to Barcelona in Spain. 

To cater to peak-season travel demand, five weekly flights will be operated to the Italian capital Rome from 25 June to 30 July 2016, up from the current three flights per week. Services to Sydney in Australia will increase to 35 per week between 23 June and 4 September 2016. In addition, the Indian city of Ahmedabad will be served four times per week between 30 April and 4 June 2016, up from the current three weekly flights, while 18 weekly flights will be operated to Mumbai from 21 April to 6 June 2016, up from the current 17 flights per week. 

Singapore Airlines flies from Manila to Singapore four times daily, which conveniently connect to onward flights to the rest of the world. Passengers traveling from Cebu, Davao and Kalibo can fly to Singapore via SilkAir, which flies 12 times weekly from Cebu, nine times weekly from Davao and 3 times weekly from Kalibo.

Book your tickets via singaporeair.com or SingaporeAir Mobile app. 

You can also call SIA reservations office at 756-8888 or visit the ticket office at 33F LKG Tower, Ayala Avenue, Makati City, Mondays to Fridays, from 8:30AM to 5:00PM.

Stay beautiful, healthy and fit ... Smell fresh inside out with Fine Etiquette Rose supplement

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Being beautiful is also synonymous to being healthy and fit. Your beauty essentials must not only make you smell and look good, you must feel healthy too. 

In many occasions, men give flowers to women who are special to their hearts. Any woman, whether as a lover, mother, sister or even a best friend, would feel more beautiful and loved if someone gives her flowers such as roses.

Roses are known to have sweet, romantic and sensual scent, a perfect gift to anyone you hold special to your heart. However, flowers wither and dry in time, so does its fragrance. Now, women may not only smell the fragrance of a rose but may also possess it by taking in Fine Etiquette Rose Supplement, a health supplement that fights off unwanted body odor.

The Fine Etiquette Rose supplement contains oil extracted from Bulgarian damask roses, one of the best and precious sources of perfume oil since ancient times. In fact, it takes 2,500 roses to extract a mere 1cc of oil. The oil is then incorporated with other organic ingredients like fermented rice germ and soybean oils that gives the mixture natural deodorant properties.

The Fine Etiquette Rose supplement acts double time as the body’s warrior against any unpleasant odor and fragrance agent that gives off an irresistible smell that comes from within. Feel confident with fresh and sweet smelling breath and capture the heart of anyone you meet. To achieve the natural fragrance you want without spending too much on perfumes, just take three capsules of Fine Etiquette Rose supplement daily and feel the difference in just a few days.

Enhance your beauty by adding Premium HyC150 to your health and beauty essentials. The Premium HyC150 is a product of high value, manufactured by Fine Japan Co. Ltd., a company that has been providing premium and effective nutraceutical products for 40 years.

The Premium HyC150, touted as the fountain of youth, contains hyaluronic acid, collagen and ubiquinol and fortified with vitamin C, biotin, elastin and pearl coix. Incorporated in a drink, these ingredients promote body cell repair, prevents sagging and moisturizes the skin and boosts body’s energy, enabling you to function properly each day. Studies conducted in Japan, North America and in Europe show that about 93 percent of Premium HyC150 consumers have improved hair, nails and skin with continued use. Be part of that and get back that youthful glow.

Exude the beauty and unleash that confidence from within with Fine Etiquette Rose supplement, while stay fit, look vibrant and feel young again with Premium HyC150.

For more information, visit our website at www.HyC150.com; like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HyC150; follow us on Twitter #HyC150 or Instagram @HyC150; or call (02) 546-7297 or 0917-7750779. 

Available at select Watsons stores nationwide, as well on Lazada Philippines at www.lazada.com.ph.

Making good jeans perfect

The latest addition to Levi’s denim collection is inspired by the idea that “behind every great woman is a great pair of jeans 

Levi's created the first-ever blue jeans for women in 1934. Lady Levi’s jeans was designed for Western women wearing Levi’s jeans on farms and ranches. The new line also targeted women vacationing at dude ranches, working cattle or horse ranches that welcomed guests flocking from Eastern states or even Europe.

Levi’s Lot 700 advocates embracing one’s self and being proud of how you look. 

Before Lady Levi's, these women were already actually wearing boyfriend jeans.

Lady Levi's changed the course of fashion history. It made blue jeans staple fashion items for women, who used to wear men's jeans because they had no choice.

