Scania unveils Marcopolo luxury coach, First Class

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One of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks and buses, Scania enters local bus market as they launched Marcopolo luxury coach serving a first-class travel experience, last Transport & Logistics convention in SM Mall of Asia’s SMX Convention Center on August 18, 2016.

Scania Marcopolo is fitted with luxurious leather seats and extensive noise insulation. Its fully engineered chassis provides outstanding operating economy, comfort, safety and reliability credentials. Standard features include full air-suspension, electronic-breaking system, traction control and instrument cluster.

Marie Sjodin Enstrom, Managing Director of Scania Southeast Asia.

“Scania buses and coaches are inspired by the people who travel in them and those who drive them. We're dedicated to creating vehicles that provide the best results possible, whether that's happy passengers on the daily commute or profitable solutions for fleet managers,” said Marie Sjodin Enstrom, Managing Director of Scania Southeast Asia.

“We know that today’s operators face tough challenges in providing quality service levels whilst maintaining low running costs. The new Scania Marcopolo is the answer, offering a total transportation solution for today’s discerning customers,” said Enstrom.

BJ Mercantile Inc. the local sales and services dealer of Scania, officially introduced First Class Scania Marcopolo coach a year after it entered the automotive industry with the debut of a Swedish branded truck in the Philippines.

“We hope that our line of buses will be as well-received by the local market. We invite everyone to come visit our showroom and check out the Scania Marcopolo as everything about it is designed to make ordering, owning and running it as easy as possible, with minimum lead-time and maximum uptime,” said Leilani Lim-Tan, Vice President of BJ Mercantile, Inc.

Scania Marcopolo further strengthens Scania’s presence and commitment to the Philippine market. Since the opening of its showroom last year, Scania is on track to surpass its target of selling 125 trucks in 2016 in celebration of its 125th founding anniversary.

Scania's showroom is located at 1132 EDSA Balintawak, Quezon City.

For more information on Scania, you may call 361-0088, email scania@bjmerc.com, or visit www.scania.ph or check their Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/scaniaphilippines/

An all-time high as Selfie expert OPPO F1s debuts in PH, sells out in three days!

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This is selfie craze at an all-time high!  OPPO’s latest camera phone sells out in concept and dealer stores nationwide in three days. 

Dubbed as the ‘selfie expert’, the F1s made its debut in Philippine stores on August 19. As of August 21, over 19,000 units were sold across the country. 

A road show was held simultaneously in Metro Manila, Davao, and Cebu to mark the smartphone’s first day in stores.

OPPO Marketing Brand Manager Stephen Cheng said that OPPO never expected that consumers would be this enthusiastic about the F1s.

"It's overwhelming to know that our first units sold out in three days,” said Cheng.

“We are excited to deliver more F1s units to stores, especially because we want more people to have the ultimate selfie experience,” added Cheng.

Amazing selfies anytime, anywhere

The latest addition to OPPO’s F1 series captures vibrant selfies at any time of the day, thanks to its 16-megapixel front-facing camera that has a 1/3.1-inch sensor and a large f/2.0 aperture. The latest iteration of its beautification app, Beautify 4.0, also comes with an Auto Mode Screen Flash and eight filters for amazing selfies just the way users want them to be.

The phone’s panorama feature also makes it more convenient to take ‘groufies’ while the palm-activated shutter allows for easier and faster selfies.

The F1s is further equipped with an equally powerful 13-megapixel rear camera that has its own plug-ins such as the upgraded Expert Mode, Ultra-HD, GIF, and double exposure.

Powerful, speedy, beautiful

Just like its predecessor, the F1 plus, the F1s uses fingerprint recognition that can unlock the phone in 0.22 seconds. The phone’s fingerprint-activated app launch assigns fingerprints to up to five apps or contacts for quick access through the home button.

An octa-core processor backed by a 3GB RAM, 32 GB ROM, and the ColorOS 3.0, adds power to the phone’s hardware. Thanks to the power optimizations of the ColorOS combined with a 3075mAh battery, users can hope to use the phone all day.

The sleek metal body of the F1s has a 5.5-inch 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 4 screen to create an exceptional gaming and movie experience for users.

Available at zero percent interest

Financial service provider Home Credit, OPPO’s longtime partner, is also offering the F1s at zero percent interest for six months. The promo kicked off on the first day of the F1s in stores.

The smartphone’s suggested retail price is PhP12, 990.

What do One Direction, Little Mix, and 4th Impact have in common?

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Before One Direction became a sensation, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson were solo acts who dreamt of stardom. The five then-aspiring singers auditioned at The X Factor UK’s seventh season, but while not all of them got three yeses, everyone managed to make it to second round.

At the end of the bootcamp stage, none of them qualified for the Boys category. Still, the judges saw the talent in the five aspirants and gave them the chance to compete as a group.

