Epson's Projector Market Share Grows by 6 points to Capture Market Leadership

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Epson Maintains Global Leadership for 14 Years 

FutureSource Consulting, the leading research and forecasting company in consumer electronics, entertainment, and education markets, recently confirmed Epson's 14th consecutive year of global leadership in the projector category.

In an independent 3rd party study in the US made by 

Radius Global Market Research of nearly 900 participants, 

9 out of 10 people prefer images from Epson projectors 

compared to other brands.

Here in the Philippines, a growth spurt of 6 percentage points enabled the Epson brand to capture market leadership in the country, leading the industry with a commanding 31 % Market Share.

Lyn Lizarondo, EPC Product Manager for Projectors

Lyn Lizarondo, Epson Philippines Corporation's (EPC) Product Manager for Projectors, explained :

"As the World's No.1 brand in projectors, Epson pioneered a campaign to inform customers about Color Brightness -  an important measurement of red, green and blue light projection measured in lumens. Prior to this, lumens only referred to white brightness. Because of our very own 3LCD technology, Epson delivers the same high level of Color Brightness and White Brightness to deliver vivid and realistic colors .. unlike 1·chip projectors that deliver a color brightness of only 1/3 of their white lumens.

For example 1· chip projectors with 2100 lumens usually only produce 700 lumens of color; Epson's 3LCD projectors, on the other hand, produce 2100 white and 2100 color lumens equally."

Angelia Ong from Manila is Miss Philippines Earth 2015

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Angelia Gabrena Ong

From the City of Manila,  Angelia Gabrena Ong has been crowned as the Miss Philippines Earth 2015 at the grand finals held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, hosted by Robi Domingo and Miss Earth 2008 Karla Henry, and Ginger Conejero.

 

Now the new Earth Warrior, Marketing Management student Angelia, 24 years old will serve as the Ambassador to environmental protection campaigns in the country, and represent the Philippines to one of the biggest international beauty competitions - the Miss Earth Pageant. 

Carousel Productions, Inc. believed beauty queens would be a good and effective advocate of worthy causes. Together with the Miss Earth Foundation, Miss Philippines - Earth  aims to give a strong emphasis on environmental awareness programs.

Here is the full list of winners:

Miss PH Earth: Manila, Angelia Ong

Miss PH Air: San Antonio, Nueva Ecija, Chanel Thomas

Miss PH Water: Bago City, Catherine Joy Marin

Miss PH Fire: Siniloan, Lagunam Carla Angela Valderrama

Miss Eco Tourism: Iloilo City, Jona Sweett

This is the list of top 15:

City of Manila, Angelia Ong

Baguio, Sofia Deliu

Cabanatuan, Diana Mackey

Dinalupihan, Bataan, Myle Reyes

San Antonio, Nueva Ecija, Chanel Thomas

Guinobatan, Albay Jian Salazar

Lipa City, Paris Silva

Santa Cruz, Laguna, Alyanna Mikaela Cagandahan

Siniloan, Lagunam Carla Angela Valderrama

Bago City, Catherine Joy Marin

Iloilo City, Jona Sweett

Mandaue City, Mhon Theress Menaling

Cagayan De Oro City, Beatrice Alvarez

Iligan City, Jocehl Cristoria

Misamis Oriental, Mitsume Aguilar

Winners of the special awards:

Best cultural costume: Lipa City, gown designed by Chico Estiva

Best eco video: Ipil Zamboanga Sibugay, Maria Loraine Macay Grengia.

Miss SM Markets: Bago City, Catherine Marin

Miss Hana 2015: Manila, Angelia Ong

Congratulations to Miss Philippines Earth 2015 winners ! 

Photo: Missology/ Miss Philippines Earth

Over 3,500 educ stakeholders come together to support K to 12

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Over 3,500 educators, parents, and students from the National Capital Region (NCR), Region IV-A (CALABARZON), and Region III (Central Luzon) gathered at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) to celebrate the milestones of the K to 12 Program and to express support for its continued implementation. 

President Benigno S. Aquino III underscored the importance of collective efforts in education, saying, “Sama-sama nating isusulong ang sinimulan nating K to 12 Program; at isang bansa nating iaangat ang antas ng edukasyon sa Pilipinas.”

