TJ Monterde dominates Billboard PH charts with four hot singles!

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TJ Monterde

Acoustic pop balladeer TJ Monterde’s albums, produced and released by PolyEast Records, have each officially landed four singles at the peak of the weekly Billboard Philippines Top 20.

According to Billboard PH, four of TJ’s singles have entered thr top charts in span of five weeks. Recently, “Tulad Mo” from his CD single released in 2015 is sitting atop Billboard Philippines Top 20 at #2. While the song “Dating Tayo” (2016, Self-Titled Album) also at #6.

 

Billboard Top 20

Another hit culled from the 2016 self-titled album is “Ikaw At Ako Pa Rin,” TJ’s duet with soul singer KZ Tandingan is also enjoying its #12 position. TJ’s debut single in 2013 which led him to stardom, “Ikaw At Ako” coming in at #14 giving the singer its 4th top 20 entry on the latest Billboard Philippines weekly top charts. 

With streaming figures being taken into consideration in the charts, TJ is officially the first local artist to gain such recognition from Billboard Philippines. Billboard PH noted on their website that “Data are based on song streams, digital downloads, and video plays. The data sources approved by Billboard US are Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube.”

Owning the year 2017 as his moment for success, the singer-songwriter also concluded a sold-out concert “Ikaw at Ako: The Concert” at the Music Museum as he launched his third and latest offering “Kahit Kunwari” in June 2017. TJ’s new album consists of five all-original acoustic ballads and kicked off with the single “Mahika.”

TJ Monterde - Ikaw at Ako (Official Music Video)

TJ Monterde Ft. KZ Tandingan - Ikaw At Ako Pa Rin - Official Lyric Video

TJ Monterde - Dating Tayo (Lyric Video)

For more information and announcements, you may follow PolyEast Records on social media: Facebook.com/PolyEastRecords, Twitter.com/polyeastrecords, and Instagram.com/polyeastrecords or follow our official hashtag #WeArePolyEastRecords

Mark Your Calendars! ASUS Philippines Finally Confirms Arrival of the All-New Zenfone 4 Series

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After much teasing, the 4th generation of the widely-popular ASUS Zenfone Models is set to take the tech world by storm anew with its much-anticipated arrival in the Philippines 

in the next few weeks

With all the worldwide fanfare from both media and consumers alike swirling since the start of year, anticipation for the latest generation of Zenfone models reached fever pitch once again, what with ASUS Philippines’ confirmation on the arrival of the Zenfone 4 series – which will make a its long-awaited full force landing into the Philippine market very soon.

With the commitment to champion mobile photography in mind, the Zenfone brand once again ups the ante with the introduction of the Zenfone 4 series – with all models in this line-up primed to usher a whole new era of unprecedented mobile photography technology.

Leading the charge for the Zenfone 4 series is its flagship model, the Zenfone 4, which is packed with the best imaging quality and top-of-the-line components, marking it as the penultimate smartphone for photography. 

Fans of the brand’s most in-demand model are also in for a big treat as the latest iteration of the industry’s widely-regarded smartphone “battery king”, the Zenfone 4 Max, now packs an additional punch with its one-two combo of incredible dual rear cameras and long-lasting 5,000mAh battery life.

MAXIMIZED MOBILE PHOTOGRAPHY 

Amidst all the excitement in the coming of the Zenfone 4 series, ZenTalk, ASUS’ official community for ZenFone users all over the world, is once again holding their annual ASUS mobile photography contest, the “Zen in your EYEs – 2017 ASUS Photography Awards”. 

Following ZenTalk’s tradition of promoting mobile photography to its members, this year’s photography awards are sure to be bigger than ever.

In this year’s competition, ASUS smartphone and tablet users are invited to maximize their mobile photography skills in order to compete for a chance to win the next generation of ASUS ZenFones in the local championship. Further, interested participants are given the chance to cooperate with each other to beat other teams on “Photogether”, where up to fifteen (15) ZenFone Live phones are up for grabs.

In addition, the Philippines’ top 500 photo entries will be qualified to compete in the Global Championship, where they will get a chance to win up to US$2,000 in cash! Pinoy photographer and Zenfone 3 Zoom Ambassador, Dail Deri is one of the judges for the Global Championship.