Levi’s new denim collection for women caters to different body types. 

Jeans haven't changed that much. We may flirt with slouchy boyfriend jeans, boot-cuts or crops but skinny is still the mainstay. They've become the solid building block of the rest of women's wardrobes. 

Skinny jeans can be worn with a white shirt and a light coat. Slip on a pair of ballet flats and you're set for a day at the office. For a cocktail party, you can wear your skinny jeans with a dressy top and high heels. Exchange your day bag for a clutch and you're ready.

Boasting the quality it has always been known for while continuing to innovate, Levi’s created a new collection that is perfectly tailored to fit the needs of the modern Asian women. 

So ladies still love and continue to wear boyfriend's jeans for that fashionable slouchy look, skinny jeans will always rule.

The new Levi’s collection is especially made for Asian women, which is designed and crafted with slimmer thigh, flattering leg and contoured seat for a little lift. 

For Fall 2015, Levi's New Women Denim Collection transforms good jeans into perfect jeans with two popular fits.

All Levi’s lover can now enjoy the brand’s newest collection that offers a better fit. 

Levi's 710 Super Skinny and 721 High Rise Skinny are designed to flatter any woman's silhouettes. 

From the brand that invented the original Blue Jean, Levi’s new collection is modern, feminine and sexy. 

No matter your body type, the Levi's 710 Super Skinny mid-rise will look great on you. Slim through the hip and thigh with Levi's skinniest leg opening and extra stretch for comfort.

Levi’s newest collection has the latest fit and fabric technology, which makes the new denim pants perfect for different body types.

The 721 High Rise Skinny jeans are designed to enhance the female form with a trendy high-rise fit and figure flattering stretch denim.

Ebenezer Junior: British School Manila (BSM) KS2 Production

The final week of Term 1 in British School Manila featured the Key Stage 2 extravaganza Ebenezer Junior, an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol. Combining both traditional elements and contemporary, the story unveiled the spirit of Christmas in all of us.

Excitement built as parents eagerly queued up outside on Tuesday evening 8th of December 2015. There was PTA-provided mulled wine, nibbles and Christmas props carefully arranged in the foyer area. Excitement grew further on entering the hall and there were many wows as parents saw the scenery and set up for the first time, feeling they may have walked into a West End production by mistake. It was really breath-taking. Carols rang out, the lights were dimmed, the fire glowed in the hearth, snowflakes sparkled and the stage and backdrop looked truly spectacular.

That was all prior to the show. The show itself matched the heights of the set. The singing was joyous and powerful, and quite rousing. The dances were a real joy and a wonderful way to round up and the children clearly loved performing them. Actors and actresses brought characters to life with clarity and purpose and all the children looked the part in their period costumes. Confident public performance is an important part of developing children’s life skills at BSM, and they worked hard rehearsing to reach this standard.

Ebenezer Junior was a truly wonderful production, one of those special BSM community events that roused the Christmas spirit. The cast sang ‘Charity’ as part of the show and Christmas is about giving. Our parents were very generous over the two shows in donating almost PHP 80,000 to our community service partners.

The British School Manila (BSM) is a highly regarded co-educational British international school established in 1976. The School is proud to uphold the high standard of the British education system and we take full advantage of our multi-cultural setting. We are accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) and also a member of The Federation of British International Schools in Southeast Asia and East Asia (FOBISSEA) and The Independent Association of Prep School (IAPS). 

At present 900+ students aged 3-18 are on BSM’s roll and 35 nationalities are represented. British children make up 33%, Filipino 22%, Canada 9%, Australians 8% and American 6% of the total population.

DepEd, private partners completed 1st PPP school project

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The Department of Education (DepEd) and its private partners have completed the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for School Infrastructure Project (PSIP) Phase I. Last December 04, 2015, the 9, 296 classrooms were already constructed and delivered in three (3) regions: Region I, III and IV-A. This is the first PPP project of the said agency.

The PSIP Phase I involved the design, financing and construction of about 9,296 one-storey and two-storey classrooms, including furniture and fixtures. The project aims to supplement the current program of DepEd in reducing classroom backlog. Over 400,000 students are expected to benefit from this PPP project.