Education Secretary Br. Armin Luistro FSC said, “Kailangan nating siguraduhin na ang iiwan natin sa ating mga kababayan lalung-lalo na ang kabataan ay ang mga reporma na magbibigay sa kanila ng kahandaan.”

“Walang hamon na hindi nahahanapan ng solusyon; walang hamon na hindi nagkakaroon ng sagot. Ang pusong Pinoy ay nakikita natin sa ating mga guro na handa para sa ating kabataan,” he added. “Bago mag-umpisa ang isang programa ng gobyerno, naghahanda na tayo para rito.” 

“Sa atin pong pagsusulong ng K to 12 reform na pang-limang taon na po, marami ang nagsasabi na hindi raw handa ang Pilipinas. Wala namang pangmatagalan na reporma na walang oposisyon. Kung may oposisyon, kasama ito sa demokrasya. Pinapakinggan po natin ang lahat ng boses, pero ang mga boses na kailangan nating isulong ay ang mga boses na para sa kabataan,” Luistro said. 

“Ito na po ang huling milya sa ating marathon. Kitang-kita ko na po ang bunga; kitang-kita ko na ang finish line. Ipaglalaban natin na ang Pilipino, kapag sama-sama, kayang-kaya natin. Napatunayan na po natin iyan,” he added. 

DepEd Undersecretary Rizalino Rivera said, “Marami pa ang kailangang gawin pero sa tulong ng bawat isa sa atin, magiging magaan ang ating pagtahak sa landas ng K to 12 para sa isang magandang kinabukasan sa ating kabataan.”

National Youth Commission Assistant Secretary Dingdong Dantes stated NYC’s support to the K to 12 Program, saying, “Bilang komisyon na tumatayo at nagtataguyod ng karapatan ng kabataan, naniniwala kami na ang programang ito ay magbibigay daan sa mas matibay na pundasyon ng edukasyon sa ating mga kabataan.”

“Ang edukasyon ay responsibilidad ng lahat at hindi lamang ng iisang tao,” Dantes added. 

With the title “Sa K to 12: Kayang-kaya, sama-sama,” the event aims to engage education stakeholders in strengthening everyone’s commitment in education for Filipino learners.

The K to 12 experience

“Kung gusto natin ng pagbabago, mag-umpisa tayo sa kabataan, mag-umpisa tayo sa edukasyon,” said Arien Lein Ibardo, an incoming Grade 10 student in a public school. “The K to 12 program embarks on a new hope for the Filipino youth.” 

Rouen Dizon, the father of a pilot SHS graduate, said the K to 12 Program benefited his son who now manages their automative business. He said, “Sa K to12, mapapanindigan ang sinasabing "Negosyo, Kolehiyo, Trabaho." Sa edad na 19 ay kumikita na ang anak ko dahil sa bokasyon na inaral niya. Nasa kaniya na lamang kung nanaisin pa niyang magkolehiyo. Ito ay higit na praktikal sapagkat ang mga mag-aaral ay dadaan sa magandang training, at the same time, nakabase sa kapasidad at interes nila ang kanilang pag-aaralan.”

He added, “Ito ang naging epektibo sa anak ko at alam kong magiging epektibo rin ito sa lahat. At sa susunod, alam kong marami pang kwento ang magpapatunay nito.”

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Lazada Philippines launches Mom Loves – a shopping extravaganza for all the moms

May maybe coming to a close but Lazada Philippines – the country’s one-stop shopping destination has prepared something for the moms out there happening this May 26 until June 4 via www.lazada.com.ph/mom-loves

Mom Loves is a shopping event designed for every mothers out there. Whether you are social media savvy, on-the-go, urban lifestylista, or even the stay-at-home type of mom, Mom Loves has something in-store for every mom. From exciting flash sales coming from top brands, to hot discounts and exciting games, Mom Loves is packed with all the coolest deals that every mom could get to nurture her family.

Lazada carefully took into consideration a couple of fun mom facts into designing this year’s mom-focused shopping event:

1.    60% of mothers visit social media sites such as Facebook, Youtube, and Instagram

2.    Mothers in emerging markets such as the Philippines consider a variety of other product information beyond quality, price, and convenience, such as branding and packaging;

3.    8 out of 10 moms would buy frequently but of lesser basket size due to the management of cash flow;

4.    Top items bought by moms in Lazada would be the following:

a.    Learning Toys

b.    Home Appliances

c.    Home and Living Items

d.    Fashion

e.    Health and Beauty

Ed-tech start-up Quipper School helps improve UPCAT passing rate in local high school

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A public school in Quezon City has improved its passing rate for the University of the Philippines College Admissions Test (UPCAT) this year, and all it took was the school-wide implementation of a free education online platform.

