Air passengers to use E-Tickets

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Effective immediately, printed tickets no longer mandatory at airports.

"This is another simple step to improve access to basic government services," the DOJ said. "We shall continue to work with all stakeholders to inject common sense and process logic into our systems."

The Bureau of Immigration and Deportation will no longer require passengers to present printed copies of their plane tickets as mandated by the Department of Justice (DOJ)

This is in line with the recent order (Operations Order No. 2013-003) from DOJ entitled Removing the Requirement of Presentation of the Printed Hard Copy of Return and/or Onward Passage Ticket which allows air passengers to use E-Tickets displayed on a mobile device such as smartphones and/or tablets in lieu of hard copies of the ticket.

The new ruling applies for all international airports around the country including the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

More sources : Yugatech News

It's more fun in the Philippines! Blackbeard's Seafood Island National Boodle Day!

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Had a great fun yesterday at the 9th year celebration of Blackbeard's Seafood Island with National Boodle Day all over the country. And had an extreme bonding with friends, and boodle with seafoods.

Really, it's more fun food festival in the Philippines!

For years I have watched in many occasions with members of Philippine Military Academy cadets, regardless of rank. This is the military eating tradition as a symbol of fraternity and equality. The boodle fight is terminology for "eating combat" or "attack the food." They gather around a long table where a jumble of food is spread over banana leaves and eaten with bare hands.

Me and my friends were invited to join in Seafood Island's Robinsons Magnolia Branch. We witnessed a 15 minutes boodle eating contest among the three teams with four members, chosen from the list of this Seafood Island branch frequent diners.

Team #1

Team #2

Team #3

Team 3 won after 6 minutes finishing the food and were given Boodle Gift Certificates as their prize.

And for our boodle fight, we had experienced the extreme bonding with rice topped with seafood, tahong, shrimps, fried fish , vegetables, serving of “bagoong” (fish paste), barbeque and mango.

Seafood Island, the home of the freshest seafood and barbeque favorites. And as Blackbeard’s Seafood Island foster Filipino values through bonding with family and friends.

The whole day is super fun spreading the boodle-licious vibes all over and trending the Boodle Day twitter seafoodisland and in facebook with hashtag #NationalBoodleDay.

Congratulations to the winners, to all who join this yummy fun Boodle fight and to Blackbeard's Seafood Island nationwide!

There are more dishes to try, let's boodle fight again and for more updates, check out Seafood Island Facebook . Seafood Island Twitter. 

It's more fun in the Philippines with Boodle! Enjoy the wonderful world of #NationalBoodleDay!

Visit:

Seafood Island

3L Al Fresco Area

Robinsons Magnolia

Hemady St., cor Aurora Blvd.

Quezon City

Join AKAPELA OPEN (Contemporary Group Acappella Singing Competition)

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The first Contemporary A Cappella Group Competition in the Philippines this October.

Join AKAPELA OPEN (Contemporary Group Acappella Singing Competition) and deadline for submission of entries is on September  28, 2013.

AKAPELA OPEN is presented to you by: The Music School of Ryan Cayabyab, PLDT-SMART FOUNDATION, One Meralco Foundation. Brought to you by: PCDA (Philippine Choral Directors Association), Crossover 105.1.

LOG ON TO: www.akapelaopen.com

New Tactics to Help Parents Manage Children with Feeding Difficulties

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IMFeD™ Experts Reveal New Tactics to Help Parents Manage Children with Feeding Difficulties

As many as 50 percent of parents report feeding difficulties with their children and are worried about their child’s physical and mental development

Studies show that 6 out of 10 mothers report that their children have feeding difficulties.

The Identification and Management of Feeding Difficulties (IMFeD) program is an evidence-based solution system that aims to screen, assess, and diagnose children with feeding difficulties. It also provides tools and appropriate treatment plans for the different types of feeding difficulties.

Currently, there are more than 400 IMFeD MD Network who can be consulted for these conditions. These doctors have collaborated to form an IMFeD network to share the advocacy of screening every child for feeding difficulties and to provide clinical expertise in managing these children.

Abbott Nutrition Philippines supports this endeavor by creating awareness on the IMFeD MD Network.

Feeding Difficulties is more than just a phase:

The effect may last up to 11 years of a child’s life and children with severe and prolonged feeding difficulties may experience impaired growth and low nutrient intake which result in physical and cognitive problems if not reversed.

"Feeding difficulties can be severe enough to impact on growth and nutrient intake, so it is important not only to address the eating behavior but also to provide adequate calories and nutrients to children as part of their management," said Dr. Rita Paz Rowena A. De Guzman, Fellow and Board Member, Philippine Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.

The most common nutrients lacking in a child with feeding difficulties include Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Iron and Zinc. In order for a child to reach their optimum growth potential they require these essential nutrients as well as adequate calories.

Feeding Difficulties have different types:

There are four general types of feeding difficulties:

• Parental Perceptions – child who is achieving satisfactory growth but the parents believe their child’s appetite is limited.

• Fundamentally vigorous – child who rarely shows signs of hunger or interest in food. The child is very active, more interested in playing and is easily distracted.

• Highly Selective eater – child has limited food selection, has negative reactions to taste, texture, smell and appearance of food
  
  
• Fear of feeding – child is afraid to eat after having a painful or bad experience with eating

IMFeD Aims to Address this Serious Condition:

Since there are different types of feeding behaviors that require a tailored approach, mothers need to be aware of the seriousness of this condition. Prevention and early intervention are important and these can be best consulted with a pediatrician trained on the management of feeding difficulties.

To know the doctors who are part of the IMFeD MD Network in your area, please call 995-1555 or 1-800-10-995-155.

Shane Filan Live! in Manila on September 28 & 29!

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Great news for Shane's fans in the Philippines! Shane is coming to Manila!

Westlife former lead vocalist Shane Filan is coming to Manila for a series of shows at SM Malls on Sept. 28, 6 p.m. at The Block of SM City North Edsa and Sept. 29, 4 p.m. at The Podium to promote his brand-new EP titled Everything To Me exclusively distributed by MCA Music (Universal Music Philippines).

Shane is known to millions as the front man of Westlife with a string of hits: If I Let You Go, I Lay My Love On You, Swear It Again and Flying Without Wings. The group has sold over 50 million records around the world, including a staggering 14 No. 1 singles in the UK alone — the third highest in the UK music history.

In 2010, Westlife was named the top-selling album group of the 21st century. It bid fans farewell in 2012 with a successful tour. Shane has been working on his solo material since then. Last month, he co-wrote and released his debut single Everything To Me, produced by Grammy award-winning producer, Martin Terefe (Jason Mraz, James Morrison and Train). The edgy pop song is the lead track on an EP which includes three other brand-new songs, written by Shane. A full album is expected to follow later in the year. 

Shane Filan Live! in Manila is presented by MCA Music (Universal Music Philippines), SMART Music, SM North Edsa The Block, The Podium and Astroplus/Astrovision. It is sponsored by KPUB Barbeque Restaurant Meat All You Can with media partners, MYX, etc, Jack TV, MOR 101.9 For Life, Business World, HerWord.com, Most Wanted Hits (MWH Magazine), Manila Concert Scene, Philippine Concerts, Lionheart TV and LINE.

Download Everything To Me EP online via Smart Music http://www.smart.com.ph/music or iTunes. Grab a copy of the CD which will be available nationwide soon in Astroplus/Astrovision.