The project was procured through a competitive two-stage public bidding process in accordance with R.A. 6957 as amended by R.A.7718 or the Philippine BOT Law and its Implementing Rules and Regulations. During the bidding of the PSIP Phase I project, it attracted 18 prospective bidders, 6 were prequalified and the project was awarded to two bidders. The government signed a concession agreement with the private partners (Bright Future Educational Facilities, Inc. and Citicore Holdings Investment, Inc.-Megawide Construction Corporation) last October 08, 2012. Before the signing, in September 04, 2012, the project’s notice of award was issued to the private partners.

Meanwhile, for the Phase II of the PPP for School Infrastructure Project, there are already 1,690 completed and delivered classrooms as of October 31, 2015. This PPP project will benefit the following regions: Cordillera Administrative Region, Region I, II, III, X, and XIII.

Fun, Smart, Quick and Creative Education at Quipper School

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. Academic success is something that many students want. This academic and also non-academic success will surely help with their career in the future.

Young people today are expert learners. How to make learning easy? The key is to make learning UN-boring. Fun, Smart, Quick and Creative Education at Quipper School. 

With Quipper School, a whole new learning experience for teachers, students and all!

At Quipper school where everyone has easy access to quality education and is empowered to create a better future. 

Quipper use technology to improve the quality of education by creating the best teaching and learning experience.

Quipper School is a free e-learning platform that helps teachers manage multiple classes and assess each student’s individual performance.

Quipper School allows the students to go through a series of Q&A’s until they fully understand. Students master specific topics, layering their knowledge while enjoying Quipper School's activities.

“At Quipper, we want to make the world a smarter, better connected place. We want to empower teachers and students by supplementing traditional methods with a platform that's powerful and exciting, but simple too. Teachers, join us today and start boosting your students' results!" said Masayuki Watanabe, CEO of Quipper.

Quipper helps both the teach and the students for the K-12 program, through online education or e-learning .

The Philippines implemented the K-12 program started 2013. The K-12 program which covers 13 years of basic education in the following key stages – Kindergarten to Grade 3, Grades 4 to 6, Grades 7 to 10 (which is called Junior High School) and Grades 11 to 12 (called Senior High School).

Philippines is on the fifth year of the implementation of the K-12 Program. The last mile is the Senior High School. All 221 divisions of the Department of Education (DepEd) have finished planning and have figures on enrollment a year in advance. The increase in the number of years for pre-university requirements means the College General Education curriculum will have fewer units. Subjects that have been taken up in the K-12 Basic Education will be removed from the College General Education curriculum.

There are ready-made materials for teachers created by local subject matter experts aligned with the K-12 curriculum.

Teachers can inspire students by empowering them. Teachers take the learning revolve around the students world as much as possible. Students have to make connections in their reading, so connecting their world to the work makes all the difference.

For teachers

LINK for teachers

Teachers manage classes, send assignments to their students and get analytics on the performance of their students.

Quipper School Link allows teachers to manage their classes, split their students into groups, create assignments and get digestible data on how their students are performing. 

CREATE for creating content

Teachers can simply and painlessly publish their own educational content for their schools or classes.

For students

LEARN for students

Students build their knowledge through 'mastery' of topics, modules and courses, earning rewards and having fun as they go.

Quipper School Learn enables students to complete their teachers' specific assignments and to access full courses; they can also isolate their strengths and weaknesses all while earning coins in recognition of their progress. 

Teachers and students are also able to communicate seamlessly between the platforms via private messages and public announcements.

At Quipper school, free e-learning platform for teachers and students with ready-made lessons and quizzes. No strings, no hidden charges. Register and start using their core service for free.

Quipper Video – an online service that offers top-notch video content and online assessments to cater to 21st century learners.

Online video lessons and assessments for students to learn anytime anywhere.

Quipper live - Online class platform for teachers and students where lessons are interactive and real-time.

Learn is also available as an Android.

Quipper School unites and empowers teachers and students online, increasing knowledge and improving results.

Quipper School in the Philippines is located at the 23rd floor of GT Tower, Ayala Avenue and H.V. dela Costa Street, Makati City. 

Visit their website via http://www.quipper.com/ or e-mail them at support@quipper.com.

Leonardo DiCaprio stars in "The Revenant," a story of harsh survival

Leonardo DiCaprio stars in the highly-thrilling cinematic "The Revenant,"  a story of harsh survival. Inspired by true events from the sparse accounts of the legendary fur trapper and trader. This 19th-century survival epic is awash in stunning vistas and features an uncompromising, award-worthy turn from its star.