With Simon Cowell as their mentor, the five had to prove themselves worthy of advancing in the competition. But earlier on the day of the Judge’s House stage, Tomlinson suffered from a sea urchin sting. Nervous and with Tomlinson just making it in time from the hospital, the band covered the song “Torn” at Cowell’s home in Marbella, Spain. It was at this moment that The X Factor judge saw their potential as artists.

“My head, it’s saying it’s a risk and my heart it’s saying that you deserve a shot,” Simon said as he was giving his verdict. “I’ve gone with my heart. You’re through.”

One Direction, as the boys came to be known, finished third at The X Factor UK. But despite not winning the top prize, the group still has one of most inspiring stories at the talent contest.

Many other artists like 1D did not win The X Factor UK. And yet, they found themselves on a life-changing journey as they strove for success.

Here are other extraordinary artists who started out at The X-Factor UK:

Little Mix

Long before the hit single “Secret Love Song” gave everyone an earworm, the girl group Little Mix competed at The X-Factor UK and won—the only group to ever win the competition so far. Like One Direction, the group’s members started out as solo acts.

On their first public performance, the girls did a rendition of “Super Bass,” which was praised by The X Factor judge Louis Walsh for its “brilliant chemistry.” For that performance, fellow judge Gary Barlow described the group as the “best girl band that’s ever been on The X Factor.”

Leona Lewis

After her beautiful rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” at her audition, 21-year old receptionist Leona Lewis was described by Walsh as having “the complete package.” In one of her bootcamp performances, her would-be mentor Cowell said that Lewis is of a “totally different league.” She eventually won The X Factor UK’s third season.

Among her most memorable hits are “Bleeding Love” and “Better in Time” from the album Spirit.

4th Impact

Sisters Almira, Celina, Irene, and Mylene Cercado from the Philippines already joined and won several contests in the Philippines before auditioning for The X Factor UK. Their rendition of Jessie J’s “Bang Bang” earned them a standing ovation from the audience and all four judges.

The group’s would-be mentor Cheryl Fernandez-Versini told the girls that they “took the Wembley’s roof off,” while Cowell thought their audition was one of the best he had ever seen. Their audition went viral after it aired. Though 4thImpact did not make it to the finals, it was a dream come true for the sisters who’ve always wanted to perform for Cowell.

Catch The X Factor UK’s brand new season premiere on August 28, 10:30AM first and exclusive at RTL CBS Entertainment HD.

37th Manila International International Book Fair 2016

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The country’s biggest book event is back for its 2016 edition happening on September 14 - 18, 2016 at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City.

Now on its 37th year, the MIBF continues to be the country’s biggest and longest-running book fair. It showcases the largest and most varied collection of literature for leisure and academic reading. Everything you need from fiction bestsellers, to textbooks, to graphic novels, and even educational materials are all under one roof. Moreover, the MIBF is also the go-to venue for this year’s most awaited book launches and signings, dialogues with readers, contests, and other literary events.

Running for almost four decades now, it has evolved from an event for the publishing industry and the academe to one of the most-awaited exhibitions for all sorts of readers. The MIBF has become a gathering of sorts for bookworms of all ages and walks of life to celebrate the joys of reading and the knowledge each book brings about. It has also been providing a venue for the exchange of ideas amongst players in the publishing and academic industry.

Epson Gives Back to Community, Spreads Cheer to Bahay Tuluyan Home for the Girls

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Epson Philippines Corporation continues to strengthen its nation-building activities for various communities in the country.

As part of its annual activities, Epson Philippines encourages its own employees to take part in CSR initiatives. Among these CSR efforts was the special activity held in Bahay Tuluyan Home for the Girls last 16 July 2016. Through exciting games and activities, Epson employees joined in on the fun, spread good spirits and put smiles on the faces of girls aged from 2 to 17 years old.

As part of their outreach efforts, the Epson team also donated sacks of rice, personal hygiene products, a 40” LED TV and an Epson L120 ink tank system printer that Bahay Tuluyan Home for the Girls wholeheartedly received.

“Epson Philippines also gives importance to making a deep impact through long-term initiatives that are focused on helping groups that aid the youth and champion education”, shared Ms. Beth Alcantara, Department Head of HR and Admin, Epson Philippines.

“We are constantly in search of ways and means to provide support for various groups in the Philippines similar to Epson Philippines’ Gift of Brightness Program which is done in partnership with the Department of Education to provide Epson printers and projectors to public schools to help address the shortage of educational resources particularly in poverty-stricken areas in the Philippines”, Ms. Beth Alcantara further added.

“Epson Philippines is positive that through specific efforts such as the recent CSR activity for the Bahay Tuluyan Home for the Girls, we can be an instrument of change in the country”, concluded Ms. Alcantara.

Bahay Tuluyan Home for the Girls is a non-government organization that provides programs dedicated to help prevent and respond to abuse and the exploitation of children in the Philippines. The organization actively delivers social services in different communities in the Philippines such as Manila, Laguna and the Quezon province.