Irene Canon of Culiat High School in Quezon City said that with introduction of Quipper School last year, their students’ UPCAT performance improved considerably.

Canon, who is assistant to the principal for administration and OIC school administrator, shared that seven of their students passed the recent UPCAT. In past years, the school was lucky to have at least just one student pass the test. Likewise, a number of their pupils have won top prizes in a number of inter-school competitions. 

“I have been with Culiat for 33 long years. I can say this is a very unique experience for all of us,” she said.

This was one of testimonies shared by participants in the recent National Principals Conference organized by Quipper School (QS). The conference was held to work with educators nationwide to find out how it can help improve the quality of education in the Philippines through technology. Participants numbering close to 600 came from as far as Mountain Province to Davao City.

(From: L-R) Yuki Natori (QS Philippine, General Manager), Masa Watanabe (CEO), Dr. Ferdinand Blancaflor Pitagan (DepEd educational technology consultant)

QS is a free supplemental tool for homework management that is administered online. Developed in Japan, the education platform was first implemented in the Philippines last year.

Through QS, teachers assign students homework that can be accessed free of charge through its webpage. The homework is gamified making it fun for students and easy to use for teachers. Making, creating, sending and monitoring homework completion is as easy as using any social media site. 

QS is lightweight and its content is always available online, making it easy for students to access their homework any time of the day on any kind of computer, whether a PC, tablet or mobile phone. Likewise, the program is aligned with the K-12 curriculum currently being implemented by the Department of Education.

Yuki Natori, QS General Manager, during his opening remarks in the conference.

QS Philippines general manager Yuki Nataori explained that the Philippines was chosen for implementation of the program since it is a high potential country with a growing population and with a widespread use of computers and mobile devices nationwide.

Since the e-learning platform was introduced in January 2014, public schools in Quezon City, Manila, Pasay City, Marikina, Caloocan, and Muntinlupa in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Bacolod City and Silay City in Negros Occidental, and Dasmariñas, Cavite have adopted the program. A total of 50,000 schoolteachers signed up for the service, while 500,000 students are registered into the program.

A study conducted by Dr. Ferdinand Blancaflor Pitagan, DepEd educational technology consultant, found that the use of QS contributed to high test scores, attendance rate and assignment submissions of Grade 7 students in learning mathematics.

Dr. Ferdinand Blancaflor Pitagan (DepEd educational technology consultant) on his talk during the conference

The study compared the pre- and post-test results of three groups of students to determine the efficacy of QS as an educational tool. The students were divided into three groups, with one group receiving eight QS sessions, another group with only four QS sessions, and a control group that was taught eight sessions in a traditional classroom setting.

The study found that students who received full exposure to QS recorded significant improvement in quiz scores, submission of assignments, class participation and attendance when compared to those who were taught in a traditional setting. 

There was an 80 percent improvement on test scores among students who received QS, as compared with students who were tutored in a conventional way. Likewise, 44 percent of students who received QS said they were satisfied with the program.

On the other hand, students who received a combination of teaching modalities likewise recorded improved final test scores.

Dr. Romulo B. Rocena, DepEd Manila assistant division schools superintendent, said many public school teachers in Manila reported that students have become more motivated in their schoolwork since the introduction of Quipper School.

There are 105 public schools in Manila, consisting of 72 elementary schools and 33 high schools, with a total enrolment of 270,000 students. Thirty-three percent of the schools use QS for English and mathematics.

“The students are now more motivated in class. They are more participative and have improved attendance. The students are also excited to see the new lessons on Quipper School,” Rocena said.

He added that he recommended the expansion of the implementation of QS in Manila public schools.

QS business development officer Ryan Guerrero said, "We want to bring the benefits of Quipper School to educators and students all over the Philippines. The early results are very encouraging, and we want to work with more schools, more teachers, and more students to make it even better. The best thing is, it's so easy to sign up and try it for yourself, as a lot of our early users have done. Just visit quipperschool.com for teachers to see for yourself how effective this platform is in helping you educate our youth better."