Hugh Glass, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, Glass became a revenant, someone believed to be dead who has returned to life after going through a harrowing series of events fighting for his life when left to survive in the wild set during the 19th century American Frontier.

Surviving the wild by pure instinct prior the advent of emergency call buttons such as 911 and high-tech gadgets is what makes the latest Academy Award nominee Leonardo DiCaprio film, “The Revenant” this year’s highly-thrilling cinematic experience – directed, produced and co-written by Academy Award winning filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu. 

Immersing audiences in the unparalleled beauty, mystery and dangers of life in 1823 America, the film explores one man’s transformation in a quest for survival.

“The Revenant” explores primal drives not only for life itself but for dignity, justice, faith, family and home. The film’s wilderness-based production mirrored the harsh conditions Glass and company actually lived through in the 1800s. Iñárritu and his whole cast and crew were up for all that was thrown at them, welcoming the challenges of shooting in Canada and Argentina, regions known for unpredictable weather and untouched wilds, in order to fully understand the experience of fur trappers in the early 19th century.

Glass’s mythology began in 1823, when he was among thousands joining the fur trade, a driving new force in the US economy. It was a time when many saw the wild as a spiritual void that demanded to be tamed and conquered by the steeliest of men. And so they poured into the unknown, plying unmapped rivers, disappearing into impossibly lush forests, seeking not only excitement and adventure but also profits -- often in fierce competition with the Native tribes for whom these lands had long been home.

Many such men died anonymously, but Glass entered the annals of American folklore by flat-out refusing to die. His legend sparked after he faced one of the West’s most feared dangers: a startled grizzly bear. For even the most tested frontiersmen that should have been the end. But not for Glass, in Iñárritu’s telling of the tale, a mauled Glass clings to life – then suffers a human betrayal that fuels him to continue at any cost. In spite of tremendous loss, Glass pulls himself from an early grave – clawing his way through a gauntlet of unknown perils and unfamiliar cultures on a journey that becomes not just a search for reckoning but for redemption. As Glass moves through the frontier in turmoil, he comes to reject the urge for destruction that once drove him. He has become a “revenant” -- one returned from the dead.

One of the movie’s most thrilling scene, the bear attack that threatens to end Glass’s life, immediately took DiCaprio into a mano-a-mano struggle with one of nature’s most skilled predators. “The bear attack was incredibly difficult and arduous,” DiCaprio recalls, “but it’s profoundly moving. In the film, Alejandro puts you there almost like a fly buzzing around this attack, so that you feel the breath of Glass and the breath of the bear. What he achieved is beyond anything I’ve seen. Glass has to find a way to deal with this full-grown animal on top of him. He’s at the brink of death – and you are fully immersed in this moment with him.” 

“The Revenant is a story of harsh survival but also one of inspirational hope,” Iñárritu says. “For me, the important part was to convey this adventure with a sense of wonder and discovery, as an exploration of both nature and human nature.” 

“The Revenant” opens in cinemas February 3 from 20th Century Fox to be distributed by Warner Bros.

The newest 'romantic balladeer' Edward Benosa's high hopes for 2016

One of the newest celebrity in the Philippine's showbiz world - Edward Benosa, half-Spanish, half-Filipino singer and song writer, Pop balladeer, not just with good voice but with good looks and good attitude. 

Edward Benosa and Arnold Reyes during the Bloggers Conference held at the Limbaga 77, Quezon City, January 8, 2016.

Edward's career is manage by award-winning stage actor and singer Arnold Reyes who was impressed not just by his looks, but by Edward’s vocal range— “at ‘yung boses niya, tunog imported”.He did blind audition on The Voice in June 2013 where he sang his own version of the Bruno Mars hit “It Will Rain”.

Edward has been working hard to prove just how serious he is. He’s been doing double-time on his vocals, spending countless hours listening to music and taking in the advice that he got from the coaches and other veteran musical artists like Garry V.

What Edward Benosa is looking forward to in 2016? 

Based on how his 2015 turned out,  singer Edward Benosa is looking forward to a really good year in 2016.

Here are some of the newest romantic balladeer Edward's achievements in 2015:

Edward's hit song “Di Man Lang Nagpaalam” which made it to the country’s top music charts.

Edward's hit song won for him a loyal following

He won two awards - one a Best New Artist trophy from the Star Awards for Music

Best New Artist trophy from the MOR Awards of radio station 101.9FM. 