“2017 is truly an exciting year for the ASUS Zenfone brand! With the advent of the Zenfone 4 series, users will now have a more maximized mobile photography experience, allowing them to take the best photos possible, no matter what subject, at any distance, in any light”, shares ASUS Philippines Country Manager George Su.

“ZenFans and mobile photography enthusiasts should start counting the days for our big launch, and we’re excited to reveal even more surprises, so stay tuned!”, closes Su.

AirAsia's continued commitment to grow the local sports scene, launches #DaretoDream sports initiative in time for the 2017 SEA Games

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AirAsia launches its region-wide #DaretoDream sports initiative, which aims to motivate and inspire athletes to discover their own potential and make their athletic aspirations a reality.

As the official airline partner of the 2017 SEA Games, AirAsia, voted as the world's best low cost carrier for nine consecutive years by Skytrax,  launches the campaign just in time for the Southeast Asian Games, which will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from August 19 to 31. 

AirAsia Philippines has also created an inspiring web video series telling the stories of our very own SEA Games athletes, who are all aiming to bring home glory for the country this August. 

6-time UAAP Season’s MVP Alyssa Valdez

4-time SEA Games Gold Medalist Marestella Torres-Sunang

2-time Olympian Jessie Lacuna

#DaretoDream videos is chronicling the journeys of renowned Volleyball player Alyssa Valdez, Swimmer Jessie Lacuna, and Long Jump athlete Marestella Torres-Sunang. 

The #DaretoDream videos share both the challenges and joys that come with being an athlete, and is sure to encourage young, aspiring local talents who want to go into sports. 

David Viray, Philippines AirAsia Brand Manager 

“The #DaretoDream initiative is part of AirAsia’s continued commitment to grow the local sports scene. Through the web video series, we are sharing the hard work and passion that drives our athletes. We also want to gather support for them from every Filipino – we want everyone to watch them compete and cheer for them during this year’s SEA Games,” said Philippines AirAsia Brand Manager David Viray.

As part of the campaign, AirAsia Philippines will be posting video updates of the 2017 SEA Games on its Facebook page, which will be hosted by Volleyball player and TV personality Michele Gumabao.

Volleyball player and celebrity Michele Gumabao

Let us all watch this.

The four videos will contain the game highlights and team standings of the Philippine delegates. The first video will focus on the Opening Ceremony of the 29th SEA Games. The second and third will feature the winning athletes and teams from different countries, and the last will recap the highlights and winning moments of our Filipino athletes. 

To learn more about AirAsia’s #DaretoDream campaign, visit the AirAsia Philippines Facebook page at www.facebook.com/AirAsiaPH.

SnippetMEdia launches #SNIPPETX app, the "X" space for bloggers

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Social Media encompasses the platforms of media and as social networking, with social components and public communication channels.

In the last five years, we have seen the dramatic rise of the influence of social media and blogging all over the world. From training their sights solely on celebrities, brands have shifted their attention to influencers and bloggers to market their brand and their products.

Apart from being a medium of creative self-expression for many Filipinos, here in the country, blogging has become an effective tool in communicating—from promoting the Philippines and what the country has to offer, to influencing and shaping opinions about particular issues and society in general.

With this in mind, Filipino technology company SnippetMEdia, creator of the mobile app SnippetMEdia, has decided to take blogging a step further by creating a new platform to cater exclusively to bloggers and independent content creators—SnippetX.

SnippetMedia launch SnippetX an exclusive space for online content creators last August 10, 2017 held at the Yes Please, Uptown, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. 

Oliver Bayani

SnippetX is a new platform in SnippetMEdia that brings a whole new dimension to news aggregation by providing unique access to stories written by local and international content creators on topics users are most interested in.

“Whether it’s about travel, fashion, food or technology, Filipinos will now have access to a multitude of stories written by Pinoy bloggers all in one click,” Kitson Kho, founder and chairman of SnippetMEdia said.

So how does SnippetX work?

Kho likens SnippetX to a hub, where content from bloggers and freelance writers can be accessed by readers through the app. With SnippetX, online content creators can maximize the impact of their stories and keep readers engaged with the stories they want to see and follow.

“People are on their smartphones for a good number of hours every day. Being in a mobile app opens opportunities to reach a more captive and responsive audience through targeting and better recommended stories,” he explains.

“SnippetMEdia makes reading and discovering online content easier by saving the users the time and effort in finding what they want to read among a multitude of sources,” stresses Kho. “And now with SnippetX, SnippetMEdia brings a whole new dimension to news aggregation by providing unique access to stories written by Filipino online content creators on topics users are most interested in,” he adds.

About SnippetMEdia

Launched in 2016, SnippetMEdia is a state-of-the-art mobile app that gives users easy access to the world’s most trusted sources of information. The app gathers online content from more than a thousand local and international sources—such as ABS-CBN, GMA7, Inquirer, PhilStar, CNN, BBC and the Telegraph. What sets the app apart from other news aggregators is its ability to curate stories using Artificial Intelligence or AI that learns from user’s interaction with the app. 

SnippetMEdia is available on the Apple Store and Google Play Store.

Read more about us on www.snippetmedia.com and facebook.com/SnippetMEdiaApp/

and you can now download  http://snppt.io/Download-App-Now

Globe commercially launches SEA-US cable system; connects Davao to US for enhanced PHL internet connectivity

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Globe Telecom commercially launched today the $250-million Southeast Asia-United States (SEA-US) submarine cable system which provides direct links between Davao and the United States for richer and enhanced international connectivity for businesses in Mindanao and the rest of the country.

“First world connection is more than just fast internet but is also about building a better nation that transcends borders and opens infinite possibilities for everyone. We are excited about this development because of the immense benefits that the undersea cable system will bring to the Philippines. For one, it will provide support for the expanding business requirement for data in the Mindanao region where the cable landing station is located and in the country as a whole. This will also ease our dependence on international cable systems and ensure the resiliency of the country’s internet connectivity,” said Ernest L. Cu, Globe President and CEO.

The SEA-US cable system is connected to the Globe cable landing station in Brgy. Talomo, Davao City which also houses the Power Feed Equipment necessary to run the system. Outside of Luzon, the undersea cable is the first direct connection of Globe to the United States via Guam, Hawaii, and California, offering faster transmission of data to the US.

The facility also completely bypasses the Taiwan earthquake zone to ensure continuity of service and greater resiliency. This is expected to prevent a repeat of a 2006 incident where major international cables were broken because of the Taiwan earthquake, resulting in the isolation of the Philippines for a few days in terms of internet connectivity.

“On behalf of the Philippine Government, we congratulate Globe Telecom for further improving the state of Internet connectivity in the Philippines. The launching of this SEA-US cable system underscores the importance of integrating ICT in the improvement of government service delivery. We look to this Globe and SEA-US project being of help to government in realizing its ICT roadmap,” said Department of Information and Communications Technology Secretary Rodolfo Salalima.

Peter Maquera, Senior Vice President for Globe Enterprise Group, also commented that “the facility will be most beneficial to businesses which require higher bandwidth and network resiliency at cost-efficient rates.” “With the commercial operations, our customers can expect a more resilient network necessary for the continuity of their operations as well as greater route flexibility and better future support for bandwidth-dependent applications and services consistent with the growing trend of companies shifting their business critical operations to digital,” he added.

The 14,500-kilometer SEA-US international cable system, uses the latest 100 gigabits per second transmission technology to deliver an additional 20 terabits per second capacity. Such additional capacity will cater to the exponential growth of bandwidth between the two continents.

The system was built by a consortium of 7 international telecommunications companies and links five areas and territories that include Manado (Indonesia), Davao (Philippines), Piti (Guam), Oahu (Hawaii, United States), and Los Angeles (California, United States).

Aside from forming part of the SEA-US consortium, Globe is also a member of an international consortium of telecommunications and technology companies operating the Southeast Asia-Japan Cable (SJC) system. SJC is an 8,900-kilometer cable system linking seven territories that include Brunei, mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and the Philippines, including the option to link with Thailand. The cable infrastructure is currently being upgraded to bring an increase of 6.5 Tb/s capacity with state of the art 100G technology.

Globe Telecom has also made investments in the East Asia Cable system (EAC), Asia Pacific Cable Network-2 (APCN2), Tata Global Network–Intra Asia cable system (TGN-IA), the City to City cable system (C2C), and is interconnected with major Trans-Pacific Cable systems that encompass the Unity, Tata Global Network-Pacific, (TGN-P) and the Japan-US Cable Network (J-US).