He sees these awards as an affirmation that he is in the right place, and that he should continue pushing forward with his career in 2016. 

“Sa isang nagsisimula na tulad ko, o kahit sinong nagsisimula, mabigyan ka ng Best New Artist of the year, parang enough reason na ‘yon na ipagpatuloy mo itong ginagawa mo. Susundan na kailangan, ipagpatuloy ang sinimulan,” he says.

Edward’s goal is to sustain the momentum of his achievements in 2016. He wants to get into new things, maybe do a concert, record another album and even try more theater.

He is making the phrase “moving forward” his goal for next year. He is happy that groups like the Philippine Movie Press Club (which is behind the annual Star Awards for Music) and MOR 101.9 have seen his potential and by giving him awards and recognition, are encouraging him to do more with what he has.

“Siguro nakikita ‘yung potential ko to be this person na malaki pa yung pwede ko ma-achieve as a singer, sa craft ko, na-a-appreciate nila na ako ‘yung bago ngayon, as a pop rock balladeer.”

His manager, stage and screen actor Arnold Cruz Reyes, believes that Edward will go pretty far in 2016. When Edward won the awards in 2015, he was surprised but says things aren’t going to stop there. 

There is much more for Edward to achieve in 2016.

Arnold says it is obvious that Edward, while a newbie singer and occasional actor, is meant to go places and encourages him only to work harder and pay attention to the advice of people who want to see him succeed even more next year. “Consistent naman kasi, na-nominate siya na Best New Artist of the Year. Nu’ng nangyari nga, sabi ko, ‘Uy nakakatuwa, napapansin tayo,” says Arnold, who’s hoping Edward will be able to build on his past achievements to have an even greater year in 2016.

Edward says that one way of ensuring a better year in 2016 is also to stay positive and not to mind the bashers and critics. Like when he won those two awards, there were people who didn’t think he deserved to win and asked: “Sino siya? Hindi namin siya kilala.”

He just wants to be positive going into 2016. Regardless of what people say, he will keep pressing forward. Even if there are critics, he says, he intends to see things constructively and make positivity his motto for next year.

He just wants to take everything in a positive light, criticism or not. He has a goal, and he knows what he has to do to get there. He will not let negative talk or criticism get in the way. 

“Kung meron man mang-bash, okay pa rin ‘yon, at least napag-uusapan pa rin,” says Edward. “Hindi naman maiiwasan ‘yung gano’n, kaya sabi ko, i-positivize na lang.”

Edward has high hopes for 2016. He is excited about all the new things coming his way, and is eager to get things started.

“Ang daming bonus ni God para sa akin,” he says with a big smile. Edward is grateful for all the things that happened in 2015, and is looking to make an even bigger splash in 2016.

EDWARD BENOSA - Di Man Lang Nagpaalam (Official Music Video)

EDWARD BENOSA - Sa Piling Mo (Official Lyric Video)

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Twitter: @realbenosa

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LG Smart TV Offers the Ultimate Netflix Viewing Experience in PH

In line with its global partnership with multinational Internet TV provider Netflix, technology leader LG Electronics announced that the on-demand streaming operation will already be available in the Philippines starting today. This rollout succeeds other established markets (the Americas, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan).

The expansion will bring an extensive library of high-quality content, including 4K HDR-mastered original TV series, to more markets in Asia, the Middle East and Europe. LG has been chosen as a primary global business partner of Netflix due to the superior picture quality and performance they lend to the Smart TV industry and the Netflix viewing experience alike.

Among Netflix’s acclaimed original TV show series are Marvel’s Daredevil, Orange is the New Black and Sense8. The company also plans to provide global members with its HDR-mastered original TV series Marco Polo. Netflix has praised LG’s 4K HDR OLED TVs for having the purest black, contrast and color vibrancy, all factors which ensure enhanced details and greater dimension when displaying their content.

“We are excited and honoured to ring in 2016 by bringing prestigious content provider Netflix to the country,” LG Philippines Home Entertainment VP Tony An said. “This breakthrough partnership will grant our Filipino consumers access to their favorite movies and TV shows whenever they want in their LG Smart TVs. More than producing cutting-edge technology through our products, we continue to provide top-notch experiences in home entertainment.”

Netflix is now available in select LG Smart TV models in the Philippines. 

For more information, visit www.lg.com/ph; like LG’s official Facebook page “LG TV Philippines” or follow @LGPhilippines on Twitter and Instagram.